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'''Cycle Fittings''', of Birmingham
'''Cycle Fittings''', of Birmingham
There were several '''Lloyd''' firms, but this was the earliest and was founded by [[W. A. Lloyd]], presumably as [[W. A. Lloyds Cycle Fittings]]


'''Lloyd''' produced motorcycles from 1902 to 1903.
'''Lloyd''' produced motorcycles from 1902 to 1903.
There were several '''Lloyd''' firms, but this was the earliest and was founded by [[W. A. Lloyd]]


They used their own 2 hp engine and primitive fittings.  
They used their own 2 hp engine and primitive fittings.  
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[[W. A. Lloyd]], who had been involved with [[Walter John Lloyd]] at [[Quadrant Cycle Co|Quadrant]], later went on to produce the [[William Lloyd's Cycles|Dreadnought]], from 1915 to 1922.   
[[W. A. Lloyd]], who had been involved with [[Walter John Lloyd]] at [[Quadrant Cycle Co|Quadrant]], later went on to produce the [[William Lloyd's Cycles|Dreadnought]], from 1915 to 1922.   


[[W. A. Lloyds Cycle Fittings]]





Revision as of 11:26, 25 November 2015

Cycle Fittings, of Birmingham

There were several Lloyd firms, but this was the earliest and was founded by W. A. Lloyd, presumably as W. A. Lloyds Cycle Fittings

Lloyd produced motorcycles from 1902 to 1903.

They used their own 2 hp engine and primitive fittings.

W. A. Lloyd, who had been involved with Walter John Lloyd at Quadrant, later went on to produce the Dreadnought, from 1915 to 1922.


See Also

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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
  • The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9