Bijou was a British automobile manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1904. The company was based in Eccles, Manchester, and was a subsidiary of the Protector Lamp Lighting Company. Bijou specialized in producing light cars, notably featuring a 5 horsepower single-cylinder horizontal engine. The design of Bijou cars included a chain drive system connected to a countershaft, which housed the speed-change mechanism. The vehicles utilized two…