Pick Motor Company

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Pick from 1901
Pick from 1901
Motorbike from 1912

Pick was a British automobile and motorcycle manufacturer .

Company history

The company Jacques H. Pick & Co from Stamford in Lincolnshire began in 1898 with the production of automobiles that were offered as Pick. In 1908 it was renamed New Pick Motor Company Limited , and in 1915 it was renamed Pick Motor Company Limited . Between 1908 and 1915 the vehicles were offered as New Pick . Production ended in 1925.

Automobiles

Pick

The first vehicle in 1898 was a dog cart. In 1900 a two-seater with a rear engine followed. In 1901 the 5 HP model with a front engine appeared. In 1903 the models 6 HP with two-cylinder boxer engine and 10 HP with two-cylinder engine and 1432 cm³ displacement appeared .

A vehicle of this brand occasionally competes in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run .

New pick

In 1908 the four-cylinder model 12/14 HP with 2957 cm³ displacement appeared under the new brand name , followed in 1909 by the 14/16 HP with either 2532 cm³ or 3232 cm³ displacement. In 1912 there was the 16/18 HP with 3601 cm³ displacement and from 1913 the 20 HP with the same engine.

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The last model was the 22.5 HP , which was offered between 1923 and 1925. The four-cylinder engine with 3601 cm³ cubic capacity corresponded to the previous model.

motorcycles

The company also made motorcycles. The only surviving motorcycle is from 1912. It is in the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Pick; New pick.
  • GN Georgano : cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars. 1895-1975. New edition. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English).

Web links

Commons : Pick  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Pick; New pick.