Simms Manufacturing Co
of 55a Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey.
of Welbeck Works, Kimberley Road, Willesden Lane, Kilburn
1900 business founded by Frederick Simms
1901 January. Details of the 3.5hp Voiturette.[1]
1901 March. Details of the 6-hp water-cooled motor.[2]
1901 March. Details of the Simms Military motor.[3]
1902 January. Announce four-cylinder engines of 20, 30 and 50-hp.[4]
1903 the Simms Motor War car built to the order of Vickers, Sons and Maxim. Full details.[5]
1904 to 1907 Built cars and commercial vehicles, van and heavier chassis, as well as engines for other manufacturers
1905 June. Details of the Simms-Welbeck cars. 12-hp, 20-hp and 26-hp. [6]
1905 June. Details of their Simms-Welbeck 10-24-hp car.[7] [8] [9]
1905 September. Details of the T.T. car.[10]
1906 A bodied single-decker for Durham and District Motor Omnibus Co was delivered from London. This journey took over two days to cover and was 270 miles in distance.
1906 Produced 12-15, 20-24, 26-30 and 30-40 h.p. shaft-drive cars under the Simms-Welbeck name. [11]
1908 Mr H W Forster MP had the steam engine in his yacht replaced by a 100hp Simms motor[12]
1909 Acquired the exclusive British rights to the Voisin Freres aeroplane[13]
1909 Exhibited aircraft at Olympia Show
1909 Last listing of Simms-made car.
1913 Simms established Simms Motor Units at East Finchley
1920 The Kilburn works were virtually destroyed by fire; the slump of 1920–21 in the engineering industry ended Simms's manufacturing until 1926.
- NB
The oldest vehicle in the Royal Automobile Club (RAC)'s Heritage Fleet is the 1900 Simms, registered 1 RAC, built by the club's founder. With tiller steering, solid tyres and slightly later 6hp engine fitted, it is thought to be a prototype and probably older than its registration date[14]
Appeared in the 2009 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run as well as the 2011 run (see photo).
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar 1901年01月05日
- ↑ The Autocar 1901年03月23日
- ↑ The Autocar 1901年03月30日
- ↑ The Autocar 1902年01月18日
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1902年04月19日
- ↑ The Autocar 1905年05月13日
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905年06月10日
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905年06月17日
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1905年06月24日
- ↑ The Autocar 1905年09月09日
- ↑ The Automobile Vol. III. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck and published by Cassell in 1906.
- ↑ The Times, Jun 23, 1908
- ↑ The Times, Jan 25, 1909
- ↑ [1]
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris