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automobile
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manufactured from 1919 to 1927 by Sir William Angus, Sanderson & Company Ltd.
In concept it was something like the Bean
Bean cars
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and Cubitt
Cubitt
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; the idea was that one model would be mass-produced, as Ford
Ford Motor Company
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had done so successfully. The 14 hp car was an assembly of proprietary parts, containing as it had a 2.3-litre side-valve engine from Tylor
Tylor
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, a 3 speed gearbox and rear axle by Wrigley, Woodhead springs, and Goodyear wheels. One distinctive feature were disc wheels with a wavy pattern. Indeed, the company made fewer of its own parts than any other British car company at the time. Approximately 3000 cars were produced but the car was expensive at £575.
"It came on the market in 1919 and by 1921 the impact of the Morris at undercut prices killed it off, although not before cars had been supplied to the Princess Royal and to S.F. Edge
Selwyn Edge
Selwyn Francis Edge was an Australian businessman, racing driver, and record-breaker. He is principally associated with selling and racing De Dion-Bouton, Gladiator; Clemént-Panhard, Napier and AC cars.-Personal life:...
."
The company was refinanced as Angus Sanderson (1921) Ltd and moved production from Birtley
Birtley, Tyne and Wear
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, County Durham
County Durham
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to the Grahame-White
Grahame-White
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aircraft factory in Hendon
Hendon
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, Middlesex
Middlesex
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in 1921 and toyed with the idea of building a smaller 8 hp car in 1925 but few, if any were built. Neither of these actions nor a price reduction to £365 staved off the inevitable, and the company folded for good in 1927.
