| 词条 | Ambassador Motorcycles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Ambassador Motorcycles | foundation = 1946 | location = Camden, London, UK | industry = Manufacturing and Engineering | key_people = Kaye Don, Darran Clarke | products = Motorcycles & Bespoke Clothing | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = }}Ambassador Motorcycles is a British motorcycle manufacturer. Founded by racer Kaye Don after the World War II, the company produced lightweight motorcycles with Villiers and JAP engines and imported Zundapps from Germany. Production started in 1947 with a 197 cc Villiers-engined bikes. In 1953 a model was produced with electric starters and the first Ambassador twin appeared in 1957. The company was taken over by DMW in 1963 who continued production until they closed the company in 1965. Ambassador Motorcycles was reformed in late 2016. [1] HistoryFounded by Irish motorcycle racer and 1920’s Brooklands star Kaye Don in 1946 as "U.S. Concessionaires Ltd.", the company was started to import American cars.[2] Motorcycle development started with a 494 cc vertical twin JAP-engined prototype.[1] In 1947 the small Villiers engines were introduced and proved successful so were used until 1964. Ambassador motorcycles were costly and did not sell well, but exports to Australia and New Zealand were successful.[3] Models
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/britbikes/brit_a.html|title=Ambassador Motorcycles|last=Chadwick|first=Ian|accessdate=2008-06-06| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080611143447/http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/britbikes/brit_a.html| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Tragatsch|first=Erwin|title=The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles|year=2000|publisher=Quantum Publishing|location=London|isbn=1861603428|pages=560}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/ambassador.htm|title=Ambassador|accessdate=2008-06-06| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514202201/http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/ambassador.htm| archivedate= 14 May 2008 | deadurl= no}} External links
2 : Motorcycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom|Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England |
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