E. and H. Hora
From Graces Guide
E. and H. Hora of London
- The Auto-Mixte was a bus design from Belgium and built period electric chassis using transmission designs of Henri Piper, later used by Daimler bus.
- At least one Auto-Mixte design came to Britain and was rumoured to be the maker's first bus.
- The chassis was very high by the standards of the day.
- It was designed in 1906 by bodybuilder E and H. Hora and a body was built for it in just eight days.
- 1911 Directory lists them as Hora E. & H. Ltd. 36 & 38 Peckham Road, London SE and as motor manufacturers.
Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
- Post Office London Location Suburbs Directory, 1911. (Part 2: Trades and Court Directories, etc.)
- AA. [1] Image courtesy of Aviation Ancestry