International Surrey Company
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International Surrey Company Ltd., also called "The Surrey Company", is a quadracycle manufacturer based in La Marque, Texas
, USA. The company began production in the mid-1980s and specializes in providing products for the quadracycle rental market.
The company was formed as a quadracycle rental operator in 1970 under the name The Surrey Company with locations in Kissimmee, Florida
and Galveston, Texas
. The company also operated an affiliate under the name Beach Bike Rentals. They rented out the French
Gitane Rosalie and the Italian
bolt-together framed Selene Surrey.
The renting of quadracycles was found to be very hard on the imported models and the quadracycles suffered equipment failures as a result. The Surrey Company made improved replacement parts, such as awnings and frames for these models and suggested improvements to the European manufacturers.
By the mid-1980s the company found that it was economical to build their own complete quadracycles and decided to become a manufacturing operation. In 1996 the company started shipping products outside the United States for the first time and changed their name to International Surrey Company to reflect this new market focus.
ation alternative for short trips to neighborhood stores and schools.
The company now offers Surreys with a newly developed 7 speed transmission.
La Marque, Texas
La Marque is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 14,509...
, USA. The company began production in the mid-1980s and specializes in providing products for the quadracycle rental market.
History
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
and Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
. The company also operated an affiliate under the name Beach Bike Rentals. They rented out the French
France
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Gitane Rosalie and the Italian
Italy
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bolt-together framed Selene Surrey.
The renting of quadracycles was found to be very hard on the imported models and the quadracycles suffered equipment failures as a result. The Surrey Company made improved replacement parts, such as awnings and frames for these models and suggested improvements to the European manufacturers.
By the mid-1980s the company found that it was economical to build their own complete quadracycles and decided to become a manufacturing operation. In 1996 the company started shipping products outside the United States for the first time and changed their name to International Surrey Company to reflect this new market focus.
Design and uses
Quadracycles started out as leisure vehicles, but in the 21st century many are now used as a sustainable transportSustainable transport
Sustainable transport refers to any means of transport with low impact on the environment, and includes walking and cycling, transit oriented development, green vehicles, CarSharing, and building or protecting urban transport systems that are fuel-efficient, space-saving and promote healthy...
ation alternative for short trips to neighborhood stores and schools.
The company now offers Surreys with a newly developed 7 speed transmission.
Current products
- OS Series Surrey
- DX Series Surrey
- California Cruzer
- OS Series Surrey Limousine
- DX Series Surrey Limousine
- Surrey Stretch Limousine Bike
Products under development
- Bullet Trike
- Surrey Tram
- Roadrunner
- Surrey Special edition
- Surrey Taxi