New Hudson Motorcycles

British motorcycle manufacturer

New Hudson MotorcyclesIndustry| Manufacturing and engineering

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Founded| 1903
Defunct| 1957
Fate| Taken over by BSA after the Second World War
Headquarters| Birmingham, UK

Key people

| George Patterson
Products| Motorcycles

New Hudson Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer. Founded in 1903 by George Patterson in Birmingham, their first motorcycle was produced in 1902 but was unsuccessful. The New Hudson range expanded between 1910 and 1915 using JAP engines, then the factory joined the war effort until 1919. As well as side-valve and OHV single-cylinder engines of 350 to 600 cc, they also built a 211 cc two-stroke and a number of three-wheelers with MAG engines.[1] In 1927 Bert le Vack broke the 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) record at Brooklands on a 500 cc New Hudson.[2]

The firm stopped motorcycle production in 1932 and changed their name to Girling Ltd – which still exists as a brake-component company. Bikes were made under the New Hudson name after the Second World War, when they became a subsidiary of Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and manufactured successful autocycles until 1957.[3]

## Models

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Model  | Year  | Notes

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293cc aiv  | 1911  |
Model 3B 500cc  | 1912  | 31/2 HP single-cylinder engine
500cc 'Touring'  | 1914  |
'Big Six'  | 1916  |
220cc  | 1922  | Two-stroke
500cc Type E  | 1924  |
350cc  | 1926  | Twin-port
346cc OHV  | 1927  |
Brooklands 500cc  | 1929  | MSO dry sump engine
596cc SV  | 1929  |
350 SV  | 1931  |
350 OHV  | 1931  |
493 SV  | 1931  |
350 OHV 'Tourist'  | 1932  | Three-speed
493 OHV  | 1932  |
550 SV  | 1932  |
Bronze Wing  | 1933  | 500 cc
Autocycle  | 1940  | Villiers JDL engine
Autocycle  | 1950  | 98 cc

## See also

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* List of motorcycles of the 1910s
* List of motorcycles of the 1920s

## References

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1. ^ "New Hudson Motorcycles". cybermotorcycle.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
2. ^ Chadwick, Ian (6 June 2003). "New Hudson". www.ianchadwick.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
3. ^ "New Hudson Autocycle". The Moped Archive. April 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2008.

## Further reading

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* Londesbrough, Eric (1999), New Hudson: The history of a motor cycle company, Vintage Motorcycle Club, ISBN 978-0-9519139-2-5

## External links

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* Site dedicated to the New Hudson Marque
* New Hudson adverts gallery

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