Francis-Barnett
Sign in to saveFrancis & Barnett Limited was an English motorcycle manufacturer from 1919 to 1966. Gordon Inglesby Francis and Arthur Barnett founded the company, which was based in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, until 1962. In 1947, Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) took over Francis-Barnett. In 1957, AMC merged Francis-Barnett with James in Birmingham; and in 1962, Francis-Barnett production moved to the James factory. In 1966 Manganese Bronze Holdings took over AMC, and terminated production of both Francis-Barnett and James.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Francis & Barnett Limited
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Coventry
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Image
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- Commons category
- Francis-Barnett motorcycles
- inception
- 1919-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1966-01-01
- merged into
- Associated Motor Cycles
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Francis–Barnett Powerbike and motorcycle models 1919–1966
- Bayonets
- Francis–Barnett cycles and motorcycles, 2015 onward
- References
- External links
Francis & Barnett Limited was an English motorcycle manufacturer from 1919 to 1966. Gordon Inglesby Francis and Arthur Barnett founded the company, which was based in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, until 1962. In 1947, Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) took over Francis-Barnett. In 1957, AMC merged Francis-Barnett with James in Birmingham; and in 1962, Francis-Barnett production moved to the James factory. In 1966 Manganese Bronze Holdings took over AMC, and terminated production of both Francis-Barnett and James.
Francis-Barnett motorcycles were nicknamed "Franny B" or "Fanny B". They were built with small engines, up to , for affordable private transport and for use in motorcycle sport. Most Francis-Barnett motorcycles were built with Villiers two-stroke engines, until in 1959 AMC introduced its own range of single-cylinder two-stroke engines, made in-house, for both Francis-Barnett and James motorcycles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francis-Barnett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.