Newton-Bennett
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The Newton Bennett was a car advertised and sold by a Manchester, England, based company between 1911 and 1925 but made in Italy.
John Bennett was a Manchester car dealer selling locally made Belsize
cars and holding agencies for several French makes. This merged with a similar company, Bennett and Carlisle to become Newton-Bennett. As well as selling cars they manufactured vehicle parts and R.O. Harper was employed as works manager.
In 1907 they became agents for the Italian SCAT
and Harper was sent to Turin to help develop a car specifically to be sold by Newton-Bennett but this never got beyond a prototype. Instead, they purchased a complete factory, also in Turin, that had made the VALT car. With Harper installed at the new factory, he designed a car which would be badged as a Newton-Bennett.
In 1914 the name changed to Newton but the outbreak of World War I and a large increase in import duties seem to have stopped production. In 1915 the factory was sold to Diatto
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A Newton car was advertised again post war as the Ten, this time with a smaller 1086 cc engine with twin overhead camshafts.
Between 500 and 1000 cars are thought to have been made. At least five cars are thought to survive.
carburettor. The conventional chassis with half elliptic leaf springs had four wheel brakes.
It was advertised in chassis form at £395.
John Bennett was a Manchester car dealer selling locally made Belsize
Belsize Motors
Established in 1901, Belsize Motors was based in Clayton, Manchester, England. The company was founded by Marshall & Company and took its name from their Belsize works where they had built bicycles.-Marshall & Co:...
cars and holding agencies for several French makes. This merged with a similar company, Bennett and Carlisle to become Newton-Bennett. As well as selling cars they manufactured vehicle parts and R.O. Harper was employed as works manager.
In 1907 they became agents for the Italian SCAT
SCAT (automobile)
The SCAT was Italian automobile manufacturer from Turin, founded in 1906 by Giovanni Ceirano.The company was active from 1906 to 1932 and achieved Targa Florio wins in 1911 and 1912. The first produced models were the 12 HP, the 16 HP and the 22 HP of 1909.- External links :*...
and Harper was sent to Turin to help develop a car specifically to be sold by Newton-Bennett but this never got beyond a prototype. Instead, they purchased a complete factory, also in Turin, that had made the VALT car. With Harper installed at the new factory, he designed a car which would be badged as a Newton-Bennett.
In 1914 the name changed to Newton but the outbreak of World War I and a large increase in import duties seem to have stopped production. In 1915 the factory was sold to Diatto
Diatto
Diatto was an Italian car maker founded in 1905 in Turin but its history started 175 years ago.1835-The year the company is founded.- In 1835, in Turin, on the banks of the river Po, Guglielmo Diatto founds a workshop for the construction of carriages for nobility.- The Diatto “Manifattura di...
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A Newton car was advertised again post war as the Ten, this time with a smaller 1086 cc engine with twin overhead camshafts.
Between 500 and 1000 cars are thought to have been made. At least five cars are thought to survive.
Newton-Bennett
The car was available in two sizes, a short wheelbase sports and standard model. The distinctive pre-war radiator design does not seem to have been carried through. The maker of the engine is not known but it used Bosch electrics and a Claudel-HobsonClaudel-Hobson
Claudel-Hobson was a series of British carburettors manufactured by the H. M. Hobson Components Ltd..First introduced in 1908, they were widely used in British car and aircraft engines in the early 20th Century...
carburettor. The conventional chassis with half elliptic leaf springs had four wheel brakes.
It was advertised in chassis form at £395.