Shelsley Motors
Shelsley Motors Ltd. | |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1938 |
resolution | 1939 |
Seat | Bourne |
management | Raymond Mays |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Shelsley Motors was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Racing driver Raymond Mays founded the company in Bourne in 1938 and began producing automobiles. The brand name was Raymond Mays . Production ended in 1939. A total of five vehicles were built.
vehicles
The company made sports cars. A water-cooled V8 engine from the Standard Motor Company powered the vehicles. The engine with SV valve control developed 85 hp from a displacement of 2868 cm³ . Another source gives 63.5 mm bore , 100 mm stroke and 2686 cm³ displacement, but these dimensions result in arithmetic 2533 cm³ displacement. There was a choice of two and four-seater bodies.
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)
- David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . (English)
Web links
Commons : Shelsley Motors - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 c Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
- ^ Culshaw: The Complete Catalog of British Cars.