Mercury Industries
From Graces Guide
Mercury were motorcycles produced in Dudley, Worcestershire, from 1956 to 1958. The company, Mercury Industries was founded in Birmingham in 1947, and originally produced bicycles.
- 1956 The first motorcycles made their debut, having been built by a bicycle firm. Two mopeds were listed, one of which was the Mercette which had a 48cc ohv engine built in-unit with a two-speed gearbox, fitted in a rigid frame with telescopic forks. The second was the Hermes scooter with a two-speed 49cc Ilo two-stroke engine.
- 1957 Those two models were joined by others: the Dolphin scooter with a 99cc Villiers 4F engine; the Whippet 60, which was a larger version of the Mercette; and the Grey Streak, which was a motorcycle fitted with a 99cc Villiers 6F engine.
- 1958 Only the Grey Streak and the Mercette ran on that year. The Pippin scooter, with 4F engine, also appeared, but production then ceased.
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] CyberMotorCycles web site
- [2] Wolverhampton Heritage and History Society
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9