Caesar Cycle Co: Difference between revisions

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Caesar was a motorcycle produced from about 1922 to 1923.

1897 Company established at 36 Hertford Street, Coventry by W. M. Jones

In the early 1920s they assembled lightweight models with a 269cc Villiers engine and a simple specification.

They continued to produce cycles from their works at Clarendon St, Earlsdon until 1929

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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 '''Caesar''' was a motorcycle produced from about 1922 to 1923.
-This company was very short-lived and it was one of the many firms that failed to survive the initial boom in powered transport that occurred after the end of the First World War. In the early 1920s they assembled lightweight models with a 269cc [[Villiers]] engine and a simple specifiaction.
+Company established at 36 Hertford Street, Coventry by [[W. M. Jones]]
+In the early 1920s they assembled lightweight models with a 269cc [[Villiers]] engine and a simple specification.
+They continued to produce cycles from their works at Clarendon St, Earlsdon until 1929
 == See Also ==
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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 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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