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The last motorcycle-type vehicle to carry the Ariel name was a short-lived three-wheel tilting moped in 1970. Ariel made bicycles before making motorcycles, and also made cars. Car production began in 1902, moved to Coventry in 1911 and ceased in 1925. The 'Ariel' name was reused in 1999 for the formation of Ariel Ltd, a sports car producer.
Ariel 325 cc Ariel 3.5 hp 1913 499 cc, single-cylinder side-valve four-stroke Ariel V-twin 1915 700 cc Ariel 4 hp 1918 White and Poppe engine Ariel Model D 500 cc 1926 Four-stroke OHV single Ariel VB 1926–59 598 cc side-valve single Ariel 557 cc 1926–35 Side-valve single variously designated A, B, SB, VA or VB Ariel LB 1929–32
The Square Four is a motorcycle produced by Ariel between 1931 and 1959, designed by Edward Turner, who devised the Square Four engine in 1928.At this time he was looking for work, showing drawings of his engine design to motorcycle manufacturers. [5]
The Ariel Leader was a British motorcycle produced by Ariel Motorcycles between 1958 and 1965. A radical design, the Leader was fully enclosed with an integral windscreen and was the first British motorcycle to have optional [2] flashing indicators. [3] After a few years of success, Ariel could no longer compete against Japanese imports.
Ariel Atom at Goodwood. The company manufactures the Ariel Atom, an extremely light, high performance car, [3] powered by a Honda Civic Type-R engine and gearbox.The Atom is the world's first road-going exoskeletal car; [4] it has no bodywork or roof, and is built entirely around the tube chassis, making it weigh less than 500 kg (1,102 lb).
1940 Indian Chief. First sold in 1922, the Indian Chief had nearly two decades of history under its belt by the time 1940 rolled around — but two things happened that year that divides the ...
The Ariel Red Hunter was the name used for a range of Ariel single-cylinder and twin-cylinder motorcycles.They were designed by the firm's chief designer Val Page in 1932 around an overhead-valve single-cylinder engine he developed six years earlier.
Valentine Page (1891–1978) [1] [2] was a British motorcycle designer. He worked for leading UK marques including JAP, Ariel, Triumph, and BSA. [3] Page was an innovator whose radical designs include the Triumph 6/1; BSA Gold Star, M20, and A7; Ariel Leader; and the JAP engine of the Brough Superior SS100.