The All-British was an

automobile A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarde ...

manufacturer based at Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, from 1906 to 1908. The company was founded by George Johnston, formerly of

Arrol-Johnston Arrol-Johnston (later known as Arrol-Aster) was an early Scottish manufacturer of automobiles, which operated from 1895 to 1931 and produced the first automobile manufactured in Britain. The company also developed the world's first "off-road" v ...

, primarily for the manufacture of a 54

horsepower Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower. Two common definitions used today are t ...

eight-cylinder car with its cylinders arranged as two parallel fours. The pistons were actuated by two rocking beams which were driven by connecting rods from a normal four-throw crankshaft - a variation on the

U engine A U engine is a piston engine made up of two separate straight engines (complete with separate crankshafts) placed side-by-side and coupled to a shared output shaft. When viewed from the front, the engine block resembles the letter "U". Although ...

. The unit was more complex than was necessary, and only a dozen All-British cars were ever completed.

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Brass Era vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Scotland Manufacturing companies based in Glasgow 1906 establishments in Scotland 1908 disestablishments in Scotland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1906 History of Glasgow Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1908 British companies disestablished in 1908 British companies established in 1906 {{Scotland-hist-stub

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