Campion Cycle Company
The Campion Cycle Company was a British bicycle, cyclecar and motor cycle maker, active from 1893 to 1926 and based in Nottingham, England. In 1927 it was purchased by Currys. • Illustration — A 1913 Campion motorcycle • Illustration — 70–72 Renshaw st. Liverpool, UK, about 1909
Campion Cycle Company
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- 1893
- Headquarters
- Nottingham
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Motor cycles
Motor cycles
Campion motorcycles used a variety of proprietary engines including Minerva, MMC, Fafnir, Precision, Villiers, Blackburne and JAP. They also supplied frames to other companies.
Campion Cyclecar
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.
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1893
Campion Cycle Company established.
1893
Campion Cycle Company is recorded from 1893.
1926
Campion Cycle Company ceased.
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- “Campion Cycle Company”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1248271912, Campion Cycle Company.
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- 1.National Archives.
- 2.Georgano, N. Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. HMSO. 2000. 1-57958-293-1.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1248271912, Campion Cycle Company.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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