The Addison Motor Company was an English automobile company based in Liverpool. James Harold Atherton was the sole proprietor and works manager from 1903 until 1918.[1]
The 6+1⁄2 hp (4.8 kW) two-cylinder engine was controlled by variable-lift inlet valves. It was promoted as "the Mercedes of the tri-car world".[2][3]
The company also produced motorcycles in 1904–1905.[2]
The Addison touring car and tri-car were shown and well received by The Motor at the ninth Liverpool Motor Show.[4]
The Addison tri-car won a silver medal at a hill-climbing contest held by the University of Liverpool Motor Club on 13 July 1905.[5]
In January 1912, it was reported that the company was so successful that they had to open a separate showroom at 7 Berry Street in Liverpool for their Alldays and Phoenix cars.[6]
Another car the company sold was the Speedwell.[7]
Around 1922, the company expanded to a larger garage.[8]
References
edit- ^ "James Harold Atherton - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b Bacon, Roy (2004). The British Motorcycle Directory: Over 1,100 Marques from 1888. The Crowood Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1861266743.
- ^ The Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1904.
- ^ Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1905.[page needed]
- ^ Spooner, Stanley (1905). The Auto: The Motorist's Pictorial. Pictorial Press.[page needed]
- ^ The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage. Iliffe, sons & Sturmey Limited. 1912.[page needed]
- ^ "New Motor Cars". The Guardian. 9 February 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ The Commercial Motor. Temple Press Limited. 1922.[page needed]
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