HCE (car)

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HCE
Overview
Manufacturer HCE Cars
Easycar Company
Production 1912-1913
Body and chassis
Class cyclecar
Body style various
Powertrain
Engine Buckingham single cylinder
Transmission chain and belt drive
Chronology
Successor none

The HCE was a British four wheeled cyclecar made in 1912 and 1913 originally by H.C.E. Cars of London SW and later by the Easycar Company at a 30-acre (120,000 m2) site with test track in Harold Wood, Essex.

The car used a single cylinder Buckingham engine with a tax rating of 6/8 HP driving by chain to a two speed gearbox and then by belt to the rear wheels.[1]

A range of body styles were advertised including four seaters. In 1913, and very unusual for the time, four wheel brakes were fitted.

References

  1. Georgano, N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1. 
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