Horley Motor & Engineering

The Horley Motor & Engineering Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer in Horley, Surrey , producing light vehicles between 1904 and 1909. The brand names were Horley and No Name . Horley also sold Lacoste & Battmann vehicle parts .

Models

The first model was the 8 HP , which was sold under both brand names. A single-cylinder engine from MMC was installed in the front of the vehicle and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The body offered space for two people. The original price was £ 105 .

In 1906 this model became the Horley 9 HP , which had an engine with 1182 cm³ displacement . The wheelbase was 1828 mm.

This model was replaced by the Horley 8½ HP in 1907 . It was a light touring car and had a water-cooled, side-controlled two-cylinder in-line engine with 904 cm displacement from White & Poppe. The wheelbase of the car was 1854 mm.

In 1908, a delivery van with a built-in engine from Aster added to the range.

literature

• David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing plc, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
• 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)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
2. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .