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[[Image:Campion 8 pk 1000 cc 1913.jpg|thumb|right|A 1913 Campion motorcycle]] |
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[[Image:CampionShopFront1909.jpeg|thumb|right|70-72 Renshaw st. Liverpool, UK, about 1909]] |
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The '''Campion Cycle Company''' was a British [[bicycle]], [[cyclecar]] and motor cycle maker, active from 1901 to 1926 and based in [[Nottingham, England]]. |
The '''Campion Cycle Company''' was a British [[bicycle]], [[cyclecar]] and motor cycle maker, active from 1901 to 1926 and based in [[Nottingham, England]]. |
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In 1927 it was purchased by [[currys]]. <ref name="National Archive">{{cite web |url= http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-acc3485&cid=0#0 |title="National Archives"}}</ref> |
In 1927 it was purchased by [[currys]]. <ref name="National Archive">{{cite web |url= http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-acc3485&cid=0#0 |title="National Archives"}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:52, 13 October 2010
The Campion Cycle Company was a British bicycle, cyclecar and motor cycle maker, active from 1901 to 1926 and based in Nottingham, England. In 1927 it was purchased by currys. [1]
Motor cycles
Campion motorcycles used a variety of proprietary engines including Minerva, MMC, Fafnir, Precision, Villiers, Blackburne and JAP.
They also supplied frames to other companies.
Campion Cyclecar
The Cyclecar was made only in 1913 and was powered by a JAP V twin with a rating of 8hp. It used a friction transmission system and drove the rear wheels by a belt. [2]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Campion motorcycles.
References
- ^ ""National Archives"".
- ^ Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
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