Haynes Economy Motors

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Haynes & Bradshaw (1912-1920)
Seal Motors Ltd. (1920–1933)
Haynes Economy Motors Ltd. (1933-1936)
legal form Limited
founding 1906
resolution 1936
Seat Manchester
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Seal tricycle
Seal from 1924

Haynes Economy Motors Ltd. , previously Seal Motors Ltd. and Haynes & Bradshaw , was a British manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

J. Haynes and CA Bradshaw founded in 1906 in Manchester , the company Haynes & Bradshaw for the production of motorcycles. Automobiles were made from 1912. The brand name was initially Seal . In 1920 the name was changed to Seal Motors Ltd. and in 1933 in Haynes Economy Motors Ltd. From around 1928 the brand name Progress was used. Production ended in 1936.

Automobiles

Tricycles were on offer. In principle, they were motorcycles with a sidecar , but they were steered from the sidecar. The built-in engines of almost all models came from JAP. Between 1912 and 1914, the vehicle was powered by a V2 engine with a displacement of 770 cm³ and an output of 6  hp . From 1914 a larger engine with 980 cm³ displacement and 8 hp was available. The engine power was transmitted by means of a chain. The transmission had three gears. In 1920 and 1921 the vehicle had a cardan drive . From this time onwards, two-, three- and four-seater bodies were available, with the Sociable being the three-seater and the Family being the four-seater. In 1924, car production ended for the time being.

In 1923 a variant of a delivery van came onto the market. Around 1928, the design was changed so that the driver sat next to the loading area. Exceptionally, there was a choice between a Villiers engine with 343 cc and two JAP engines with 680 and 980 cc. In 1932 an ordinary tricycle with a front single wheel followed. A V2 engine with 680 cm³ displacement or alternatively a single cylinder engine was mounted above the front wheel and powered it via a chain. From this model a number of cars were also made, the engines of which had a displacement of 980 cm³.

In 1936 the company manufactured a tiny four-wheeled vehicle in the style of the Rytecraft . A Villiers engine with a displacement of 196 cc enabled a top speed of 16 km / h. It is not certain that this model was marketed as a Progress .

A preserved tricycle from 1924 is in the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull .

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. Volume 3: P – Z. 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 PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)
  • S. Ewald: Encyclopedia of the motorcycle. Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1999, ISBN 3-8289-5364-6 .

Web links

Commons : Haynes Economy Motors  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. 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.