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* c. 1905 Company formed; cars included the ‘West’ Light Car and others. | |||
* The '''Academy''' was an English dual-control car built by [[E. J. West and Co]] of Coventry between 1906 and 1908. The car had a 14 hp 4-cylinder engine by [[White and Poppe]]. It was mainly sold to the [[Motor Academy]] in London, an early driving school who were probably the first to offer dual control but was also available to the general public. | |||
* 1906 The company showed at the 1906 Olympia Show. | |||
* 1906. Cars with British chassis and French engines. Produced 10-12 h.p., 12-14 h.p. (both twin-cylinder), 15 h.p. (four-cylinder), 15 h.p. (six-cylinder) and 20-22 h.p. (four-cylinder) models. <ref> The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.</ref> | |||
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West Ltd, maker of cars
- c. 1905 Company formed; cars included the ‘West’ Light Car and others.
- The Academy was an English dual-control car built by E. J. West and Co of Coventry between 1906 and 1908. The car had a 14 hp 4-cylinder engine by White and Poppe. It was mainly sold to the Motor Academy in London, an early driving school who were probably the first to offer dual control but was also available to the general public.
- 1906 The company showed at the 1906 Olympia Show.
- 1906. Cars with British chassis and French engines. Produced 10-12 h.p., 12-14 h.p. (both twin-cylinder), 15 h.p. (four-cylinder), 15 h.p. (six-cylinder) and 20-22 h.p. (four-cylinder) models. [1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.