Simpson (automobile manufacturer)

John Simpson & Bibby
legal form
founding	1896
resolution	1904
Seat	Manchester
management	John Simpson
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

John Simpson & Bibby was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John Simpson founded the company in Manchester in 1896 and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Simpson . Production ended in 1904. A total of around 20 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The company made steam cars. An early model had a four-cylinder - steam engine with 6 hp power. Later engines made 10 hp and 12 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)

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. ^ ^{A b} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.