P. & C. Syndicate

P. & C. Syndicate Ltd.
legal form	Limited
founding	1911
resolution	1914
Seat	Northampton
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

P. & C. Syndicate Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Northampton company began manufacturing automobiles in 1911. The first model was presented at the 1911 London Motor Cycle Show . The brand name was Eric . Production ended in 1914.

vehicles

The first model was one of the first British cycle cars . Like all of the following models, it was a tricycle. A water-cooled two - cylinder boxer engine with 6 HP power drove the rear single wheel via a chain. The transmission had three gears. From November 1912 the vehicle had a cardan drive . The price was then £ 135 .

In November 1912, a cheaper model was presented at the Olympia Show . An air-cooled single cylinder engine powered the vehicle. The price was £ 105.

In 1914 a model followed that looked more like a real car, although it was still a tricycle. A four-cylinder engine of Salmons 8 hp drive to the vehicle. Now a coupe was also available.

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)

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.