Perry (car)
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The Perry was a British car made by the Perry Motor Company based in Tyseley
, Birmingham who made cars between 1913 and 1916.
The company can trace its roots back to 1824 with James and Stephen Perry making pens in a workshop in London, later moving to Birmingham and building bicycles. By the late 1890s they were having financial problems and were bought by James William Bayliss, part owner of the Bayliss-Thomas
car making company..
Their first car, a three-wheeler, was made in 1899 followed by a forecar
in 1903. Cecil Bayliss, the son of the new owner, built a cyclecar
in 1911 with 800 cc engine, and this was developed into the first Perry car to reach production.
About 800 were made.
of Birmingham..
About 300 were made before World War I curtailed car-building activities. A very few were made in 1919 when the design was sold to Bean Cars
, who reintroduced it as the Bean 11.9.
Tyseley
Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley...
, Birmingham who made cars between 1913 and 1916.
The company can trace its roots back to 1824 with James and Stephen Perry making pens in a workshop in London, later moving to Birmingham and building bicycles. By the late 1890s they were having financial problems and were bought by James William Bayliss, part owner of the Bayliss-Thomas
Excelsior Motor Company
Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896...
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Their first car, a three-wheeler, was made in 1899 followed by a forecar
Forecar
A Forecar was a car body style adopted by several makers of light cars and motorcycles in the first decade of the 20th century.In this type of body, the passenger seat was placed in front of the engine. It was usually placed above the front axle, leaving the occupant extremely vulnerable in the...
in 1903. Cecil Bayliss, the son of the new owner, built a cyclecar
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
in 1911 with 800 cc engine, and this was developed into the first Perry car to reach production.
Perry 8hp
The engine for the car was built in-house and was a two-cylinder unit unusual in that both pistons rose and fell at the same time. Drive was to the rear wheels through a 3-speed gearbox and worm-drive axle. The basic body was an open two-seater, but a long-wheelbase version allowing a dickey seat was also available.About 800 were made.
Perry 11.9
A full-sized car was introduced in 1914 with four-cylinder 1795 cc engine. The larger car allowed four seat bodies to be offered as well as two seaters and these were mainly made by MullinersMulliners (Birmingham)
Mulliners of Birmingham was a British coachbuilding company.Although not financially connected with the other coachbuilding companies having Mulliner in their name – Arthur Mulliner based in Northampton, Mulliner based in Liverpool who also opened a showroom in Brook Street, Mayfair, London and H.J...
of Birmingham..
About 300 were made before World War I curtailed car-building activities. A very few were made in 1919 when the design was sold to Bean Cars
Bean cars
Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England, between 1919 and 1929.-Origins:The company traced its origins beck to two auto-industry component suppliers, A Harper and Sons and Bean Ltd., both based in England's Black Country...
, who reintroduced it as the Bean 11.9.