CE Richardson & Co.

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Lettering on the front of the vehicle
Richardson (1920)
Richardson 10 HP (1921)
Richardson 10 HP (1921)

CE Richardson & Co. Limited was a British automobile manufacturer based in Sheffield, Yorkshire from 1919 to 1922, producing small cars. The brand name was Richardson .

description

In 1919 an 8 hp model with an air-cooled , side-controlled V2 engine from JAP with a displacement of 990 cc appeared . The two-seater, 3023 mm long roadster with a convertible top had a wheelbase of 2057 mm and a track width of 1168 mm. The weight of the chassis was 356 kg.

In 1920 he was given a more powerful 10 hp model with a Precision engine with a displacement of 1090 cc. The dimensions corresponded to those of the 8 hp.

Production ended in 1922. A total of around 500 vehicles were built.

A vehicle stands in the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
8 hp 1919-1922 2 V 990 cc 2057 mm
10 hp 1920-1922 2 V 1090 cc 2057 mm

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
  • GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)

Web links

Commons : Richardson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Richardson (II).