New The 1901 Arrol-Johnston Was A Pop Brand Of Motor Cars Built In Addition To Marketed Yesteryear The Mo-Car Sydicate Ltd Of Paisley, Scotland.
George Johnston (1855 - 1945) was a Scottish Locomotive Engineer. In 1894 , Glasgow tramways had awarded him the contract to blueprint a steam tram for them. Unfortunately the steam tram developed yesteryear him was destroyed inward a burn downwardly in addition to the projection was dropped.
Johnston, thus concentrated on making a motor machine powered yesteryear internal combustion engine. In 1895, along amongst Sir William Arrol (1839 - 1913), a famed Bridge Engineer, formed the companionship Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd.
Despite it's rather ungainly appearance the 'dog cart' was a pop model good into the 1900's. It was non until 1906 that they started to hit to a greater extent than convential looking vehicles that were to a greater extent than successful than this model.
In 1907 , 1 Arrol-Johnston machine participated inward the campaign of Ernest Shackleton to accomplish Antarctica, in addition to was used inward the Antarctica base of operations army camp
"15hp air-cooled engine, amongst exceptional anti-freezing arrangements. Foot warmers heated yesteryear the exhaust gas. Tank at the side for melting the snowfall for drinking purposes, heated yesteryear exhaust gas. Folding air current shield made of talc. The structure of the driving wheels in addition to of the runners speaks for itself. H5N1 Burberry weave textile is carried inward the machine in addition to is arranged to encompass the whole vehicle, making a variety of tent" The machine shown in addition to described is the New Arrol-Johnston taken amongst Shackleton to the Antarctic for his Nimrod expedition inward 1907-1909. The machine was supplied yesteryear Sir William Beardmore, caput of the vast Beardmore empire (which included the Arrol-Johnston company) who was the major sponsor of the Nimrod expedition.
This vehicle, HX 4110, was bought from Arrol-Johnston when they went into liquidation yesteryear Richard Shuttleworth inward 1931, in addition to he drove it the 250 miles from Dumfries downwardly to Old Warden, Bedfordshire where it is on display today
here's in addition to event of the elementary adaptation to a roof
