British Motorcycles P-Q

Notes on some of the more uncommon marques
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P

Patey Sidecars

Manufactured by Patey & Co Ltd, 45, Horseferry Road, Westminster. 1919-1920

"Family" model seats one adult and two children.

Peacock Engines 1903-05

Peel 1963-1964

Pero 2½ h.p. Two-Stroke

Pero

Manufactured by Pero Works Co., 10, Anderton Sq., Whitall St., Birmingham

Advertised a "Pero" two-stroke engine with a bore/stroke of 70mm x 70mm in 1922.

These engines may have been fitted to Waverley motorcycles of Birmingham, but it is more likely that Waverly used the similarly named "Peco", also from Birmingham.

Petty Weslake 1970s

Plater

Manufactured by J. J. Plater and Sons, Birmingham

Powerdrive 1955-1960

Power-Pup

Manufactured in 1939 by Power Specialities, 33 Cordwallis Works, Maidenhead Berks.

Precision of Northampton 1902

Precision of Northampton

Manufactured by Precision Motor Co., Derngate, Northampton, 1902 to 1906. Offered complete machines powered by Minerva which they built under licence to the French firm, and also sold the engines separately.

Sources: Motor Cycling magazine March 1902, Tragatsch p252, et al

P.T.S.
Manufactured by Heinle & Wegelin of Germany, the PTS Auto-cycle was a tricycle developed along the lines of the Rüb & Haab and sold in the years 1899-1900 by Patents Trading Syndicate of Chiswell Street, London, E.C.. It may also have been marketed in the UK as the Liliput.

Q

QPod

Marketed by the Unique Motor Company, the vehicles were manufactured in France by Secma and are also known as the "Fun Tech". Television personality Noel Edmonds ran the company.

The QPod was introduced in June 2004 and included a three-wheeler, the 50cc QPod City. The Unique Car Company ceased trading in 2006.

Sources: 3-wheelers.com; en.wikipedia.org.

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