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The Arnold was one of the first motor cars manufactured in the United Kingdom. It was produced in
BBC Radio 4, The Eureka Years, by Adam Hart Davis
/ref> In 1902 there was a Chilean car, probably inspired in this one, but that was named Ovalle-Hogdkinson "La Chancha" ("The Pig" because of the sound it did), that was revealed in April 1902, but stored in May of the same year and later dismantled. All components, except for Michelin-imposed tires, were produced by the same Ovalle-Hogdkinson brand
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of one of the two surviving Arnold cars {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold (Automobile) 1890s cars Veteran vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in Kent Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1896 Cars introduced in 1896 Cars discontinued in 1898
The Arnold was one of the first motor cars manufactured in the United Kingdom. It was produced in East Peckham
East Peckham is a village and civil parish in Kent, England on the River Medway. The parish covers the main village as well as Hale Street and Beltring.
History
The Domesday entry for East and West Peckham reads:-
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, Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
between 1896 and 1898.
History
William Arnold & Sons ofEast Peckham
East Peckham is a village and civil parish in Kent, England on the River Medway. The parish covers the main village as well as Hale Street and Beltring.
History
The Domesday entry for East and West Peckham reads:-
:'' The Archbishop himse ...
, Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
, was an agricultural engineering company founded in about 1844.
In 1895 they acquired a licence to build Benz cars. As the Arnold Motor Carriage Co. from 1896 to 1898. the firm built twelve cars patterned after the Benz but fitted with their own engines. Two Arnolds were exhibited at Crystal Palace in 1896.
Louise Bazalgette and William Arnold's partner, Henry Hewetson, were photographed at the historic "emancipation run" which is the race still celebrated by the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. This was the first time that cars were allowed to do 14 mph and it was the first meeting of the Automobile Club (for male drivers). Bazalgette was driving an Arnold motor car.
One Arnold from 1896 was fitted with one of the world's first self-starters, by electrical engineer Herbert John Dowsing. This was a dynamotor coupled to the flywheel, designed to assist the car on hills and well as starting the engine.
Two Arnold cars survive.
On 28 January 1896 Walter Arnold, of the Arnold (automobile) company of East Peckham, was summonsed for travelling at in a motorised vehicle, thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit
Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, express ...
for towns of . He had been caught by a policeman who had given chase on a bicycle. He was fined 1 shilling plus costs, the first speeding fine in England, and thus became the first person to be convicted of speeding
Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, expre ...
in the UK.US History, Criminal Justice, The first speeding ticket.BBC Radio 4, The Eureka Years, by Adam Hart Davis
/ref> In 1902 there was a Chilean car, probably inspired in this one, but that was named Ovalle-Hogdkinson "La Chancha" ("The Pig" because of the sound it did), that was revealed in April 1902, but stored in May of the same year and later dismantled. All components, except for Michelin-imposed tires, were produced by the same Ovalle-Hogdkinson brand
See also
* List of car manufacturers of the United KingdomReferences
Other sources
"Arnold", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974).External links
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of one of the two surviving Arnold cars {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold (Automobile) 1890s cars Veteran vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in Kent Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1896 Cars introduced in 1896 Cars discontinued in 1898