ABC MOTORS LTD (GB) 1920-1929

ABC MOTORS LTD (GB) 1920-1929

Over last few years more is coming out of these unusual British air cooled cars and more stuff will be added over the year

so far Brief History feature in
July 1990 Motorsport (GB) Page 732-734
and
Automobile Quarterly (US) Volume 15 Issue # 1 Page 10;13;20 on a low slung chassis re-appeared 1979 (not reviewed by me in person)


Letters on
2 SEATER SPECIAL 1921 by a previous owner who had Converted to water cooled Reg AV6121 see May 1979 Motorsport Page 621-622

Letters on ABC Gear Change -Comments on its unusual transmission
see 4th November 1955 Autocar (GB) Page 777 by W K Bunting; Harrow; Middlesex
and another letter on 18th November 1955 Autocar (GB) Page 858 (where unfornately I did not record the writer)

One for sale
2 SEATER SPECIAL 1921 see August 1999 NZ Classic Car Page 117 Volume 9 and Issue no 8 that was for sale privately here in New Zealand 1203cc ;NZ Reg NY 24??

(note ?? means little letters are missing or I could not read it)


They also produced a Scooter

as one turned up in a Auction:

1919 Skootamota (scootar) see March 1983 The Automobile (GB) Page 64 Volume 1 Issue #2 -Auction of vehicles not normally done by this concern they been JOHN FRANCIS & THOMAS JONES & SONS Auctions 1982 -bidding was brisk for 1919 ABC Skootamotor No 2992 Reg BX 2222 one owner from 1920 ; aunt of deceased -that her Aunts bike died age 87 Margaret Marion Evelyn Jones part of report on the Auction by Michael Worthington-Williams
carries chassis number 2992 1st owner was Margaret Marion Evelyn Jones

a Motorcycle turned up at a auction
3hp motorcycle 1921 see August 1961 Veteran & Vintage (GB) Page 394 Volume 5 Issue #12 at the Veteran & Vinage Car Auction BEAULIEU Auction June 17 1961 part of a report by the late Michael Sedgwick