Hodgson Motors

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Hodgson Motors
legal form
founding 1924
resolution 1929
Seat Leeds
management Harry Hodgson
Number of employees 4th
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Hodgson Motors was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Harry Hodgson was making an automobile as early as 1922. In 1924 he founded the company in Leeds and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Hodgson . In 1925, production ended after eight vehicles were manufactured. In 1927, Hodgson received a patent for a wheel suspension. In 1929 the company built another five vehicles, which were now marketed as the British Eagle .

vehicles

Hodgson made sporty vehicles. Four-cylinder engines with SV valve control from Anzani with a displacement of 1496 cm³ propelled the vehicles. The four-speed gearbox came from Meadows . The wheelbase was 2741 mm. The 12/25 HP model was a two-seater that cost £ 295 . The 12/40 HP was available as a two- and four-seater priced at £ 395. The race car 12/50 HP with compressor cost 550 pounds.

The British Eagle also had an Anzani engine. The wheelbase, however, was shorter. It was either 2386 mm or 2538 mm.

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 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 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .

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 Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.