Belford Motor Company

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Belford Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1920
resolution 1922
Reason for dissolution liquidation
Seat Edinburgh , UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Belford Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Edinburgh company began manufacturing automobiles in 1920. The brand name was Milton , named after sponsor Hangel Jacque Milton. In November 1921, four vehicles were presented at the Olympic Show . Production ended in 1922. According to the chassis numbers, twelve vehicles were built up to the liquidation, then at least one more by the liquidator.

vehicles

The first model 9 HP had a four-cylinder engine of Alpha with 1088 cc displacement , a friction and chain drive. From 1921 a built-in engine from Decolange with 1592 cm³ capacity drove the 10 HP . Two and four-seater touring cars , coupés and sports cars were on offer . The last model received an engine from Dorman .

literature

  • 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 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Individual evidence

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