Arrol-Johnston (later known as Arrol-Aster) was an early Scottish manufacturer of automobiles, which operated from 1895 to 1931 and produced the first...
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Thomas Pullinger (section Arrol-Johnston)
working for Sunbeam and Humber, he helped expand the Scottish works of Arrol-Johnston, where he developed structured apprenticeship programmes and an engineering...
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civil engineer Arrol Gantry, Northern Ireland Arrol Icefall, Antarctica Arrol-Aster, Scottish manufacturer of automobiles Arrol-Johnston, Scottish manufacturer...
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was a Scottish car maker founded in 1920 as a subsidiary company to Arrol-Johnston. It was based at first at Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, and from 1923...
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Arrol-Aster was a British car maker founded in 1927 when Arrol-Johnston and the English Aster company merged. The Wembley, London works of Aster was closed...
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Glasgow, from 1906 to 1908. The company was founded by George Johnston, formerly of Arrol-Johnston, primarily for the manufacture of a 54 horsepower eight-cylinder...
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piston. Another early opposed piston car engine was in the Scottish Arrol-Johnston car, which appears to have been first installed in their 10 hp buckboard...
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automobile, the Mo-Car, which led to the formation of the Arrol-Johnston Car Company Ltd. George Johnston worked as a locomotive engineer for Neilson, Reid and...
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automobile), early electric vehicle based on dogcart phaeton structure Arrol-Johnston, maker of early automobiles based on the dogcart phaeton structure Wikimedia...
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They merged with Arrol-Johnston in 1927 following which production moved to Dumfries, Scotland and the cars became known as Arrol-Asters. The Wembley...
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International dogcart 1900 Marot Gardan 1901 Locomobile Steam Car 1901 Arrol-Johnston 1902 Baby Peugeot 1903 Richard-Brasier 1903 De Dietrich 1912 Crossley...
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In 1910, she began work as a draftsperson at the Paisley works of Arrol-Johnston, the oldest and largest Scottish car manufacturer at that time. Her...
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blue with a white noseband and Ecurie Ecosse also used dark blue; the Arrol Johnston team pre-World War 1 used navy tartan White GR Greece Pale Blue Two...
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successfully market cars with four-wheel brakes, following their invention by Arrol-Johnston of Scotland in 1909. They were also among the early pioneers of overhead...
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Odrin Bay (redirect from Arrol Icefall)
Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the Arrol-Johnston car, which was adapted for use by Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition...
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(1904–1919) Arno (1908) Arnold (1896–1898) Arnott (1951–1957) Arrol-Aster (1927–1931) Arrol-Johnston (1896–1928) Arsenal (1898–1899) Ascari (1995–2010) Ascot...
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friction when drawn out. Gabriel Snubbers were fitted to an 11.9HP Arrol-Johnston car which broke the 6 hour Class B record at Brooklands in late 1912...
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six-cylinder, water-cooled aero engine that first ran in 1916. It was built by Arrol-Johnston and Crossley Motors for William Beardmore and Company as a development...
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automobiles, now known as the RAC Tourist Trophy and was won by John Napier (Arrol-Johnston) in 6 hours and 9 minutes at an average speed of 33.90 mph (54.56 km/h)...
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is in Yarnton, Oxfordshire. It was formerly named Charge Automotive. Arrol-Johnston — was an automobile manufacturer from 1895 to 1931. Its headquarters...
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with the rise in demand. The factory was originally built for Arrol-Johnston (later Arrol-Aster), a Scottish automobile manufacturer, in 1913, before the...
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racing circuits rather than closed public road tracks. John Napier in an Arrol-Johnston was the event's inaugural winner in 1905. The first non-British driver...
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(actually conceived by Bollée in 1873), and four-wheel brakes (by the Arrol-Johnston Company of Scotland in 1909). Leaf springs were widely used for suspension...
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including pioneering examples from Scottish manufacturers Argyll, Arrol-Johnston and Albion. More modern Scottish-built cars, namely the Rootes Group's...
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started production of Aster cars. By 1927 it had been absorbed into Arrol Johnston. In Italy, the Aster Società Italiana Motori supplied and built both...
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service; and sold, repaired and hired-out cars. He held the agency for Arrol-Johnston, Belsize, Humber, Hupmobile, Singer, Standard and Wolseley cars. In...
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6 8 30 "Anford"/ Pilain Rolland-Pilain +3:51:29.4 9 36 Richard Wyse Arrol-Johnston +4:09:16.6 10 40 Arthur Duray Alcyon +4:30:53.0 11 32 Paul Vonlatum...
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Pullinger (BHP) engines. Some parts for the engines were produced by Arrol-Johnston (another Beardmore subsidiary) in the town of Dumfries. The Adriatic...
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Yakovlev-Frese UK. Steam: Leyland; internal-combustion: Anglo-French, Arnold, Arrol-Johnston, Atkinson and Philipson; motorcycle: Excelsior, motor tricycle: Ariel...
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Shettleston. Around 1900 he joined the newly created automobile manufacturer Arrol-Johnston. In 1905 Thomson founded the Scottish Motor Traction Company (known...
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