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The Pick Motor Company

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Former British automobile manufacturer

The Pick Motor Company Limited of Stamford, Lincolnshire was a British motor vehicle manufacturer that flourished between 1899 and 1925. It also traded briefly under the name New Pick Motor Company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1

The Pick Motor Company Limited of Stamford, Lincolnshire was a British motor vehicle manufacturer that flourished between 1899 and 1925. It also traded briefly under the name New Pick Motor Company.2

The story

Founder John (Jack) Henry Pick (1857–1954) was a blacksmith. He had experience of working with Blackstone & Co, a Stamford farm implement maker which had begun to make oil engines. Jack Pick became a bicycle dealer before he started to make cars in 1898.

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Products and brands

included:

1898 dogcart

1900 rear-engined 2-seater

1901 4 hp front-engined (as illustrated)

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1903 6 hp 2-cylinder boxer engine (as illustrated)

1903 10 hp 2-cylinder 1432 c.c. (as illustrated)

1908 12/14 hp 4-cylinder 2957 c.c.

1909 14/16 hp with either 2532 c.c. or 3232 c.c.

1912 16/18 hp 3601 c.c.

1913 20 hp 3601 c.c.

1923 22½ hp 3601 c.c.

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Timeline

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Sources

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