William Beardmore and Co

William Beardmore and Co
William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding company based in Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

Contents

7 Motorcycles

9 Aircraft

10 Marine

11 Sources of Information

The same four-cylinder engine as in the taxis was offered in conventional lorry chassis of 1.5 tonnes in the 1920s.

The Scottish Motor Co bought nine with 15-seat bodies in 1925, They were only kept for four years.

Beardmore was a pioneer in developing 'heavy oiled engines' in the 1930s, otherwise known today as 'diesel' engines.

1935 The Beardmore engines were not reliable and production ceased in 1935.

Aircraft

WW1 Licensed builder of the Sopwith Pup and produced the Beardmore WB 111 for carrier operations and the Nieuport 20.

Marine

1920 February. Motor Boat and Marine and Stationary Engine Exhibition. Showed 120 bhp four-cylinder two-cycle hot-bulb engine.

Motorcycles

Sources: Grace's Guide

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