Baughan
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Baughan was a British cyclecar
and motorcycle manufacturer in business from 1920 until 1936. From 1920 until 1921 they were based in Harrow
, Middlesex, then moving to Stroud
, Gloucestershire. After motorcycle production finished the company continued in general engineering and plastics.
Henry Baughan was an aircraft engineer and motorcycle trials rider who in 1920 made his first cyclecar
. This was a four-wheel model powered by a water-cooled Blackburne
or air-cooled JAP
V twin engine of 998 or 1097 cc. Drive was to the rear wheels through a Sturmey Archer three-speed-and-reverse gearbox and chain final drive. The chassis had a wheelbase of 89 inches (2260 mm) with suspension by quarter elliptic leaf springs all round. Lightweight two-seat open bodies were fitted. Car production seems to have finished in 1925, but new cars were still listed for sale up to 1929. It is not known how many cars were made, at least one survives.
A range of motorcycles was made from 1930 to 1936 using a variety of engines also by Blackburne or JAP ranging in size from 250 to 500 cc engines. Production is believed to have been small.
Baughan continued to exist into the new millennium as a producer of plastics processing equipment. They manufactured a large range of equipment including single screw extruders and 2-roll mills. Much of this equipment is still in use today. The company was eventually acquired by Rondol Technology Ltd, a Staffordshire-based manufacturer of polymer processing equipment who continue to support owners of the equipment.
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
and motorcycle manufacturer in business from 1920 until 1936. From 1920 until 1921 they were based in Harrow
Harrow, London
Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
, Middlesex, then moving to Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
, Gloucestershire. After motorcycle production finished the company continued in general engineering and plastics.
Henry Baughan was an aircraft engineer and motorcycle trials rider who in 1920 made his first cyclecar
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
. This was a four-wheel model powered by a water-cooled Blackburne
Blackburne (motorcycles)
Blackburne was a trade name of Burney and Blackburne Limited a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1913 to 1922 at Tongham near Farnham, Surrey...
or air-cooled JAP
JA Prestwich Industries Ltd
JA Prestwich Industries, was an English engineering company named after founder John Alfred Prestwich, which produced cinematographic equipment, internal combustion engines , and other examples of precision engineering.-History:J. A...
V twin engine of 998 or 1097 cc. Drive was to the rear wheels through a Sturmey Archer three-speed-and-reverse gearbox and chain final drive. The chassis had a wheelbase of 89 inches (2260 mm) with suspension by quarter elliptic leaf springs all round. Lightweight two-seat open bodies were fitted. Car production seems to have finished in 1925, but new cars were still listed for sale up to 1929. It is not known how many cars were made, at least one survives.
A range of motorcycles was made from 1930 to 1936 using a variety of engines also by Blackburne or JAP ranging in size from 250 to 500 cc engines. Production is believed to have been small.
Baughan continued to exist into the new millennium as a producer of plastics processing equipment. They manufactured a large range of equipment including single screw extruders and 2-roll mills. Much of this equipment is still in use today. The company was eventually acquired by Rondol Technology Ltd, a Staffordshire-based manufacturer of polymer processing equipment who continue to support owners of the equipment.