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The Campion Cycle Company was a British bicycle,
The Campion Cycle Company was a British bicycle, 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 ...
and motor cycle maker, active from 1893 to 1926 and based in Nottingham
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, England. In 1927 it was purchased by Currys
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.
Motor cycles
Campion motorcycles used a variety of proprietary engines includingMinerva
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, MMC, Fafnir, Precision
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, Villiers, Blackburne and JAP.
They also supplied frames to other companies.
Campion Cyclecar
The Cyclecar was made only in 1913 and was powered by a JAP V twin with a rating of 8 hp. It used a friction transmission system and drove the rear wheels by a belt.See also
*List of bicycle manufacturing companies
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* List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
References
Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Defunct cycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom Cyclecars Manufacturing companies based in Nottingham Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1901 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1927 1901 establishments in England 1927 disestablishments in England British companies disestablished in 1927 British companies established in 1893 {{cycle-manufacturer-stub