Clyde 12/14 HP
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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Car : Clyde 12/14 HP
Year : 1906
Engine : White and Poppe , 3 vertical cylinders
Bore and stroke :80×90 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1416 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : -
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase : 6 ft 10 ins (2.08 m)
Suspension : front and back: semi- elliptic leaf- springs
This firm was founded by G.H. Wait in 1901. In 1932, after producing some 260 vehicles, it shut down. During that time, however, it also made a certain number of motorcycles and bicycles. After first using Simms and Aster engines, Clyde in 1905 turned to White and Poppes, though only in the higher cylinder capacity models. The Clyde 12/14 HP had a White and Poppe water-cooled engine, with dual ignition, cone clutch, rear gearbox, acetylene lights, and chain transmission. The price, £250 in 1906, was far from expensive, and included windshield and hood in the Tourer version.
The First World War produced a long hiatus in the car business. Clyde made a comeback around 1920, and again sold its cars remarkably cheaply. Leaving aside the rear gearbox, one change was in the engine: though still brought in from elsewhere, ready-made, they were now 1000 cc, vertical twin-cylinder White Coventry-Simplex engines and 1500 cc, 4-cylinder Dormans–both water-cooled. It is worth noting that the 3-cylinder model illustrated here has run in several modern vintage-car rallies with the founder of the firm at the wheel.
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