Addison (car)
The Addison was an English car built in Liverpool in 1904–13 by the Addison Motor Company.[1] James Harold Atherton was the sole proprietor and works manager from 1903 until 1918.[2]
The 6½ hp (5 kW) two-cylinder engine was controlled by variable-lift inlet valves. It was promoted as "the Mercedes of the tri-car world".[3]
The company also produced motorcycles in 1904-1905.[3]
The Addison touring car and tri-car were shown and well-received by The Motor at the ninth Liverpool Motor Show.[4]
The Addison tri-car won a silver medal at a hill-climbing contest held by the University of Liverpool Motor Club on July 13, 1905.[5]
In January 1912, it was reported that the company was so successful that they had to open a separate showroom at 7 Berry Street in Liverpool for their Alldays and Phoenix cars.[6]
Another car they sold was the Speedwell.[7]
Around 1922, the company expanded to a larger garage.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ The Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1904. Search this book on
- ↑ "James Harold Atherton - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bacon, Roy (2004). The British Motorcycle Directory: Over 1,100 Marques from 1888. The Crowood Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1861266743. Search this book on
- ↑ Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1905. Search this book on
- ↑ Spooner, Stanley (1905). The Auto: The Motorist's Pictorial. Pictorial Press. Search this book on
- ↑ The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage. Iliffe, sons & Sturmey Limited. 1912. Search this book on
- ↑ "New Motor Cars". The Guardian. 1907-02-09. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ The Commercial Motor. Temple Press Limited. 1922. Search this book on
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