Motor Industry

MADE IN MIRFIELD
MIRFIELDS LEGACY TO THE MOTOR INDUSTRY

THE L.S.D CYCLE CAR




	Above & below The Tolson Museum, Huddersfield's rare surviving example of the L.S.D. Cycle car.


	For a few short months in the mid 1920's Mirfield may have been on the verge of becoming one of the countries great motor manufacturing towns. When the newly formed L.S.D. Motor Co. Ltd. started production of the 3 wheeled L.S.D. Cycle Car at its new premises at Nunbrook, Mirfield (near to the present John Cottons site). Various forms of the car had been produced prior to this since 1919 under the brand name of L.S.D. by Sykes & Sugden the Huddersfield based electrical engineers. The L.S.D. name being taken from the designer "Longbottom", manufacturer "Sykes" and accountant "Dyson". L.S.D. also being the abbreviation for pre- decimal "Pounds, Shilling and Pence" also no doubt suggesting affordable and value for money!

During the first world war many young men had their first introduction to motor vehicles, and upon its conclusion in 1918 many small motor manufacturers sprang up to serve this new found market for cheap motorised transport, be it on 2,3 or four wheels! (Prior to this motor vehicles had mainly been playthings of the more affluent classes.)

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