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'''Mars''' | '''Mars''' of White Friars Lane, Coventry. | ||
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. | '''Mars''' were [[motorcycles]] produced from 1922 to 1924, by 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. | ||
== Sources of Information == | == 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 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 | |||
Revision as of 14:47, 28 August 2007
Mars of White Friars Lane, Coventry.
Mars were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924, by 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; JAP 292cc and 597cc; Blackburne 348cc; Bradshaw 348cc plus the sleeve-valve Barr and Stroud of 249cc and 499cc.
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