HCE (car)
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The HCE was a British four wheeled cyclecar
made in 1912 and 1913 originally by H.C.E. Cars of London SW and later by the Easycar Company at a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) site with test track in Harold Wood
, Essex.
The car used a single cylinder Buckingham engine with a tax rating of 6/8 HP driving by chain to a two speed gearbox and then by belt to the rear wheels.
A range of body styles were advertised including four seaters. In 1913, and very unusual for the time, four wheel brakes were fitted.
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 1912 and 1913 originally by H.C.E. Cars of London SW and later by the Easycar Company at a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) site with test track in Harold Wood
Harold Wood
Harold Wood is a place in the London Borough of Havering, east London, England.It is a suburban development situated east-northeeast of Charing Cross...
, Essex.
The car used a single cylinder Buckingham engine with a tax rating of 6/8 HP driving by chain to a two speed gearbox and then by belt to the rear wheels.
A range of body styles were advertised including four seaters. In 1913, and very unusual for the time, four wheel brakes were fitted.