Duplex (BCLE)
Duplex was a British automobile brand that was founded by British Commercial Lorry & Engineering Co. Ltd. 1919–1921 . in Trafford Park in Manchester .
The Duplex 10 hp was a light, two-seat touring car released in 1919. It had an eight-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 1.5 liters. The cylinders were divided into two parallel cylinder banks of four cylinders each (no V-engine). The engine was with sleeve valves according to the Knight principle controlled and gave 22 bhp (16.2 kW) at 2000 min -1 from. The wheelbase of the unusual car was 2,692 mm.
In 1920 the Duplex 10/20 hp replaced the 10 hp. He was an ordinary, side-valve equipped four-cylinder in-line engine, 33 hp (24.3 kW) at 3,000 min -1 made. It was supplied by Coventry-Simplex . The wheelbase remained unchanged.
There were not enough buyers for the new model either, so the brand disappeared from the market in 1921.
Models
model | Construction period | cylinder | Displacement | power | at speed | control | wheelbase |
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10 hp | 1919-1920 | 2 × 4, row | 1479 cc | 22 bhp (16.2 kW) | 2000 min -1 | Sleeve slide | 2692 mm |
10/20 hp | 1920-1921 | 4, row | 1498 cc | 33 bhp (24.3 kW) | 3000 min -1 | Valves (standing) | 2692 mm |
source
- David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 . Veloce Publishing plc. Dorchester (1999), ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .