Group    From 1895  To 1964

J.A.P. Engineering

Categories: Engineering

Company founded by John Alfred Prestwich. Its engines were used in many famous motorcycle marques and speedway bikes, early aeroplanes, chainsaws, cultivators and light rail maintenance trucks.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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J.A.P. Engineering

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John Alfred Prestwich

John Alfred Prestwich, 1874 - 1952, inventor and designer of engines, founded...

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