Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Mars

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Mars were motorcycles produced from 1922 to 1924, by Mars Ltd. of White Friars Lane, Coventry.

The machine was fitted with any of the popular single-cyclinder engines available at the time. Capacity also varied. The engines included: Villiers 147cc, 269cc and 342cc; JAP 292cc and 597cc; Blackburne 348cc; Bradshaw 348cc plus the sleeve-valve Barr and Stroud of 249cc and 499cc.

Sources of Information

The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press