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Sheffield Simplex Motor Works

Caption :- 1920 Sheffield Simplex 50hp car. It was built not in Sheffield but at their Kingston on Thames factory; probably the last SS built. The 2+2 coupe coachwork was built by the Cunard Motor & Carriage Co Ltd, Putney, London. The original owner was the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam. Seen outside Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield.

Media Reference :- Sheffield Simplex 01.JPG
Key Words :- cars motor vehicles engineering manufacture
Original Media Date :- 23 October 2017
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