The Simplic was a

cyclecar A cyclecar was a microcar, type of small, lightweight and inexpensive Automobile, car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle ...

manufactured from 1914 onwards by George Wadden in Surrey, England. Wadden was a hairdresser who took over the business that had produced the

Autotrix The Autotrix was a British three-wheeled cyclecar manufactured by Edmunds, Wadden & Co in Weybridge, Surrey between 1911 and 1914. A review of the 1912 Motor Cycle and Cycle Car Show at Olympia reported that the car had undergone several improvem ...

. The first Simplic was a 4-wheeled vehicle powered by a 5/6 hp air-cooled

JAP ''Jap'' is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese". Today, it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur. In the United States, some Japanese Americans have come to find the term very offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. Prior to t ...

engine. Transmission was by epicyclic gear and belt final drive. Production stopped later that year due to

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. Wadden redesigned the car at the end of the war, and the Simplic now featured an 8/10 hp JAP engine and twin speed chain drive. Although selling for only £185, and advertised as "Positively the best value in Cyclecars", production ended in 1923.

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Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Defunct companies based in Surrey {{brass-auto-stub

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