Addison Motor Company

Short description: British automobile

The Addison Motor Company was an English automobile company based in Liverpool. James Harold Atherton was the sole proprietor and works manager from 1903 until 1918.[1]

The 6½ hp (5 kW) two-cylinder engine was controlled by variable-lift inlet valves. It was promoted as "the Mercedes of the tri-car world".[2][3]

The company also produced motorcycles in 1904–1905.[2]

The Addison touring car and tri-car were shown and well received by The Motor at the ninth Liverpool Motor Show.[4]

The Addison tri-car won a silver medal at a hill-climbing contest held by the University of Liverpool Motor Club on 13 July 1905.[5]

In January 1912, it was reported that the company was so successful that they had to open a separate showroom at 7 Berry Street in Liverpool for their Alldays and Phoenix cars.[6]

Another car the company sold was the Speedwell.[7]

Around 1922, the company expanded to a larger garage.[8]

## See also

* List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom

## References

1. ↑ "James Harold Atherton - Graces Guide" (in en). https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Harold_Atherton.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bacon, Roy (2004). The British Motorcycle Directory: Over 1,100 Marques from 1888. The Crowood Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1861266743.
3. ↑ (in en) The Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1904. https://books.google.com/books?id=WnrVAAAAMAAJ&q=Addison+automobile&pg=PA317.
4. ↑ (in en) Motor. IPC Specialist & Professional Press Limited. 1905. https://books.google.com/books?id=Wvo_AQAAMAAJ&q=addison.
5. ↑ Spooner, Stanley (1905) (in en). The Auto: The Motorist's Pictorial. Pictorial Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=rncnAAAAMAAJ&q="Addison+tricar"&pg=PA906.
6. ↑ (in en) The Autocar: A Journal Published in the Interests of the Mechanically Propelled Road Carriage. Iliffe, sons & Sturmey Limited. 1912. https://books.google.com/books?id=L4HmAAAAMAAJ&q=Addison.
7. ↑ "New Motor Cars" (in en). The Guardian: pp. 6. 1907-02-09. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56930601/new-motor-cars/.
8. ↑ (in en) The Commercial Motor. Temple Press Limited. 1922. https://books.google.com/books?id=DoznAAAAMAAJ&q=addison.

## External links

* Grace's Guide to British Industrial History

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