Briton Motor Company

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Star Cycle Company Limited (1896–1909)
Briton Motor Company Limited (1909–1912)
Briton Motor Company (1912) Limited (1912–1928)
legal form Limited
founding 1896
resolution 1940
Seat Wolverhampton , Staffordshire United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
management Charles Aaron Weight
Branch Automobile manufacturer

A look into the factory hall in 1911
Stuart 7 HP from 1906
Briton 10/12 HP from 1914 in the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley .
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Lettering on the grille
Briton Motor Company Ltd. share from September 1, 1919

The Briton Motor Company (1912) Limited , previously Star Cycle Company and Briton Motor Company Limited was a British company in the vehicles and motor vehicles . The name British Motor Company Limited can also be found in some sources .

prehistory

Edwin John Sharratt and Edward Lisle senior (1852-1921) founded in 1876, the company Sharratt and Lisle in Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire in the production of bicycles . The brand name was Sharratt and Lisle . Sharratt later left the company, after which Lisle ran it alone. The brand name remained unchanged.

Company history

In 1896, Edward Lisle senior founded the new Star Cycle Company Limited , took over Sharratt and Lisle and continued bicycle production. The brand name was now Star . He also founded the independent Star Motor Company for automobile production in 1898 . In 1898 the Star Cycle Company also started producing motorcycles . His son Edward Lisle junior later took over the management. In 1905 the production of automobiles began , marketed as Starling and Stuart . In 1909 the company name changed to Briton Motor Company Limited and at the same time the brand name changed to Briton . In 1912 the company was renamed Briton Motor Company (1912) Limited . Motorcycle production ended in 1914. Liquidation followed in 1922 . Charles Aaron Weight bought the company and continued production of two models. Production ended in 1928 or 1929.

The last four vehicles were exported to Australia . The company manufactured around 800 vehicles between the end of the war and 1922 and around 600 vehicles from 1922 until the end of production.

Until 1940 were still Tractors from Caterpillar sold. Then Traktor Spares took over the company.

Car models

Brand name Starling (1905–1909)

There were three models on offer. The first to appear in 1905 was the 6 hp . He had a single cylinder engine of De Dion-Bouton and chain drive. The open body offered space for two people. The larger and more powerfully powered 8 hp and 10 hp followed.

Model overview:

model Construction period cylinder drilling Hub Displacement wheelbase
6 hp 1905-1909 1 102 115 940 cc 1829 mm
8 hp 1908-1909 1 114 127 1296 cc
10 hp 1908-1909 2 row 95 108 1531 cc 2134 mm

Two engines still exist.

Brand name Stuart (1906–1909)

Only one model was on offer. The 7 hp had a two-cylinder engine and cardan drive . It was available as a two-seater as well as a four-seater.

Model overview:

model Construction period cylinder drilling Hub Displacement wheelbase
7 hp 1906-1908 2 row 92 102 1356 cc 2134 mm

A Stuart with license plate MN 224 from the Isle of Man still exists. It is exhibited in the Isle of Man Motor Museum , but with the registration number MN 97 .

Brand name Briton (1909–1929)

Mid-range vehicles were created under this brand name. Apart from the first model with a two-cylinder engine, the vehicles had four-cylinder engines . Except for the engine of the 9.8 hp with OHV valve control , it was side-controlled engines.

Model overview:

model Construction period cylinder drilling Hub Displacement wheelbase
10 hp 1909-1912 2 row 98 127 1915 cc 2438 mm
12 hp 1910 4 row 102 140 4577 cc 2134 mm
14 hp 1910-1913 4 row 80 127 2554 cc 2743 mm
16 hp 1910 4 row 82 114 2409 cc 2527 mm
10 hp 1912 4 row 68 114 1656 cc
10 hp 1913 4 row 68 120 1743 cc 2743 mm
14/16 hp 1914-1916 4 row 80 120 2409 cc 2858-3048 mm
10/12 hp 1910-1912 4 row 68 120 1743 cc 2489-2692 mm
9.8 hp 1921-1929 4 row 63 110 1373 cc 2515 mm
10/12 hp 1921 4 row 68 120 1743 cc 2769 mm

In 1916 the 10/12 hp and 14/16 hp models as well as a 32 hp were also available as a commercial vehicle . The latter had a four-cylinder engine with 110 mm bore , 140 mm stroke and 5322 cm³ displacement .

As far as is known, there are still twelve Briton vehicles , six of them in Australia and New Zealand . One is on display at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley .

Motorcycle and tricycle models

Star motor tricycle from 1899
Star motorcycle

Between 1898 and 1914, motorcycles and motor tricycles were also manufactured and marketed as a star . The first model was a motor tricycle with a built-in engine from De Dion-Bouton. This was followed by two-wheelers with the same engine. Later there was a collaboration with Établissements Griffon . The last models had engines from JAP , optionally single-cylinder engines with 625 cm³ displacement or V2 engines with 770 cm³ displacement.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Briton.
  • 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. 198 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P-Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1503-1504 (English).
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 91-92, pp. 440-443 and p. 486 (English).
  • Erwin Tragatsch : All motorcycles from 1894 to today. A type story. 2500 brands from 30 countries. Over 500 illustrations. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 410.

Web links

Commons : Briton Motor Company  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 198 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Briton.
  3. ^ David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , p. 486 (English).
  4. ↑ 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 , pp. 1503-1504 (English).
  5. ^ A b David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 91-92 (English).
  6. ^ David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 440-441 (English).
  7. ↑ a b Wolverhampton Museum of Industry on the existing Stuart and Starling (accessed November 1, 2015).
  8. ^ David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 , pp. 442-443 (English).
  9. ↑ a b Commercial vehicle overview 1917 (English, accessed on November 1, 2015).
  10. ↑ a b Wolverhampton Museum of Industry via Briton (accessed November 1, 2015).