Mercury Industries
Mercury were motorcycles produced in Dudley, Worcestershire, from
1956 to 1958. The company,
Mercury Industries was founded in Birmingham
in 1947, and originally produced bicycles.
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1956 The first motorcycles made their debut, having been built by a bicycle
firm. Two mopeds were listed, one of which was the Mercette which
had a 48cc ohv engine built in-unit with a two-speed gearbox, fitted in
a rigid frame with telescopic forks. The second was the Hermes scooter
with a two-speed 49cc Ilo two-stroke
engine.
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1957 Those two models were joined by others: the Dolphin scooter
with a 99cc Villiers
4F engine; the Whippet 60, which was a larger version of
the Mercette; and the Grey Streak, which was a motorcycle
fitted with a 99cc Villiers 6F engine and a 2 speed gearbox.
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1958 Only the Grey Streak and the Mercette ran on that year.
The Pippin scooter, with a 4F engine, also appeared, but production then ceased.
Images of Mercury Scooters
Source:
Graces Guide
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