Brush Electrical Engineering

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Brush from 1946

The Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd. was a British automobile and electrical engineering manufacturer in Loughborough (Leicestershire) .

Company history

The company was founded in 1880 as the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corp. founded. In 1889 this became the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd. The import of vehicles from the French manufacturer Ateliers P. Sage began around 1900. Passenger cars were manufactured between 1902 and 1904 in a factory in London . The last model was called the Brushmobile . This model was made in Loughborough. Until 1910 the company manufactured chassis for commercial vehicles. Between 1946 and 1968 three- and four-wheel utility vehicles with electric motors were built .

Automobiles

In 1902 the Brush 10 hp appeared with a two-cylinder in - line engine from Abeille with a displacement of 1.0 liters . The chassis had a wheelbase of 1981 mm.

In 1903 this first model was replaced by three other models. All were equipped with four-cylinder Abeille engines and had a wheelbase of 2184 mm. They were sold as the Brush 12 hp , Brush 16 hp, and Brush 20 hp .

In 1904, the last model appeared, the Brushmobile . The single cylinder engine delivered either 5 HP or 6 HP. The vehicle had a wheelbase of 2057 mm. All four wheels were suspended from coil springs. Brush cooperated with Vauxhall for this model , not only using the same manufacturing facilities, but also having a number of structural similarities.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement (cm³) Wheelbase (mm)
Brush 10 hp 1902 2 row 1018 1981
Brush 12 hp 1903 4 row 2184
Brush 16 hp 1903 4 row 2184
Brush 20 hp 1903 4 row 2036 2184
Brushmobile 5 hp 1904 1 509 2057
Brushmobile 6 hp 1904 1 509 2057

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  • 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 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

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