Eric Longden was a British

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 c ...

brand manufactured from 1920 to 1927, originally by the Australian racing driver Eric Longden, and from 1922 by the

Air Navigation and Engineering Company Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1919 to 1927. History The company was formed in 1919 when the Blériot & SPAD Manufacturing Company Limited was renamed. The company was ...

from

Addlestone Addlestone ( or ) is a town in Surrey, England. It is located approximately southwest of London. The town is the administrative centre of the Borough of Runnymede, of which it is the largest settlement. History The town is recorded as ''Attels ...

(

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

). ANEC also built the

Blériot-Whippet The Blériot-Whippet was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made from 1920 to 1927 by the Air Navigation and Engineering Company based in Addlestone, Surrey. The Blériot aircraft company had opened a factory at Addlestone during World War I to make ...

. In 1922 there were four models: The ''8 hp'' and ''10 hp'' both had V2 engines. The ''8 hp'' was side-valved and had a 1.0 litre displacement, while the ''10 hp'' had overhead valves and a 1.1 litre displacement. There were also two side-valve four-cylinder models, the ''9 hp'', with a 1.1 litre displacement and the ''11 hp'' with 1.3 litre displacement. Both four-cylinder versions had a wheelbase of 2489 mm. During 1923, the ''11 hp'' changed to a slightly smaller engine of 1.25 litres and an extended 2540 mm wheelbase. From 1924 onwards, this was the only model offered.

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Literature

* David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: ''The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895–1975.'' Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester 1997, {{ISBN, 1-874105-93-6. Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Defunct companies based in Surrey