Waddington & Sons

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Waddington & Sons
legal form
founding 1902
resolution 1906
Seat Middlesbrough
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Forecar from Waddington from 1905
Tricar from Waddington from 1905

Waddington & Sons was a British manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The company was based at 30 Newport Road in Middlesbrough . In 1902 the production of motorcycles began. Tricars and automobiles were also created later . The brand name was Waddington . Production ended in 1906.

vehicles

Built-in motors from Fafnir , Minerva and MMC powered the motorcycles. A motorcycle in dire need of restoration was auctioned by Bonhams for £ 1,495 in April 2005 .

In addition, forecars were created on the basis of the motorcycles , which offered space for a passenger between the two front wheels. A vehicle of this type from Waddington has been preserved. The vehicle is powered by a Fafnir engine with a displacement of 500 cm³ and 3 HP . It was put up for auction by Bonhams in July 2009 at an estimate of £ 20,000 to £ 25,000, but was not sold.

The automobile range consisted of two models. Both were equipped with a built-in engine from De Dion-Bouton and a cardan drive . The smaller model had a single-cylinder engine with 6.5 hp and a two-seater body. In the larger model, a two-cylinder engine with 12 hp propelled the vehicle. The barrel body offered space for four people.

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 : Waddington  - collection of images, 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 .
  2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
  3. ↑ Motorcycle auction April 2005 (accessed January 4, 2014)
  4. ^ Tricar auction April 2005 (accessed January 4, 2014)
  5. ↑ Motorbase for the Tricar auction April 2005 (English, accessed on January 4, 2014)