Addison Motor Company Explained

The Addison Motor Company was an English automobile company based in Liverpool. James Harold Atherton was the sole proprietor and works manager from 1903 until 1918.[1]

The two-cylinder engine was controlled by variable-lift inlet valves. It was promoted as "the Mercedes of the tri-car world".[2]

The company also produced motorcycles in 1904–1905.[3]

The Addison touring car and tri-car were shown and well received by The Motor at the ninth Liverpool Motor Show.[4]

The Addison tri-car won a silver medal at a hill-climbing contest held by the University of Liverpool Motor Club on 13 July 1905.[5]

In January 1912, it was reported that the company was so successful that they had to open a separate showroom at 7 Berry Street in Liverpool for their Alldays and Phoenix cars.[6]

Another car the company sold was the Speedwell.[7]

Around 1922, the company expanded to a larger garage.[8]

References

  1. Web site: James Harold Atherton - Graces Guide. 2020-08-08. www.gracesguide.co.uk. en.
  2. Book: The Motor. 1904. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. en.
  3. Book: Bacon . Roy . The British Motorcycle Directory: Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 . 2004 . The Crowood Press . 978-1861266743 . 12.
  4. Book: Motor. 1905. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. en.
  5. Book: Spooner, Stanley. The Auto: The Motorist's Pictorial. 1905. Pictorial Press. en.
  6. Book: The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage. 1912. Iliffe, sons & Sturmey Limited. en.
  7. News: 1907-02-09. New Motor Cars. 6. The Guardian. 2020-08-08. en.
  8. Book: The Commercial Motor. 1922. Temple Press Limited. en.

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