Raglan cycle

Raglan Cycle & Anti-Friction Ball Company Ltd.
legal form	Limited
founding	1896
resolution	1921
Seat	Coventry
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Raglan Cycle & Anti-Friction Ball Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of motorcycles , bicycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Coventry company was founded on December 4, 1896 as the successor to Taylor, Cooper and Bednell and Anti-Friction Ball Co. 1899 and 1903 a number of automobiles were built. The brand name was Raglan . Between 1903 and 1913 the company produced bicycles and motorcycles. In 1921 the company was dissolved.

Automobiles

In 1896, vehicles were created that resembled the models from International Motor Car , which in turn were the models from Benz & Cie. were modeled on. A series of twelve vehicles was planned, but it is unclear whether that many were actually produced.

In 1903 a forecar based on one of their motorcycles was on offer. The engine had a water-cooled cylinder head and developed 3.75 hp .

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 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

• Grace's Guide (accessed March 7, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.