Horner & Sons

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Horner & Sons Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1904
resolution 1907
Seat London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The Horner & Sons Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The London company began producing automobiles in 1904 . The brand names were initially Queen and QC and from 1905 Hornet (German: hornet) and Lenox . Production ended in 1907. The connection to the Lenox Autocar Company is unclear.

vehicles

Brand names Queen and QC

These were models with two-cylinder engines . The engines made either 12 HP or 16 HP. The original price was about £ 280 . The advertisement for these models read: The car for the million or the millionaire.

Brand names Hornet and Lenox

The cars were equipped with engines with a bore of 140 mm larger than their stroke of 100 mm. Such short-stroke engines were unusual at the time, almost all engines were long-stroke. The 9 HP had a two-cylinder in- line engine with 3078 cm³, which was mounted under the seat and powered the rear axle via a chain. The open body offered space for two people. The 18 HP had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 6160 cc. The original price was £ 263 . In the literature, the models 8 HP with a four-cylinder engine and 10 HP with a two-cylinder engine from Stevens and a body from Vincent are also mentioned.

Models

Brands model Construction period cylinder Displacement source
Queen and QC 12 HP 1904-1905 2
Queen and QC 16 HP 1904-1905 2
Hornet and Lenox 8 HP 1905-1907 4th
Hornet and Lenox 9 HP 1905-1907 2 row 3078 cc
Hornet and Lenox 10 HP 1905-1907 2
Hornet and Lenox 18 HP 1905-1907 4 row 6160 cm³

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i 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 e f g h Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ^ A b c d Culshaw, Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975.