PDA (cyclecar)
Pickering, Darby and Allday Ltd, PDA, was a British automobile manufacturer from 1912 to 1913. They built the ''PDA'' Cyclecar at their works in Birmingham, equipped with V2-engines from various manufacturers. Approximately 15 units were built.''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.''''The Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' See also * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom :''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding correctly sourced information about other manufacturers.'' As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists ... References Sources * Harald Linz und Halwart Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' United Soft Media Verlag GmbH, München 2008, * Nick Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 3 P–Z.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, (englisch) * David Culshaw & Peter Horrobin: ''The Complete ...
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Cyclecar
A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. A key characteristic was that it could only accommodate two passengers sitting tandem style or passenger behind the driver. The demise of cyclecars was due to larger cars – such as the Citroën Type C, Austin 7 and Morris Cowley – becoming more affordable. Small, inexpensive vehicles reappeared after World War II, and were known as microcars. Characteristics Cyclecars were propelled by engines with a single cylinder or V-twin configuration (or occasionally a four cylinder engine), which were often air-cooled. Sometimes motorcycle engines were used, in which case the motorcycle gearbox was also used. All cyclecars were required to have clutches and variable gears. This requirement could be fulfilled by even the simplest devices su ...
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Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ...
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List Of Car Manufacturers Of The United Kingdom
:''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding correctly sourced information about other manufacturers.'' As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists car manufacturers that build or built cars in the United Kingdom. Major current marques Current manufacturers ;A * AC (1908–present) *Alvis (2012–present) *Arash (2006–present) *Ariel (1999–present) *'' Aston Martin'' (1913–present) *Atalanta Motors (2011–present) ;B *'' Bentley Motors'' (1919–present) *Bowler Offroad (1985–present) *BAC (2009–present) * Brooke (1991–present) ;C *Caterham (1973–present) ;D * David Brown (2013–present) ;E * Eagle E-Types (2013–present) * Elemental Cars (2014–present) ;G * Gibbs (2004–present) *Ginetta (1957–present) *Grinnall (1993–present) *Gardner Douglas Sports Cars (1990–present) *Great British Sports Cars (2006–present) ;H * Hawk (1986–present) ...
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Defunct Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Of England
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Defunct Companies Based In Birmingham, West Midlands
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ...