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Highgate Motor Co.
legal form
founding 1903
resolution 1904
Seat Highgate , London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Highgate Motor Co. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Highgate company began manufacturing automobiles in 1903. The brand name was Highgate . There was a connection to Lacoste & Battmann . Production ended in 1904.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. A single-cylinder engine with 6.5 hp , which, depending on the source, came from Aster or De Dion-Bouton , drove the rear axle. In 1904 the model was slightly revised and received an improved honeycomb cooler . At the same time, the price was reduced from £ 178.50 to £ 131.25.

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. 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)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  2. ↑ a b Culshaw: The Complete Catalog of British Cars.