New Hudson

In 1927 Bert le Vack broke the 100 mph record at Brooklands on a 500 cc New Hudson. The firm stopped motorcycle production in 1932 and changed their name to Girling Ltd – which still exists as a brake-component company. Bikes were made under the New Hudson name after the Second World War, when they became a subsidiary of Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and manufactured successful autocycles until 1957.

• Name — New Hudson Motorcycles • Fate — Taken over by BSA after the Second World War • Founded — 1903 • Defunct — 1957 • Hq Location — Birmingham, UK • Industry — Manufacturing and engineering • Key People — George Patterson • Products — Motorcycles

• Model — Year — Notes • 293cc aiv — 1911 • Model 3B 500cc — 1912 — 31/2 HP single-cylinder engine • 500cc 'Touring' — 1914 • 'Big Six' — 1916 • 220cc — 1922 — Two-stroke • 500cc Type E — 1924 • 350cc — 1926 — Twin-port • 346cc OHV — 1927 • Brooklands 500cc — 1929 — MSO dry sump engine • 596cc SV — 1929 • 350 SV — 1931 • 350 OHV — 1931 • 493 SV — 1931 • 350 OHV 'Tourist' — 1932 — Three-speed • 493 OHV — 1932 • 550 SV — 1932 • Bronze Wing — 1933 — 500 cc • Autocycle — 1940 — Villiers JDL engine • Autocycle — 1950 — 98 cc

New Hudson is associated with United Kingdom.