Ashby Motors
The Ashby Motors Ltd. was a British car manufacturer based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester . 1922–1923 only one model was made there.
The 8 hp had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 969 cm³ displacement and side-mounted valves . The light car had its roots in the aviation industry, Short Brothers and Harland Ltd. and was built as a Short Ashby as early as 1921 .
Models
model | Construction period | cylinder | Displacement | wheelbase |
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8 hp | 1922-1923 | 4 row | 969 cc | 2362 mm |
source
David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1999). ISBN 1-874105-93-6