Ascot (London) — every.autos

Pentonville-era pioneer offering Minerva- and Antoine-engined motor bicycles, a forecar, a tiny imported lightweight and one automobile

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3models on record

1902–1905recorded span

Model activity by decade

1900s1900s

About the marque

Founded: 1902 – 1905
Country: United Kingdom

Percy Herbert Cecil Sandham established Ascot Motor Co as a London bicycle firm in 1899 and added motorcycles around 1901–1902. Typical machines used 2¾ hp Minerva or Antoine singles, belt drive and front band brakes; Ascot also listed a passenger forecar. Power rose to 3 hp and optional magneto ignition by 1905, alongside an unusual 1 hp French import. A 3½ hp automobile with patented valve control appeared only in 1904. Motorcycle manufacture ended after 1905, although Sandham's later engineering businesses continued bicycles and sidecars under different identities.

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Catalog

3 models

c. 1902–1905

Forecar

Three-wheeled passenger/cargo form listed alongside Ascot's solo motorcycles. Dimensions, quantity and exact engine split remain unknown.

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1904

3½ HP Motor Car

Ascot's sole documented automobile, manufactured for one year. Body, quantity and dimensions are not preserved.

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1905

1 HP French Lightweight

Source-listed imported lightweight with braced forks, marketed by Ascot rather than manufactured wholly in London.

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