Adams (automobile)

The Adams was an English automobile manufactured in Bedford, England, between 1905 and 1914. A H Adams had founded the Igranic Works in Bedford in 1899 to make electrical equipment. American-born Edward R. Hewitt had helped Sir Hiram Maxim to build a large steam plane in 1894. He later designed a "gas buggy" along the lines of an Oldsmobile and following agreement with Adams production of the car started in 1905 as the Adams-Hewitt. Hewitt eventually returned to the United States to manufacture similar cars under his own name and his name was dropped from the British produced cars.

Adams (automobile)

The Adams was an English automobile manufactured in Bedford, England, between 1905 and 1914. A H Adams had founded the Igranic Works in Bedford in 1899 to make electrical equipment. American-born Edward R. Hewitt had helped Sir Hiram Maxim to build a large steam plane in 1894. He later designed a "gas buggy" along the lines of an Oldsmobile and following agreement with Adams production of the car started in 1905 as the Adams-Hewitt. Hewitt eventually returned to the United States to manufacture similar cars under his own name and his name was dropped from the British produced cars.