| Manufacturer | Eric, Campbell & Co Ltd Vulcan Iron Works |
|---|---|
| Production | 1919-1926 |
| Successor | none |
| Engine | 1498 cc in-line 4 cylinder |
| Transmission | three speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 102 in (2,591 mm) [1] |
| Length | 144 in (3,658 mm) [1] |
The Eric-Campbell was a British car made from 1919 to 1924. The company was formed by H Eric Orr-Ewing and Noel Campbell Macklin. Macklin would go on to found Invicta cars.[2]
The car called the 10 (10/22 in 1924) was built in the factory of the Handley Page aircraft company in Cricklewood, North London. It was assembled from bought-in components with a Coventry-Simplex 1498 cc, four cylinder, side valve engine driving the rear wheels through a cone clutch and three speed Moss gearbox. The engine was tuned with a special camshaft and lightened pistons. Half elliptic leaf springs were fitted at the front whilst at the rear cantilever springing was used. A top speed of 55 mph was guaranteed and 60 mph claimed as possible.[2] Two seat polished aluminium bodies were fitted with a Rolls-Royce looking radiator.
Two cars were entered in the 1919 Targa Florio race in Sicily.
An 8 hp car, the 8/20, with 1075 cc engine was announced in 1924 but it seems not to have reached production.[1]
Macklin left the company in 1920 to concentrate on his Silver Hawk car and by 1921 Eric-Campbell were in financial difficulties. In 1922 production was taken over by Vulcan Iron Works.[3] Prices were reduced and a wider range of bodies offered. In its last year of 1924, Anzani engines could be ordereded as well as the Coventry-Simplex.
The new owners failed to make a success of the company and the receivers were called in in January 1926.[3]
It is estimated that as many as 500 cars might have been made.[2]