Basic wooden structure of a 1950s wooden sidecar by Watsonian.
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Maybe just a failure of imagination, but I can scarcely believe that the sidecar market alone would sustain Watsonian, not to mention its competitors. Did Watsonian build other items? Were sidecars just a small part of its business? --rats
In the 1940's and 50's sidecars were quite popular in Great Britain and Europe for their economy of space, economy of purchase and economy of fuel. As much as I enjoy sidecars I have to believe it's not much more than a cottage industry now, although perhaps there's hope in the aging population that's fueling the explosion of Can Am Spyders and Gold Wing and HD trike conversions.
3 comments:
Maybe just a failure of imagination, but I can scarcely believe that the sidecar market alone would sustain Watsonian, not to mention its competitors. Did Watsonian build other items? Were sidecars just a small part of its business?
--rats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonian_Squire
In the 1940's and 50's sidecars were quite popular in Great Britain and Europe for their economy of space, economy of purchase and economy of fuel. As much as I enjoy sidecars I have to believe it's not much more than a cottage industry now, although perhaps there's hope in the aging population that's fueling the explosion of Can Am Spyders and Gold Wing and HD trike conversions.
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