Autoglider
From Graces Guide
Autoglider Ltd of Gt. Charles Street, Birmingham.
Autogliders were motorcycles produced from 1919 to 1921.
Designed by Charles Townsend
The company incorporated Townsend and Co.
1919. First Autogliders built. The Autoglider was actually a scooter. They first appeared after World War I and required the rider to travel standing up. The engine was a 292cc Villiers or 269cc Union mounted above the front wheel. The platform was on small disc wheels and the handlebars were carried by a long twin-tube extension, with the cylindrical fuel tank fitted between them. Later models had a seat and lower handlebars with the fuel tank set between them.
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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
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0