Black Prince (car)
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The Black Prince was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar
made in small numbers in 1920 by Black Prince Motors of Barnard Castle
, Durham.
The car was designed by H G Wright and was available with either a single or twin-cylinder Union air-cooled engine rated at 2.75 horse power. Drive was through a two-speed belt system although gear transmission was an option.
Both the open body and the chassis were made of wood. The flexibility of this was used as suspension.
The number made is not known but at least two survive.
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...
made in small numbers in 1920 by Black Prince Motors of Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is an historical town in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is named after the castle around which it grew up. It sits on the north side of the River Tees, opposite Startforth, south southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne, south southwest of Sunderland, west of Middlesbrough and ...
, Durham.
The car was designed by H G Wright and was available with either a single or twin-cylinder Union air-cooled engine rated at 2.75 horse power. Drive was through a two-speed belt system although gear transmission was an option.
Both the open body and the chassis were made of wood. The flexibility of this was used as suspension.
The number made is not known but at least two survive.