JT Bentley

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JT Bentley & Co.
legal form
founding 1904
resolution 1905
Seat Blackfriars , London
Branch Automobile manufacturer

JT Bentley & Co. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from the London borough of Blackfriars began producing automobiles in 1904. The brand name was Fleetbridge . Production ended in 1905. Another source gives the construction period from 1903 to 1904.

vehicles

The company made especially small and cheap vehicles. The first model had a tubular frame and an open, two-seater body. A single-cylinder engine with 3.5 hp drove the rear axle via a chain. The original price was £ 70 . In 1905 a more powerful model came out. A built-in engine from the Fafnir works with 5 HP power propelled the vehicle. The price was £ 84.

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 1: A – F. 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 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.
  3. ^ A b c Culshaw: The Complete Catalog of British Cars.