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'''Whitworth''' was motorcycle sold under the trading name of '''Frank Whitworth''', of Birmingham, in 1924. | '''Whitworth''' was motorcycle sold under the trading name of '''Frank Whitworth''', of Birmingham, in 1924. | ||
This was a large retail dealer who offered a 147cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] lightweight, with [[Albion Engineering Co|Albion]] two-speed gearbox and belt drive. It was built elsewhere, probably at the [[Arab]] factory on Bellbarn Road, to be sold cheaply without a cut for the middleman. It went on sale for just £27. | This was a large retail dealer who offered a 147cc two-stroke [[Villiers]] lightweight, with [[Albion Engineering Co|Albion]] two-speed gearbox and belt drive. It was built elsewhere, probably at the [[Arab Motor Co|Arab]] factory on Bellbarn Road, to be sold cheaply without a cut for the middleman. It went on sale for just £27. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:39, 21 November 2012
Whitworth was motorcycle sold under the trading name of Frank Whitworth, of Birmingham, in 1924.
This was a large retail dealer who offered a 147cc two-stroke Villiers lightweight, with Albion two-speed gearbox and belt drive. It was built elsewhere, probably at the Arab factory on Bellbarn Road, to be sold cheaply without a cut for the middleman. It went on sale for just £27.
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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