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The first products of the Enfield Co, after becoming independent of Royal Enfield in 1906, were shaft-driven 4-cylinder Enfield cars with round radiators, made in 4.1-litre and 5.9-litre forms at £420 and £525 respecitvely. The Enfield company found itself in financial difficulties early in 1908 and was bought by Alldays who thereafter marketed more expensive versions of their own cars under the Enfield name. These Enfield cars were all conventional side-valve machines and extended up to a large 6.1-litre four at £450 in 1911, but though Alldays listed a six, Enfield never did. A single-cylinder rear-engined 3-wheeler Enfield with epicyclic gear, the Autorette, was offered for a short while in 1912, but it gave way to versions of the Alldays Midget light car, of which the 1914 Enfield version was known as the Nimble Nine. Post-1918 products were sold un the name of Enfield-Allday.
The Enfield 465 is a small electric saloon for city work, powered by a 4,65hp CAV 48-volt motor, giving a speed of 40mph and a range of 30/40 miles per charge. The fiberglass body of the Enfield had two sliding doors. Several Enfield prototypes have been built, including an open four-seater beach car, and production is planned.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; MCS, GNG
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