Motor Manufacturing Company

Motor Manufacturing Company
Motor Manufacturing Company (1907)
RechtsformLimited
Gründung1898
Auflösung1908
SitzClapham, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
BrancheAutomobilindustrie

Aktie der Motor Manufacturing Company Limited vom 14. Mai 1901
MMC von 1900
(c) Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0
MMC von 1900
(c) Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0
MMC von 1900
MMC von 1902

Motor Manufacturing Company war ein britischer Automobilhersteller.[1]

Unternehmensgeschichte

Das Unternehmen gilt als Nachfolgegesellschaft der Great Horseless Carriage Company,[2] die bereits 1897 Personenkraftwagen der Marke MMC verkaufte.[1] Es wurde im Januar 1898 in Coventry gegründet.[3] Am 4. Februar 1907 erfolgten eine Umbenennung in Motor Manufacturing Company (1907) Limited und der Umzug nach Clapham.[4] 1908 endete die Produktion.[1]

Fahrzeuge

Die ersten Modelle hatten Zweizylindermotoren. 1901 kamen Einzylindermotoren und Vierzylindermotoren dazu. Das letzte Modell 35/45 HP hatte einen Sechszylindermotor mit 9553 cm³ Hubraum.[5]

ModellBauzeitZylinderHubraum (cm³)Leistung (PS)
4 HP18972
4 ½ HP189921527
11 HP18992
5 HP19011785
12 HP1901–190243054
6 HP1899–190021527
5 ½ HP1901–190218645,5
7 HP und 8 HP190121684
8 HP1902–190411021
10 HP1902–190322041
20 HP und 25 HP1902–190444082
9 HP190611378
12 HP190622756
14 HP190642212
20 HP190644111
30/35 HP190646274
35/45 HP190869553

Quelle:[5]

Das Fahrzeug mit dem britischen Kennzeichen AP 163 gehörte zur Sammlung von Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding bei Horsham und wurde am 5. Dezember 2005 für 132.473 Euro versteigert.[6]

Motorenverkauf

Die englischen Automarken Anglian, Century, Eadie, Horbick, Horley, Hutton, Ilford, National, Ryley und Voitucar sowie der Motorradhersteller Wakefield verwendeten Einbaumotoren der Motor Manufacturing Company zum Antrieb ihrer Fahrzeuge.

Literatur

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die große Automobil-Enzyklopädie. BLV, München 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalogue of British Cars. William Morrow & Company, New York 1974, ISBN 0-688-00245-5 (englisch).
  • George Nicholas Georgano: Autos. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975 (französisch).

Weblinks

Commons: Motor Manufacturing Company – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ a b c George Nicholas Georgano (Hrsg.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (englisch).
  2. ↑ Great Horseless Carriage Co Auf gracesguide.co.uk, abgerufen am 9. Mai 2021 (englisch).
  3. ↑ Motor Manufacturing Co (MMC) Auf gracesguide.co.uk, abgerufen am 9. Mai 2021 (englisch).
  4. ↑ Motor Manufacturing Co (1907) Auf gracesguide.co.uk, abgerufen am 9. Mai 2021 (englisch).
  5. ↑ a b David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalogue of British Cars. William Morrow & Company, New York 1974, ISBN 0-688-00245-5 (englisch).
  6. ↑ 1900 MMC 6-hp “Charette” Rear-entrance Tonneau Auf bonhams.com, abgerufen am 9. Mai 2021 (englisch).

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Flagge des Vereinigten Königreichs in der Proportion 3:5, ausschließlich an Land verwendet. Auf See beträgt das richtige Verhältnis 1:2.
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Back on the Road After a brief stop, car number 69, a British made M.M.C. (Motor Manufacturing Company Ltd.) from 1900, makes its way along High Street, Croydon.

London - Brighton Veteran Car Run 2009.

“The annual event takes place on the first Sunday of every November and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14 November 1896 which celebrated the passing into law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the speed limit for 'light locomotives' from 4 mph to 14 mph and abolished the requirement for these vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot. The law required the man on foot to carry a red flag but the requirement was actually abolished in 1878. However, the Locomotive Act was still widely known as the 'Red Flag Act' and a red flag was symbolically destroyed at the start of the Emancipation Run, by Lord Winchilsea. Over 30 pioneer motorists set off from London on the 1896 Run to endure the rough roads to the Sussex seaside resort but only 14 of the starters actually made the journey, and some evidence exists that one car was taken by rail and covered with mud before crossing the finishing line!

The next run was staged in 1927 as a re-enactment of the 1896 Run and organised by the motoring editor of the Daily Sketch. The Run has taken place every November thereafter, with the exception of the war years and 1947 when petrol rationing was in force. From 1930 to the present day the event has been owned and professionally organised by The Royal Automobile Club.”
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M.M.C. 1900
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Aktie der Motor Manufacturing Company vom 14. Mai 1901
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(c) Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Best of British Car number 69 is an M.M.C. (Motor Manufacturing Company Ltd 1897-1908), dating from 1900. Entered by Philip Oldman, it is seen making an unscheduled stop on High Street, Croydon.

London - Brighton Veteran Car Run 2009.

“The annual event takes place on the first Sunday of every November and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14 November 1896 which celebrated the passing into law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the speed limit for 'light locomotives' from 4 mph to 14 mph and abolished the requirement for these vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot. The law required the man on foot to carry a red flag but the requirement was actually abolished in 1878. However, the Locomotive Act was still widely known as the 'Red Flag Act' and a red flag was symbolically destroyed at the start of the Emancipation Run, by Lord Winchilsea. Over 30 pioneer motorists set off from London on the 1896 Run to endure the rough roads to the Sussex seaside resort but only 14 of the starters actually made the journey, and some evidence exists that one car was taken by rail and covered with mud before crossing the finishing line!

The next run was staged in 1927 as a re-enactment of the 1896 Run and organised by the motoring editor of the Daily Sketch. The Run has taken place every November thereafter, with the exception of the war years and 1947 when petrol rationing was in force. From 1930 to the present day the event has been owned and professionally organised by The Royal Automobile Club.”