Lawson tricar

[Greybeard]

Lawson tricars were produced from 1900 to 1901, and built by the Crypto works.

Few, perhaps only two, machines were built. They were built to a design purchased from Pennington for the vast sum of £100,000. This had the engine positioned behind the rear wheel, which was driven by belt.

In 1901, another machine was presented which had the engine on one side of the front fork and the flywheel on the other.

Neither were successful.

Harry J. Lawson was also involved with Coventry-Motette, the Great Horseless Carriage Company, Daimler and New Beeston.

Harry J. Lawson has been described as a "British bicycle designer, racing cyclist, motor industry pioneer, and fraudster."

On Tuesday, 1 December 1896, the Pall Mall Gazette gave a list of twelve reasons why the investor should not put his money into the British Motor Syndicate, the twelfth being that it was 'under the auspices of Mr. Harry J. Lawson'. ~ The British Motor Industry 1896-1939 by K. Richardson.

https://cybermotorcycle.com/marques/british/lawson-1900-1901.htm

[Worty]

£100,000 in 1900 is equivalent to around £12,000,000 today - very expensive vehicles

[Greybeard]

I really doubt that figure of £100,000