Thursday, January 25, 2024

1913 Sheffield Simplex


The occasion is not mentioned but here we have a lady at the wheel of a very sporty Sheffield Simplex,  posing with a carload of people. She would be enjoying the power of the 4.7 litre 6 cylinder side valve engine while appreciating the newly-introduced electric start.
 The company was supported by the coal magnate Earl Fitzwilliam and their cars were designed to be the best on the road, they considered Rolls Royce to be their only competition. Production was interrupted by World War 1 and although they resumed production in 1919, few cars were sold and they closed their doors the next year.


Richard Hough and Michael Frostick, A History of the World's High Performance Cars, George Allen & Unwin 1967

 

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2 comments:

  1. GrantJanuary 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM


    Sheffield-Simplex and Rolls Royce were from from being the only British cars to use six-cylinder engines at the time; there were many other makes. At random; Napier, Daimler Vauxhall, Wolseley, Standard and a host of others were building them.

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  2. Mister GJanuary 27, 2024 at 10:03 PM

    You are correct. I shouldn't believe everything I read.

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