Debenham Sisters
Betty and Nancy Debenham, with their dog, Poncho, were keen motorcyclists. Nancy won a Gold Medal at Brooklands in 1926.
The Debenham Sisters
The firm of J. F. Bentley was based in New Bridge Street, London. It was not connected with W.O. Bentley.
Late in 1904, a forecar, constructed as a tradesman's vehicle, was displayed at the Stanley show. It was powered by a 3½ hp Fafnir engine but proved to be far too flimsy for the cobblestones and rough terrain of that era.
J. F. Bentley, New Bridge Street, E.C. (Stand 205).–A two-seated runabout or tradesman's sample cart is fitted with Fafnir 3½ h.p. engine. Some of the parts are very lightly constructed, and it is impossible that the machine would be quite up to the ordinary knockabout use which a tradesman would want to give it.
Report on the 1904 Stanley Show, The Motor Cycle, November 28th.
Sources: Graces Guide, The Motor Cycle.
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