Buckingham & Ward Motors

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Buckingham & Ward Motors Pty Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Footscray near Melbourne began producing automobiles in 1931. The brand names were Hamard and Buckingham . A commercial vehicle was also announced to be offered as a ward . 1933 Humble & Sons from Geelong was taken over. Production ended in 1934.

vehicles

Hamard appeared in 1931 . It had a six-cylinder engine with OHV valve control and 25 tax horsepower . The vehicle's wheelbase was 3302 mm. This model was not a success. It is unclear whether more than one prototype was created.

Buckingham followed in 1933 . The 60 was a four-door sedan and the 70 was a two-door coupe . The wheelbase was 2794 mm. The vehicles were driven by an OHV four-cylinder engine with 22 tax horsepower and 2808 cm³ displacement . The transmission had three gears. Several vehicles were sold.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Buckingham (II) and Hamard.
  • 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. 208. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 58 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Buckingham and Hamard.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 208. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 58 (English).