The Elswick was an English

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produced in

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from 1903 until 1907. The car was built mainly from bought-in parts. The front featured a round

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. In 1904, the range offered included a 6 hp

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model with a

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engine, a 20 hp with a Brouhot 4-cylinder engine, and 24 hp with a Mutel engine. By 1906, the 20 and 24 hp models seem to have been dropped and alongside the 6 hp single were the four-cylinder 15/20 hp and 24/30 hp and a six-cylinder engine of 26/30 hp. Towards the end of production, manufacture might have moved to London.

References

* Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in Newcastle upon Tyne Cars introduced in 1903 Cars discontinued in 1907 {{Brass-auto-stub