Private company

Belsize Motors

English automobile manufacturer

Established in 1901, Belsize Motors was based in Clayton, Manchester, England. The company was founded by Marshall & Company and took its name from their Belsize works, where they had built bicycles.2 It ceased to exist in 1925.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersManchester1
  • Founded inManchester1
Belsize 1912
Photo: User Malcolma on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

Established in 1901, Belsize Motors was based in Clayton, Manchester, England. The company was founded by Marshall & Company and took its name from their Belsize works, where they had built bicycles.2

Products and brands

12 hp 1728cc 2-cylinder 1901

15/20 2860cc 4-cylinder 1904

18/24 3940cc 3 or 3300 4-cylinder 1906

24/30 5880 cc 6-cylinder 1906–1908

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40 hp 7774 cc 6-cylinder 1908

60 hp 11,724 cc 6-cylinder 1908

14/16 2543 cc 4-cylinder 1909–1913

18/22 3000cc 6-cylinder 1910–1913

10/12 1950cc 4-cylinder 1912–1916

15.9 3016cc 4-cylinder 1913–1915

15 hp 2799cc 4-cylinder 1919-23 (enlarged to 3100cc and known as 15/20 in 1923)

9 hp Belsize-Bradshaw 1100cc V2 cylinder 1921–1924

14/30 1700cc 6-cylinder 1924-25 (also available with 2500cc straight 8-cylinder as the 20/40)

From Wikipedia’s article on Belsize Motors, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1925Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1897Founded Founded in Manchester1

Sources

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