Lewis Cycles Works

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Lewis Cycles Works was an Australian manufacturer of bicycles , motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

Vivian Lewis founded the company in Adelaide in 1893 and began manufacturing bicycles. Motorcycles and 1900 automobiles followed in 1898. The brand name was Lewis . Automobile production ended in 1906 and motorcycle production ended in 1914. A total of eight automobiles were built. The company manufactured wheelchairs until 1975 .

Automobiles

The first model was a four-wheeled buggy with three seats. An air-cooled single-cylinder engine with 4.5 hp propelled the rear wheels. The transmission had two gears.

The models 8/10 HP , 10/12 HP and 14 HP are also mentioned.

literature

  • 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 , p. 895. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 21 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 895. (English)
  2. ↑ Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 21 (English).