Economic Motors
The Economic was a British three-wheeled cyclecar made from 1919 to 1922 by Economic Motors of Wells Street, London, W1. It was, at £60, almost certainly the cheapest car on the British market at the time. The car had a single front wheel and no suspension, relying on the tyres and the flexibility of its ash frame to absorb road bumps.
Economic Motors
- Name
- Economic
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Dissolved
- 1922
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The Economic was a British three-wheeled cyclecar made from 1919 to 1922 by Economic Motors of Wells Street, London, W1. It was, at £60, almost certainly the cheapest car on the British market at the time. The car had a single front wheel and no suspension, relying on the tyres and the flexibility of its ash frame to absorb road bumps.
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The two-seater body was very simple with no windscreen or weather protection. The bodywork was minimal. The 165 cc, air-cooled, flat twin two-stroke engine drove the right-hand rear wheel by chain, and a variable-speed friction drive transmission was used, giving two forwards speeds and reverse. A top speed of 30 mph was claimed. A motorcycle using the same engine, also with friction drive, was also offered for £28 10 shillings.
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• Name — Economic • Manufacturer — Economic Motors • Production — 1919–1922 • Class — cyclecar • Engine — 165 cc flat twin, two-stroke cylinder • Transmission — friction drive • Successor — none
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1922
Economic Motors ceased.
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- 1.Baldwin, N. A-Z of Cars of the 1920s. Bay View Books. 1994. 1-870979-53-2.
- 2.Georgano, N. Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. HMSO. 2000. 1-57958-293-1.
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