Robinhood Engineering Works

1919.

November 1922.

1922. North-Lucas Radial car

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1924.

of Newlands, Putney Vale.

(although presumably named after the nearby Robin Hood gate to Richmond Park the name is spelled without a space between the first 2 words)

1922 Ralph Lucas developed the North-Lucas Radial with Oliver North at the Robin Hood Engineering Works in Putney Vale. Only one was built by the Chelsea Motor Building Co. The car had a streamlined aluminium bodied with a fabric roof. It was used by Ralph himself between 1922 and 1928, covering 65,000 miles in its lifetime.

See illustration.

Five air-cooled radial cylinders, with a bore and stroke of 70 mm. and 76 mm. (1496 c.c.), placed in a horizontal plane around a vertical crankshaft. 'The North-Lucas was designed to conform to practical ideals. Only one model so far has been built and, incidentally, only two persons have ever driven this interesting car, one being Mr. Lucas himself and the other the present writer. At first it was not intended that the North-Lucas should be produced commercially, but, as a consideration of the actual car will show, its price complete retail should not be more than £600 at present costs, and at this figure it should certainly sell.'

1922 Makers of the KLG Sparking Plugs

c.1927 Acquired by S. Smith and Sons (Motor Accessories)

1928 "Major H. O. D. Segrave will attempt next February to regain for this country the world’s land speed record. The 1,000 horse-power car which has been specially designed for the attempt, and is being assembled at the Robin Hood Engineering Works, Putney Vale, London."

1929 Owned by Smiths

1929 Constructed the Irving-Napier record-breaking car for Henry Segrave.

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