Hurst & Middleton

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G. Hurst (1900-1906)
Hurst & Middleton Ltd. (1906-1907)
legal form Limited
founding 1900
resolution 1907
Seat London
management George Hurst, RE Middleton
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Hurst & Middleton , previously G. Hurst , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

George Hurst ran the Hurst & Lloyd company in London with his partner Lewis A. Lloyd . After separating in 1900, he founded his own company called G. Hurst in Holloway (London) and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Hurst . In 1906 RE Middleton joined the company, which was then renamed Hurst & Middleton Ltd. was renamed. The brand name was now Hurmid for a model. Production ended in 1907.

vehicles

In 1900 the Hurst 12 HP appeared with a two-cylinder engine . The Hurst 24 HP was only offered in 1902 and had a four-cylinder in - line engine with a displacement of 5.2 liters . Its wheelbase was 2438 mm.

New series models appeared in 1906. The Hurst 15/18 HP was also equipped with a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3.3 liters. Its wheelbase is specified as 2819 mm. The middle model was the Hurst 30 HP with a six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 5.6 liters. It had a 3124 mm wheelbase. The top model was the Hurst 60 HP on the same chassis, whose engine - also equipped with six cylinders - had a displacement of 8.6 liters.

The last model was the Hurmid 30/40 HP . Its six-cylinder engine had a displacement of 5880 cc.

Models

model Year of publication
or construction time		 cylinder Displacement wheelbase source
Hurst 12 HP 1900 2
Hurst 24 HP 1902 4 row 5185 cc 2438 mm
Hurst 10 HP 1906 4 row
Hurst 15/18 HP 1906 4 row 3295 cc 2819 mm
Hurst 30 HP 1906 6 row 5560 cc 3124 mm
Hurst 60 HP 1906 6 row 8601 cc 3124 mm
Hurmid 30/40 HP 1906-1907 6 row 5880 cc

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)
  • George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
  • 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. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  2. ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours.
  4. ↑ a b c d The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975.