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'''Chell Motor Company''' of Moorfield Road, Wolverhampton. | '''Chell Motor Company''' of Moorfield Road, Wolverhampton. | ||
'''Chell''' were motorcycles produced from 1938 to 1939. Production only lasted for a few months. The company first announced a pair of lightweights with [[Villiers]] engines. | |||
In April 1939, details of the ''Chell Lightweight'' appeared in the 'Motor Cycle and Cycle Trader' magazine. The machine, which sold for £25.10s., had a loop frame and was fitted with a 125c.c., or a 98c.c., two stroke Villiers engine, and had twin exhaust pipes, which terminated in tubular silencers. | |||
There were pressed-steel front forks and a two gallon petrol tank. The machine had an 18watt electric light and was complete with air cleaner on the carburettor, a horn, number plates, central stand, licence holder, tyre inflator, a toolbox complete with tools, and [[Dunlop Rubber Co|Dunlop]] tyres. A [[S. Smith and Sons (Motor Accessories)|Smith's]] lightweight speedometer could be fitted to the machine for an extra 35 shillings. | |||
Both engines fitted into a loop frame with pressed steel forks. The brakes were four-inch drums and ignition and lights were provided by flywheel magneto. It had petroil lubrication and rear suspension was an option. | |||
The onset of war brought production to a close. | |||
==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 | ||
* [http://www.motorcyclecity.com/all-motorcycles/index.htm##W] All Motorcycles Ever Made - Worldwide | * [http://www.motorcyclecity.com/all-motorcycles/index.htm##W] All Motorcycles Ever Made - Worldwide | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 13 April 2014
Chell Motor Company of Moorfield Road, Wolverhampton.
Chell were motorcycles produced from 1938 to 1939. Production only lasted for a few months. The company first announced a pair of lightweights with Villiers engines.
In April 1939, details of the Chell Lightweight appeared in the 'Motor Cycle and Cycle Trader' magazine. The machine, which sold for £25.10s., had a loop frame and was fitted with a 125c.c., or a 98c.c., two stroke Villiers engine, and had twin exhaust pipes, which terminated in tubular silencers.
There were pressed-steel front forks and a two gallon petrol tank. The machine had an 18watt electric light and was complete with air cleaner on the carburettor, a horn, number plates, central stand, licence holder, tyre inflator, a toolbox complete with tools, and Dunlop tyres. A Smith's lightweight speedometer could be fitted to the machine for an extra 35 shillings.
Both engines fitted into a loop frame with pressed steel forks. The brakes were four-inch drums and ignition and lights were provided by flywheel magneto. It had petroil lubrication and rear suspension was an option.
The onset of war brought production to a close.
See Also
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
- [1] All Motorcycles Ever Made - Worldwide
- [2] CyberMotorCycles web site
- [3] Wolverhampton Heritage and History Society
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9
- Powered Vehicles made in the Black Country by Jim Boulton and Harold Parsons. Published 1990. ISBN 0 904015 30 0