Accles-Turrell Autocars

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Accles-Turrell Autocars Ltd
legal form Limited Company
founding 1899
resolution 1902
Seat Birmingham , UK
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Accles-Turrell 10/15 HP (1901)

Accles-Turrell Autocars was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

Charles McRobie Turrell joined the existing Accles Limited company in 1899 and designed automobiles . For this branch of production, the separate company Accles-Turrell Autocars Ltd was founded in Perry Bar in Birmingham . In 1901 Turrell lived in Ashton-under-Lyne . He designed a more modern model. This model was created in collaboration with Pollock Engineering Company between 1901 and 1902 and was marketed as Turrell . One source says Pollock Engineering took over the design, while another source reports a merger between Accles-Turrell and Pollock Engineering. Production at Accles-Turrell ended in 1902. The Autocar Construction Company from Manchester continued production until 1903. She used the brand name Hermes .

vehicles

The first model was the 3½ HP . A single cylinder engine was mounted under the seats and propelled the rear axle via a belt. The maximum speed was given as 32 km / h. The open body offered space for two people.

The 10/15 HP appeared in 1901. A two-cylinder engine was mounted under the front seats. The barrel body offered space for four people.

Engines

Accles-Turrell offered the engine from the first model to other automobile manufacturers. There was also a motor with 1.75 hp that was suitable for tricycles and quadricycles . Buyer of these engines was u. a. Regent from Birmingham .

Web links

Commons : Accles-Turrell Autocars  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition, reprint. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.