Forrest (make of car)
JA Wade & Co. Ltd. | |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1907 |
resolution | 1916 |
Seat | Liverpool |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Forrest was a British car brand.
Company history
The company JA Wade & Co. Ltd. from Liverpool started producing automobiles in 1907. The brand names were Forrest and Realm-Forrest in London . In 1908 delivery vans came on the market, and shortly afterwards taxis . These models sold better than the passenger cars . Production ended in 1916.
vehicles
In 1911 the Forrest 8 HP appeared . He had a V2 engine with 1.3 liter displacement . Its wheelbase was 2134 mm. In 1912 he was given a version with the same name with a 1.2-liter engine and a 2210 mm wheelbase. In 1913 and 1914 there was a version with a 1.3-liter engine and a 2235 mm wheelbase.
Later models had a four-cylinder engine .
Models
model | Construction period | cylinder | Displacement | wheelbase | source |
8 HP | 1911-1916 | 2 V | 1328 cc | 2134 mm | |
8 HP | 1912 | 2 V | 1219 cc | 2210 mm | |
8 HP | 1913-1914 | 2 V | 1328 cc | 2235 mm | |
? | 4th |
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, Vol. 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .