Winson (cyclecar)
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The Winson was a short lived British cyclecar
manufactured by J Winn in Rochdale
, Lancashire in 1920 only.
The car could be ordered with an engine made by either Precision or Blackburne
with a tax rating of 8hp. Gearing was provided by a variable friction disk and then by single chain to the rear wheels.
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...
manufactured by J Winn in Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
, Lancashire in 1920 only.
The car could be ordered with an engine made by either Precision or Blackburne
Blackburne (motorcycles)
Blackburne was a trade name of Burney and Blackburne Limited a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1913 to 1922 at Tongham near Farnham, Surrey...
with a tax rating of 8hp. Gearing was provided by a variable friction disk and then by single chain to the rear wheels.