The Billings-Burns was an English
automobile
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, peopl ...
built only in 1900 in
Coventry
Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...
. This
voiturette
A voiturette is a miniature automobile.
History
''Voiturette'' was first registered by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his new motor tricycle. The term became so popular in the early years of the motor industry that it was used by many makers ...
designed by E. D. Billings was powered by a hp
De Dion single-cylinder engine mounted in the open at the front of the car. The Burns part of the name came from its intended seller – a Mr. J. Burns based in London.
See also
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List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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*AC Cars, AC (1908–present)
*Action Automotive (2004–present)
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References
* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Coventry
Defunct companies based in the West Midlands (county)
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