Engineering:Bantam (car)

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The Bantam was a British cyclecar manufactured by Slack and Harrison in Kegworth, Leicestershire in 1913.

It was powered by an 8-horsepower V-twin engine made by Precision. There was no gearbox and variation in transmission ratios was provided for by variable pulleys. Final drive was by chain.[1][2]

See also

  • List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom

References

  1. Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Norwich: The Stationery Office. p. 131. ISBN 0-11-702319-1. 
  2. Kay, Stephen (2009). Cyclecars - An Annoted Index. Govilon: 325 Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-09563160-0-4.