Bennett & Carlisle

Bennett & Carlisle Ltd. was a British automobile dealer and manufacturer .

Company history

The Manchester company was initially a vehicle dealer. In 1904 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Manchester , unofficially also Manch-Aster . Production ended in 1905. The company was still active as a dealer. The successor company Newton & Bennett imported vehicles from the Italian manufacturer Newton & Bennett from 1910 .

vehicles

The company purchased built-in motors from Aster . The engines developed either 8, 10, 14, 20 or 30 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle by means of chains.

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.