AC (ENGLAND) 1903
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AC Cars - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cars
The
first car from what eventually became AC was presented at the Crystal Palacemotor show in 1903; it
was a 20 HP touring car and was displayed under the Weller name. The Weller Brothers of West Norwood, London , planned to produce an
advanced 20 hp (15 kW) car. However, their financial backer and
business manager John Portwine, a butcher, thought the car would be too
expensive to produce and encouraged Weller to design and produce a little
delivery three-wheeler. Weller did so, called
it the Auto-Carrier, and a new company was founded and named Autocars and
Accessories; production started in 1904. The vehicle caught on quickly and was
a financial success. In 1907, a passenger version
appeared, called the A.C. Sociable. It had a seat in place of the cargo box. The
A.C. Sociable was described in a review of the 1912 Motor Cycle and Cycle Car
Show as "one of the most popular cycle cars on the road, both for pleasure
and business", and A.C. displayed eight vehicles on their stand, six for
pleasure and two for business. The single rear wheel
contained a two-speed hub, and the single-cylinder engine was mounted just in
front of it, with rear chain drive.
The
company became Auto Carriers Ltd. in 1911 and moved to Ferry Works,Thames Ditton, Surrey—at this time they also began using the famed "AC" roundellogo. Their first four-wheeled car was produced in 1913; it was a sporty
little two-seater with a gearbox on the rear axle. Only a few were built before production was
interrupted by the First World War.
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