Arnold (automobile)
The Arnold was one of the first motor cars manufactured in the United Kingdom. It was produced in East Peckham, Kent between 1896 and 1898.
History
William Arnold & Sons of East Peckham, Kent, was an agricultural engineering company founded in about 1844.[1]
In 1895 they acquired a licence to build Benz cars. As the Arnold Motor Carriage Co. from 1896[2] to 1898.[3] the firm built twelve cars patterned after the Benz but fitted with their own engines.[4] Two Arnolds were exhibited at Crystal Palace in 1896.[3]
One Arnold from 1896 was fitted with the world’s first self-starter, by electrical engineer H. J. Dowsing. This was a dynamotor coupled to the flywheel, designed to assist the car on hills and well as starting the engine,[1]
Two Arnold cars survive.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b G.N. Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ^ Rubashow, Tom (24 October 2008). "Shilling fine for 8 mph dash down high street". Kent and Sussex Courier (Paddock Wood edition). Courier Media Group Ltd.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Men who sparked the ignition". brooklands.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lawrence, Margaret (1994). Bridge Over the Stream. East Peckham Parish Council. p. 14. ISBN 0-9524828-1-9.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help) - ^ "Arnold". British Motor Manufacturers. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
Other sources
"Arnold", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974).
External links
- Photo of one of the two surviving Arnold cars
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