Billings-Burns
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The Billings-Burns was an English automobile
built only in 1900 in Coventry
. This voiturette
designed by E. D. Billings was powered by a hp De Dion
single-cylinder engine mounted in the open at the front of the car. The Burns part of the name came from its intended seller - a Mr. J. Burns based in London.
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
built only in 1900 in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. This voiturette
Voiturette
Voiturette is a word mostly used to describe a miniature automobile; however, it has several nuanced meanings, depending largely on the usage date.-History:...
designed by E. D. Billings was powered by a hp De Dion
De Dion-Bouton
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer and railcar manufacturer operating from 1883 to 1932. The company was founded by the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton and his brother-in-law Charles Trépardoux....
single-cylinder engine mounted in the open at the front of the car. The Burns part of the name came from its intended seller - a Mr. J. Burns based in London.