Burman and Sons

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Burman and Sons Ltd, of Ryland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, manufactured Burman-Douglas steering gear.[1]

Their recirculating worm and ball design of steering gear was fitted to pre-war vehicles such as the Ford Eight and the Ford Prefect,[1] the Bedford CA, plus heavy trucks and off-road vehicles - both pre and post-war. In its day, Burman-Douglas steering-gear was regarded as...
... a "quality" feature of a car chassis specification,[1]
but the worm and ball design was eventually surpassed by the cheaper rack and pinion design which dominates today.

The company also manufactured motorcycle gearboxes during part of its history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Autocar. May 13, 1939. p. 53. 
  2. ↑ http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/Literature/Generic/Burman1926Sales/Burman1926_01.jpg


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