Harper (make of car)

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Harper Runabout from 1923
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Harper was a British car brand.

Company history

The company AV Roe & Co Limited began in 1921 in Stretford in Trafford with the production of automobiles . Production ended in 1926.

vehicles

The only model was a tiny tricycle with the single wheel in the front. The single cylinder - two-stroke engine of Villiers with 269 cc engine capacity was mounted under the driver's seat. A second seat could be fitted behind the driver.

A vehicle of this brand can be seen at the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester in Manchester .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia , BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • GN Georgano: cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English).

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