1911 Hurtu

This was one of the cars taking part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1976.

It's the 1911 Hurtu of Mr C J Waring of Blackpool and the programme of the event said this about the car:

22 Mr C.J. Waring, Blackpool

       1911 Hurtu

Made by Compagnie des Autos et Cycles Hurtu, Albert, Somme, Neuilly, Seine Rueil, Seine et Oise, who were in business from 1896-1930. Like Opel in Germany, Hurtu progressed from sewing machines through bicycles to cars. They made a few hundred Bollee voitures for that concern, then went into car manufacture on their own account. They began by copying an established machine, the belt-driven single cylinder Benz, and when this model was superseded in 1900 by a more modern car, the latter was a voiturette with a single cylinder 3½ h.p. De Dion engine and shaft drive. Single, two and four-cylinder Aster engines were also fitted. The firm never departed far from standard practice, for even the dashboard radiator used on smaller models from 1907 to 1920 was a common sight. They continued to specialise in light cars until 1914, their most popular offering being a 10 h.p. machine of modern design with a monobloc 4-cylinder engine and unit construction of engine and gearbox. This particular car is an excellent example and is believed to be the only one in the country.