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[Rick]

George sent me an email, asking if I had any info on this unusual motorcar. I don't think that I do have anything, does anyone here recollect this maker??

"Can you give me any information about a car called SHEW. I understand there were only 2 made, and I've seen one today at Beamish museum in Co Durham. I was told SHEW stands for Seaham Harbour engineering works.

Yours faithfully

George Eadsforth."

thanks, R
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[Peter_L]

Typing "Seaham Harbour Engineering" into Google brings up a small number of sites that mention this very rare vehicle.

I found a photo of the Beamish vehicle. It would appear that research into this manufacturer is ongoing.

There were a number of companies tried their hand at car manufacturing around the turn of the century.

Here is one that I was familiar with when I lived in Yorkshire.

http://projects.lowtech.org/words-n-wheels/simplex1920.html

"Sheffield Simplex" will bring up other websites that feature this vehicle.

[Penman]

Hi
If you go here http://www.east-durham.co.uk/seaham/seaham.htm and scroll down the Black pane there is a link to Transport click that and there are 2 pictures of the SHEW car and a number of other pictures of motorised transort in the area.
They seem to be "copy protected" so I couldn't do a direct link.

Edit.

I have just looked further in that picture link, there is another picture of the SHEW on the L&B in the 60s and an interesting looking 4 wheeled artic.

[Greeney in France]

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