Leader (British car brand)

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Leader 24/32 hp touring car (1907)

Leader was a British car brand owned by Charles Binks Ltd. was made in Apsley ( Nottinghamshire ) from 1905 to 1907. From 1906 the vehicles were manufactured by New Leader Cars Limited and offered as New Leader .

The Leader was a very conventional automobile for the time. The range of engines included a three-cylinder in - line engine with 1225 cm³ as well as V8 and eight-cylinder in-line engines with up to 15,934 cm³ displacement. However, the majority of the models were equipped with medium-sized four - cylinder in-line engines.

None of the models achieved profitable production figures. As a result, Binks mainly built carburetors , which for a time were used by various British automobile brands, such as B. Rover , were used.

Models

model Construction period cylinder Displacement wheelbase
8 hp 1905 4 row 1615 cc 1829 mm
16/20 hp 1905 4 row 3378 cc 2362-2718 mm
20/30 hp 1905 4 row 4905 cc 3353 mm
35/45 hp 1905 4 row 7755 cm³ 3353 mm
60 hp 1905 8 V 9428 cc
90 hp 1905 8 V 15934 cc 2845 mm
8 hp 1906 3 row 1225 cc
10/12 hp 1906 4 row 2043 cc 2261 mm
12/16 hp 1906-1907 4 row 2489 cc 2667 mm
14 hp 1906-1907 4 row 1948 cc
15/18 hp 1906 4 row 4904 cc
18/22 hp 1906-1907 4 row 3324 cc 3086 mm
30 hp 1906 4 row 7755 cm³
70/90 hp 1906 8 row 15511 cm³ 4267 mm
18/22 hp 1907 4 row 3378 cc 3086 mm
24/32 hp 1907 4 row 4777 cc 3353 mm

literature

  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano : Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)

Web links

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