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Early cars did not carry Brough Superior badges as Brough thought the cars sufficiently distinctive in themselves. The first car was the 4 litre made from May 1935 to 1936 using a 114 bhp (85 kW), 4,168 cc side valve, straight-eight engine .
The company manufactured bodies in short runs for low-volume manufacturers including MG, Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley (at Parkside by Charlesworth [2]), Brough Superior and Lea-Francis as well as on mass-market chassis from Hillman and Singer. They also made bespoke bodies on chassis such as Daimler, and light commercial bodies such as vans. [2]
The Brough Superior SS80 was a motorcycle designed and built by George Brough of Brough Superior in Nottingham, UK from 1922 to 1939. [1] Described by The Motor Cycle as "The Rolls-Royce of Motor Cycles", [ 2 ] production ended with the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
George Brough (/ ˈ b r ʌ f / BRUF) (21 April 1890 – 12 January 1970), was a motorcycle racer, world record holding motorcycle and automobile manufacturer and showman. He was known for his powerful and expensive Brough Superior motorcycles which were the first superbikes. [2]
The forks were Brough Superior's "Castle" forks [2] derived from a Harley-Davidson design, and many components such as the petrol tank, saddle and wheels were the same as standard Brough Superior machines. The Dream had optional three or four speed transmission, manufactured to Brough's own design by David Brown Ltd. of Huddersfield. The final ...
The Brough Superior SS 100 is a motorcycle which was designed and built by George Brough in Nottingham, England in 1924. [1] Although every bike was designed to meet specific customer requirements—even the handlebars were individually shaped [2] —sixty-nine SS100s were produced in 1925 and at £170 (equivalent to £12,200 in 2023) were advertised by Brough as the "Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles".
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From 1903 to 1908 complete motorcycles were produced [8] from the development of the first overhead valve motorcycle engine to be produced in the UK. [9]After that the factory concentrated on supplying its engines to other manufacturers, including Brough Superior, [10] Triumph Motorcycles, [11] A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, Enfield Cycle Co, Hazlewoods Limited, Zenith Motorcycles, Grindlay Peerless ...