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Arthur Davy ASD 1914 1000cc Precision
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Manufactured by Arthur Davy in Mildura, Victoria, c.1912 to c.1914.
1912 models were fitted with 2½, 3½ & 4¼ h.p. Precision engines in Chater Lea frames with Druid forks. A sales leaflet was produced for this model, unusual for such a small firm.
1914 machines had Precision engines fitted to a Sun chassis.
In 1921 Davy was an agent for Indian in Mildura.
Sources: Simon Fleming, et al.
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