New Hudson Cycle

New Hudson

New Hudson 3.5-4 hp 500 cc SV (1914)

New Hudson (1924)

New Hudson (1929)

The New Hudson Cycle Co. Ltd. was a British bicycle , motorcycle and automobile manufacturer based in Birmingham .

history

The company manufactured bicycles and motorcycles from 1903 to the 1930s. Then girling brakes were made. In 1943 Girling's business was sold to Lucas and the company returned to making small motorcycles and automobiles. This business was operated until 1956. Around 24,000 vehicles were manufactured during this time.

In 1912, New Hudson also released a small automobile. The Cyclecar New Hudson 4½ hp had an air-cooled single cylinder engine with 0.75 l displacement and was built until 1915. From 1919 there was a three-wheel version with a single rear wheel. Initially, a V2 engine with a displacement of 1250 cm³ provided the drive, from 1922 a smaller V2 engine from MAG .

In 1929, the company acquired the Girling brake patent from inventor Albert Girling to make brakes for Ford , Austin , Rover and Riley .

In 1943, New Hudson (including the Girling patents) was acquired by Joseph Lucas Ltd. taken over and merged with Bendix brakes , which Lucas bought in 1931, and Luvax shock absorbers . The new subsidiary was called Girling Ltd.

Automobiles

model	Construction period	cylinder	Displacement
4½ hp	1912-1914	1	737 cc
tricycle	1919-1924	2 V	1250 cc

literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 2 G – O. 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 (1999). ISBN 1-874105-93-6

Web links

Commons : New Hudson Cycle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ AutoCycle ABC
^ ^A ^b ^c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
^ ^A ^b The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.
↑ FAQ , Brakewarehouse.com ( Memento from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ EMCC Case Studies - Trends and drivers of change in the European automotive industry. TRW Automotive , European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions ( Memento from May 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive )

[1] AutoCycle ABC

[DVD-2] A ^b ^c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Beaulieu-3] A ^b The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.

[4] FAQ , Brakewarehouse.com ( Memento from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[5] EMCC Case Studies - Trends and drivers of change in the European automotive industry. TRW Automotive , European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions ( Memento from May 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive )