HF Copland & Company

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HF Copland & Company
legal form Company
founding around 1875
resolution around 1900
Seat Forest Hill , London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

HF Copland & Company was a British manufacturer of bicycles and automobiles .

Company history

The company was originally based on Brockley Road in the London borough of Forest Hill and later at Stanstead Road 108-110 in the same place. The production of bicycles began around 1875. In 1900 automobiles added to the range. The brand name was Grand National . Automobile production ended in the same year.

Automobiles

On offer were quadricycles , i.e. four-wheeled vehicles with front seats for passengers derived from a motorcycle . The motor with 2.75 hp was mounted in the vehicle frame. The engine came from De Dion-Bouton or MMC , depending on the source

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. Grace's Guide (accessed February 23, 2014)