Forrest (make of car)

JA Wade & Co. Ltd.
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 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ^ ^{A b c d} Culshaw, Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975.