Arrol-Johnston

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Arrol-Johnston from 1902
Arrol-Johnston from 1902 (left)
Arrol-Johnston 20 HP limousine, built in 1904 during the "110 ans de l'automobile" exhibition in the Grand Palais

Arrol-Johnston was a British car brand.

Company history

The company Mo-Car Syndicate Limited began in 1897 in Camlachi in Glasgow with the production of automobiles . In 1906 the name was changed to The New Arrol-Johnston Car Co Limited and the company moved to Paisley . In 1913 the company was renamed Arrol-Johnston Limited and moved to Heathhall near Dumfries . In 1927, as a result of a collaboration with Aster Engineering, the company was renamed Arrol-Johnston & Aster Engineering Co Limited . After that, the brand name Arrol-Aster was used for some models . Production ended in 1931.

An Arrol-Johnston vehicle was on the Nimrod Expedition (1907–1909) led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . The Arrol Icefall was named after the company for this reason.

vehicles

model construction time cylinder Cubic capacity cm³
10 HP Dogcart 1898-1907 2 3230
12/15 HP 1906-1909 2 2857
24/30 HP 1906-1909 4th 4516
38/45 HP 1907-1908 4th 8826
16/25 HP 1908-1909 4th 4330
15.9 HP 1910-1915 4th 2409
23/9 HP 1911-1913 6th 3619
11.9 HP 1912-1914 4th 1795
15.9 HP 1912-1913 4th 2815
20.9 HP 1914-1915 4th 3642
17.9 HP 191500000 4th 2724
Victory 191800000 4th 2815
15.9 HP 1919-1928 4th 2413 and 2616
20 HP 192200000 4th 3290
24/70 HP 192700000 6th 3468
21/60 HP 192800000 6th 3048
17/50 HP 1928-1931 6th 2361
23/70 HP 1928-1931 8th 3150

Several vehicles of this brand can be seen at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.

commercial vehicles

Between 1904 and 1915 the company also manufactured trucks up to 3 tons with underfloor motors and chain drives. The 2.5- and 3-ton trucks were equipped with a cardan drive from 1913 . Some vehicles were also available with battery-electric drives .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Arrol-Johnston; Arrol aster.
  • George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  • Halwart Schrader, Jan P. Norbye: The truck lexicon, all brands 1900 to today. Motorbuch Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3613018373 .

Web links

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