"Bluecold" (Bluecold)
10/30/2013 at 07:22 • Filed to: Simplex
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"Bluecold" (Bluecold)
10/30/2013 at 07:22 • Filed to: Simplex | 0
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Dutch Simplex from 1901
According to Wikipedia, this is a list of brands using the Simplex name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplex_(…
In addition to those (damn straight, this post contains information not readily available on wikipedia) , there was a Dutch Simplex brand that made bicycles, cars and motorbikes, an Italian Simplex that made motorbikes and a English Simplex that made small engines (lawnmower stuff). The list goes on. A French automobile maker also called themselves Simplex, A German pesticide brand is called Simplex, and of course the Germans also made cars branded Simplex, but since they considered themselves better than the rest of the world, it was called Rex-Simplex. The French, not to be outdone by the British, also had a small engine brand.
Tallying up, it means that across 4 nations, there were 15 brands calling themselves Simplex, of which 6 made cars. And none of those car makers made cars after the great depression. Crazy stuff. What's so cool about 'Simplex'?
1918 German Rex Simplex
1957 Dutch Simplex "Cycloide" crossframe bicycle (these were very expensive)
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1937 Italian Simplex Motorcycle "Ala d'Oro'
Latvian Army WW2 Sheffield Simplex "Imanta" armored car.
505Turbeaux
> Bluecold
10/30/2013 at 07:52 |
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also a different company than the one that actually made the bikes
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Bluecold
> 505Turbeaux
10/30/2013 at 08:00 |
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Yup, that Simplex was already listed on the english wikipedia. I really like the old Simplex derailleurs with the volute spring since that one spring is used for two functions (chain tension and derailleur movement)
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505Turbeaux
> Bluecold
10/30/2013 at 08:20 |
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I could never break one of the damn things. I have had a few of these in my day, because Peugeot bicycles.
Sorry I didnt make the jump to wiki!