Pennington Autocar

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Pennington
Pennington Autocar from 1896
Pennington Autocar from 1896
Autocar
Production period: 1896-1897
Class : Small car
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Gasoline engine :
1.9 liters
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : under 127 kg
successor Pennington Raft Victoria
Detailed view of the rear part of the vehicle. The rear wheel, chain, tubular frame, saddle, handlebars and one of the middle seats are recognizable.

Pennington Autocar was an early passenger car . There is also the name Pennington Torpedo .

description

The Great Horseless Carriage Company of Coventry made these vehicles and marketed them as Pennington . The construction time was from 1896 to 1897. This was followed by the Pennington Raft Victoria .

It was a tricycle with a rear single wheel. Humber made the tubular frame. The driver sat on the back of a motorcycle saddle . A passenger could sit in front between the two front wheels. So far the structure corresponded to a tricar . However, the vehicle was longer. It offered additional seats on a central tube that were arranged across the direction of travel. According to a sketch, there were two saddles. But there are also four saddles. Pennington referred to the vehicles as four-seater. There are also photos showing nine people on the vehicle. It is not known whether it was still ready to drive with this load. It was also unusual that the vehicle could be steered from the front seat.

The engine was mounted inside the frame. It was a two-cylinder engine with a 62.5 mm bore and 305 mm stroke . This resulted in a displacement of 1871 cm³ . It drove the individual rear wheel via a chain.

The rubber tires were described as indestructible. This was not true. A vehicle was registered for the London – Brighton Emancipation Run in November 1896 , but could not take part because of a burst tire.

The manufacturer stated that the curb weight would be less than 127 kg (2.5 cwt ).

According to the museum, a maximum speed of 64 km / h was possible. The original price was £ 157 .

A total of five vehicles were built. One still exists and is on display at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu in the south of England.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1168 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1205-1206 (English).

Web links

Commons : Pennington Autocar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1205-1206 (English).
  2. ↑ Sketch of the vehicle (top view) and side view (English, accessed December 8, 2018)
  3. ^ Edward Joel Pennington (1858 - 1911) - The World's First Automotive Charlatan (English, accessed December 8, 2018)
  4. ↑ Photo with 9 people (English, accessed December 8, 2018)
  5. ↑ national Motor Museum via Pennington Autocar (accessed December 8, 2018)
  6. ↑ Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1168 (English).