Cooperative Wholesale Society

Cooperative Wholesale Society was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company based in Manchester took over in 1919 Bell Brothers from Ravensthorpe . The production of their motor vehicle models was continued. The brand name was Bell for passenger cars and CWS-Bell for commercial vehicles. In 1922 a small car was offered as the CWS . The company existed until at least 1937.

vehicles

The only model was a tricycle. A V2 engine from JAP with 8 HP power drove the individual rear wheel via a chain. The three-speed transmission came from Juckes. The original price was very high at 150 pounds .

literature

• 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)

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed February 2, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.