A.C. Sociables.
Rear view of A.C. sociable showing engine cover removal, new design curved mudguards, luggage grid, and hood.
For next year two types of the A.C. sociables will be manufactured - the Standard and the De Luxe. An improved form of two-speed gear has been introduced, the design of which is exceedingly neat, even the brakes with which the changes are effected being enclosed. The new gear control is by two pedals, that on the right when pressed down engages the low gear, and when up allows the high speed to come into engagement. The left-hand pedal controls a ratchet brake, and when pressed down releases the clutch before applying the brake. The steering tiller is now hinged direct to the steering column, which turns on ball bearings, and all steering connections are of the ball and socket type. The stub axle pivots are provided with a ball thrust beneath, and an oilproof and wet-proof central pivot steering is provided, which includes front wheel brakes of the external type, the wearing parts of which are interchangeable with the gear brakes. Sankey detachable steel artillery wheels will be fitted both to the front and rear.
1911 Olympia Show - The Motor Cycle November 16th, 1911. Page 1220B
MIGHTY ATOM, No. 34.
Latest model A.C. Mighty Atom with curved mudguards. It has a new design engine.
Auto Carriers (1911), Ltd., Thames Ditton, Surrey. – Auto Carriers, Ltd., are exhibiting their 1912 model three-wheelers with two and three-seater bodies with and without hoods and screens, and on the same stand there are three commercial vehicles on similar chassis. The chief features for 1912 are an increase in the size of the valves, flywheels, and radiating ribs, while the "cooling fans have been done away with, fan vanes being cast with the flywheel instead. A convex cylinder head is used, enabling the carbon to be cleaned out without detaching the cylinder by placing a rag through the valve ports and pulling it backwards and forwards. The front axle is three inches wider, giving a considerable increase to the steering lock, and curved mudguards are fitted throughout. A Modele de Luxe is also shown fitted with a new type of two-speed gear, and Sankey pressed-steel detachable wheels. An interesting feature of the exhibit is the number of testimonials received from all parts of the world, which can easily be read, as they are placed in frames all round the stand. Further details of this extremely neat little three-wheeler were published in our issue of November 16th.
1911 Olympia Show - The Motor Cycle November 23rd, 1911. Page 1283
