Hugh Kennedy & Company was a Scottish
automobile manufacturer
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, known for the Ailsa model, from 1907 to 1910.
[Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''][Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'']
History
Hugh Kennedy founded the company in 1907 in
Glasgow
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and began the production of automobiles. Production ended in 1910. Hugh Kennedy was later involved with the Rob Roy automobile
Cars
The Ailsa had a 15/20 HP, front-mounted, four-cylinder engine driving the rear axle. The original price was £395.
See also
*
List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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References
Other sources
* Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, .
* George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 2: ''G–O.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, . (englisch)
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Scotland
History of Glasgow
Companies based in Glasgow
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