The Marlborough-Thomas (''possibly
a.k.a. Marlborough'') was a British car manufactured in a garage at
Brooklands
Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfie ...
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Weybridge, Surrey between 1923 and 1924. It was a joint venture between T.B. André and
J. G. Parry-Thomas from Wales, but only a handful of cars were made.
The Cars
The 1493 cc four-cylinder engine had leaf spring valve gear as used on the
Leyland Eight which Parry Thomas was also involved with. The car had an advanced specification with torsion bar suspension and four-wheel brakes. There was also a promised version with a double overhead cam engine. The cars were advertised at £575 but few appear to have reached customers.
T.B. André
Theodore Bernard André was involved in the manufacture of ''Silent-bloc'' rubber bushed bearings; ''Hartford''
shock absorbers; ''Len Brake Co'' brake shoes; the Anglo/French
Marlborough
Marlborough may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
from 1906 until 1926; plus the
André
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...
car between 1933 and 1934.
See also
*
List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
References
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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Vehicle manufacture in London
1920s cars
Defunct companies based in Surrey