New Hudson Motorcycles was a British
motorcycle
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manufacturer. Founded in 1903 by George Patterson in
Birmingham
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, their first motorcycle was produced in 1902 but was unsuccessful. The New Hudson range expanded between 1910 and 1915 using
JAP
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engines, then the factory joined the war effort until 1919. As well as side-valve and OHV single-cylinder engines of 350 to 600 cc, they also built a 211 cc two-stroke and a number of three-wheelers with
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engines. In 1927
Bert le Vack
Herbert 'Bert' le Vack (1888 – 16 September 1931) was a motorcycle world speed record holder throughout the 1920s and earned the nickname the 'Wizard of Brooklands' for his exploits at Brooklands.
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broke the record at Brooklands on a 500 cc New Hudson.
The firm stopped motorcycle production in 1932 and changed their name to
Girling Ltd – which still exists as a brake-component company. Bikes were made under the New Hudson name after the Second World War, when they became a subsidiary of
Birmingham Small Arms Company
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand tool, hand, po ...
(BSA) and manufactured successful
autocycles until 1957.
Models
See also
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List of motorcycles of the 1910s
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The 1910s has their share of expensive historic motorcycles sold at auction, especially the bra ...
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List of motorcycles of the 1920s
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References
Further reading
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External links
Site dedicated to the New Hudson Marque
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
1903 establishments in England
Defunct companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands
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