Forward (Denmark) - AllCarIndex

Forward was a Danish automobile brand active between 1911 and 1912, founded by Paul Christensen in Copenhagen. Christensen, who was also the Danish representative for Napier cars, initially sold bicycles manufactured in Birmingham under the Forward name before venturing into automobile production.

The brand's vehicles featured an unconventional design, notably a three-wheeled model equipped with a rear-mounted, water-cooled 8-horsepower V-twin engine. This engine transmitted power through a two-speed epicyclic transmission and a chain to a single rear wheel, with steering accomplished via a tiller. In 1912, Forward introduced a four-wheeled version of its vehicle, of which at least one example has survived to the present day.

There has been speculation regarding the origins of the Forward vehicles, with suggestions that they may have been influenced by the Coventry-built Crouch model, or that the Forward was a rebranded version of a Crouch imported from the UK. Additionally, the presence of a carburettor from the Brooklyn Valve Company indicated a possible American influence in the design. The three-wheeled model was sometimes referred to as a Motorette, although there was no four-wheeled variant of this classification.