An Ariel VB 600cc with a sidecar, 1956. Artist: Unknown

An Ariel VB 600cc with a sidecar, 1956. Artist: Unknown

1-194-548 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

An Ariel VB 600cc with a sidecar, 1956. Parked outside a cottage, with a smiling woman sitting in the sidecar. The company was founded by James Starley and William Hillman in 1870 to make bicycles and the first patented tensioned wire-spoke wheel. Ariel first made a powered tricycle in 1898 using a de Dion engine. They made their first motorized two-wheeler in 1901, powered by Kerry engines, selling them in 1902. The company closed in 1970.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. William Hillman: : Motor manufacturer
  2. John Kemp Starley: British: Cycle engineer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Locations & Buildings Other

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5054x3727
File Size : 55,185kb


Aliases

  1. A13558
  1. 0340001967
  1. 1-194-548
  1. 1194548
  1. 1967
  1. A13558


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