Canterbury engine

The Canterbury Motor Co. was a British car manufacturer in Canterbury (Kent) .

Company history

In 1900 Henry Dawson ran HT Dawson & Son in Canterbury with his father Henry Thomas Dawson . In 1903 he founded the new company together with Henry Pavillet. The production of automobiles began. The brand name was Canterbury . Production ended in 1906.

vehicles

The Canterbury was mainly assembled from parts from other manufacturers. The vertical range of manufacture was therefore very low.

In 1903 there were two models to choose from. The 6 HP had a single cylinder engine of De Dion-Bouton , a three-speed transmission and shaft drive . The open body offered space for two people. The 12 HP had a two-cylinder engine of Aster and chain drive. The barrel body offered space for four people.

In 1906 some larger vehicles called 12/16 HP were built . A four-cylinder engine from White & Poppe powered the vehicles.

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)