Accles-Turrell (United Kingdom) - AllCarIndex

Accles-Turrell was a British automobile manufacturer active from 1899 to 1902. The company was established as Accles-Turrell Autocars Ltd in Perry Bar, Birmingham, where it produced early motor vehicles. The founder, Charles McRobie Turrell, was previously involved in the organization of the 1896 London-Brighton Emancipation Run, which celebrated the end of the Locomotive Act's restrictions on motor vehicles.

The company's initial offering was a light two-seater car, which featured a 3.5 horsepower single-cylinder engine mounted horizontally under the seat, with the cylinder facing forward. This vehicle utilized a belt drive to a three-speed constant-mesh gearbox, with final drive achieved through a chain. It was capable of reaching a top speed of 20 mph (33 km/h). Accles-Turrell also provided the 3.5 hp engine to other manufacturers and produced a 1.3 hp engine suitable for tricycles and quadricycles.

In 1901, Turrell relocated to Ashton-under-Lyne, where he developed a larger vehicle equipped with a 10/15 hp engine, also positioned under the seat. This model featured a four-seater tonneau body and continued to employ a constant-mesh gearbox. The design was later adopted by Pollock Engineering Co. Ltd, which marketed the vehicle under the Turrell name. Following the merger of Thomas Pollock with Accles in 1910, the Turrell design was further developed by the Autocar Construction Co., which sold it as the HERMES.