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Calcott was a small English motor vehicle manufacturer〔(1921 Picture of the Calcott factory in operation )〕 from Coventry in Warwickshire.〔(British Motoring Manufacturers )〕 The company began as a bicycle manufacturer in 1886 taking advantage of a boom in the cycling industry at that time.〔The Growth and Significance of the Coventry Car Component Industry, 1895-1914 by Brad Beaven〕 The end of the century brought an end to the cycling boom and the demise of many bicycle manufacturers however Calcott managed to continue production and by 1904 was also building motorcycles.〔(Coventry Transport Museum )〕 Production switched to automobiles in 1913 of which around 2,500 were made.〔(National Motoring Museum )〕 By the early twenties Calcott was producing 55 cars a week〔A History of the County of Warwick by W.B. Stephens〕 however this was not enough to generate the funds needed for expansion, restricting their automobile manufacturing to a space designed to accommodate bicycle construction.〔The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly〕 Following the death of chairman James Calcott in 1924 and large financial losses in 1925〔The motor car industry in Coventry since the 1890s By David Thoms, Tom Donnelly〕 it was acquired by the Singer automobile company in 1926.〔 ==See also== * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calcott Brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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