Bell (automobile manufacturer)

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WG Bell
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founding 1920
resolution 1920
Seat Rochester , Kent , United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Branch Automobiles

WG Bell was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The company was based in Rochester, Kent, in the county of Kent . In 1920 the production of automobiles began . The brand name was Bell . Production ended in the same year.

There was no connection with Bell Brothers , who were also selling cars under the Bell brand at the same time .

Models

A cycle car was on offer. The car was a tricycle with a single front wheel. A built-in engine , which came from JAP or Precision depending on the source , powered the vehicles. The cars were advertised in promotional literature at prices between £ 120 and £ 150 .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Bell (VI).
  • 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 , p. 143. (English)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , p. 472. (English)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Bell (VI).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 143. (English)
  3. ^ Nick Baldwin: AZ of Cars of the 1920s. Herridge & Sons, Beaworthy 2010, ISBN 978-1-906133-24-5 , p. 40.