ARGYLL 12 HP – year 1910

Manufacturer: Argyll Motor Ltd., Alexandria, Scotland.

Scottish car factory Hoziers Engineering Co. was founded in 1899 r. in Glasgow by Alex Govan. Initially, Renault design solutions were used here. The first Voituretta with an engine capacity 318 cm3 already had a drive shaft and tubular frame. The engine developed power 2 kW (2,7 KM). At the same time, a more powerful model with an engine capacity was released 864 cm3. Later ones had a four-speed gearbox.

W 1905 r. In addition to the home plant in Glasgow, a new plant was established in Alexandria, under a changed name - Argyll Motor Ltd.

The novelty of the new Scottish company was revealed in the model 1 2 HP z 1910 r. - it features front-wheel brakes for the first time, with a kulak on top according to the design of the French engineer H.. The dog.

The introduction of front brakes shortened the braking distance by almost 60%. Despite this, famous specialists warned, that car, just like the bicycle, may tip over after braking with the front wheels ("Kick a goat”). Others were rather concerned about the negative impact of heavy front brakes on steering. Lots of companies waited for 1925 r., when such a renowned company as Rolls-Royce finally decided to install front brakes. More models 15/30 HP i 25/50 HP brakes were already widely used on all of them 4 wheels.

Argyll was offering ten different models with a slider-type engine at that time. These valveless engines, unlike the Knight engine, had only one steel Burt spool - Mc-Collum, which is advancing, he was simultaneously turning, by opening and closing the mix inlet and exhaust outlet channels. After a dispute over the purity of the patent for Argyll valveless engines, the company's financial problems began, only overcome thanks to the sports successes of the model 15/30 HP, which was circulating 14 hours on the famous Brockland circuit at an average speed 128 km/h, reaching a track record.

The Argyll company produced passenger cars for 1932 r. but the post-war models did not gain such a reputation anymore, what the company's products had at the time, when it was considered one of the largest English car manufacturers.