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'''Mars''' of White Friars Lane, Coventry.
'''Mars''' of Whitefriars Lane, Coventry.


'''Mars''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924
'''Mars''' were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924


The machine was fitted with any of the popular single-cyclinder engines available at the time.  Capacity also varied.  The engines included: [[Villiers]] 147cc, 269cc and 342cc; [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] 292cc and 597cc; [[Blackburne]] 348cc; [[Bradshaw]] 348cc plus the sleeve-valve [[Barr and Stroud]] of 249cc and 499cc.
The machine was fitted with any of the popular single-cylinder engines available at the time.  Capacity also varied.  The engines included: [[Villiers]] 147cc, 269cc and 342cc; [[J. A. Prestwich Industries|JAP]] 292cc and 597cc; [[Blackburne]] 348cc; [[Bradshaw]] 348cc plus the sleeve-valve [[Barr and Stroud]] of 249cc and 499cc.


Company under the control of a former manager of [[Singer]]
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
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* The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
* The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
* The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
* Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage by Damien Kimberley. Published 2009. ISBN 978 0 7509 5125 9


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Revision as of 19:57, 19 October 2010

Mars of Whitefriars Lane, Coventry.

Mars were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924

The machine was fitted with any of the popular single-cylinder engines available at the time. Capacity also varied. The engines included: Villiers 147cc, 269cc and 342cc; JAP 292cc and 597cc; Blackburne 348cc; Bradshaw 348cc plus the sleeve-valve Barr and Stroud of 249cc and 499cc.

Company under the control of a former manager of Singer

See Also

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Sources of Information

  • The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
  • The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
  • Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage by Damien Kimberley. Published 2009. ISBN 978 0 7509 5125 9
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