ERIC SOCIABLE, No. 98.
The P. and C. Syndicate, Ltd., 82, Ampthill Road, Bedford. – Quite the most attractive exhibit on this stand is the Eric Sociable, quite a novel type of three-wheeled vehicle which follows car lines. In front is a dummy bonnet and radiator, the whole of the mechanism being carried at the rear. The engine is placed just behind the driver's seat, is set transversely across the frame, and is of the twin-cylinder opposed type. The valves are horizontal, and are on the upper side of the cylinders. Immediately above the crank case the magneto is carried. Aft of the engine is a leather-to-metal clutch, while behind it is a three-speed gear box. The drive is by cardan-shaft. The forward end of this shaft is provided with a double universal joint, while at its rearward end yet another universal joint is fitted. The final drive is by bevel. The steering is by wheel, and the change-speed lever is in a gate. Sight-feed lubricators are placed in view of the driver on the dashboard. The body is provided with a high side door, Cape cart hood and wind screen. The steering is by chain and cable, the former passing round a sprocket at the bottom of the steering-shaft, the cables going from the chains to the steering arms.
A 3½ h.p. Singer and a 3½ h.p. Zenith motor cycle are also shown on this stand.
1911 Olympia Show - The Motor Cycle November 23rd, 1911. Page 1265
