The Arden was a British

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manufactured from 1912 to 1916 in

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, near

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. Starting out as a light and somewhat crude

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, by the time production finished four years later, it had grown into a well-made

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car, featuring full four-seater

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. The first model in 1912 was a 8 hp

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, air-cooled, 898 cc

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-engined cyclecar with a wooden

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. This continued in production until 1915. This was supplemented in 1914 by the 10 hp, with either a water-cooled, Alpha 1104 cc two-cylinder or 1094 cc four-cylinder engine. A larger car, the 11.9 hp with 1701 cc engine was made in 1916 only. One Arden, a 1913 Alpha two-cylinder-engined two-seat model, is known to survive.

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