hazel Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 hi derek my partner would like to know is john still around, he was a drinking friend of his in the royal oak, mosborough, in the late 70''s. known to his friends as sooty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemyers Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 derek seems to have got the subject sorted. Just a few aditional points. The company that restored Lord Riverdale's was Coldwell Engineering, Coldwell Lane, Sheffield. The last Simplex to be sold was Lord Riverdale's car - a model La2 45hp so called gearless model. Hammer price at H&H Buxton auction in sep 2001 was £65,000. This was classified as a 1910 model and was brought back to England by Lord Riverdale. He was particularly interested in the marque since his company were later owners of the Sheffield Simplex factory in Tinsley. Steve Myers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemyers Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Yes the Charron Laycock is in Kelham Island Museum. It is not on display at the moment but they hope to have the Adsetts Simplex the Charron Laycock and the Richardson, along with 3 locally built motorcycles, on display in a purpose built transport hall sometime next year Steve Myers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Not checked this thread for a few weeks so a bit late in responding. Are you THE Steve Myers, the man who wrote the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemyers Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hi Derek, Yes that's me. Sorry I can't reply to your your message - apparently I need to make 4 more postings to do that. The Riverdale Simplex does come to Sheffield. We had both the Adsetts and the Riverdale (now Thring) cars together at Chatsworth Country fair and at the Wortley car show a couple of years ago. Sadly the Riverdale car was involved in an accident earlier this year and is laid up waiting completion. I have the Adsetts car part dismantled for some engine work at the moment, but hopefully both will be back in action next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Hi Steve Myers, Who's sorting out the LA2? Has it gone back to the cowshed or is it being done elsewhere? I'll send you a pm with my email address, I would appreciate it if you could let me know when the cars are to be seen in public again. The last time I saw them on the road, I followed them from Abbeydale Hamlet to Kelham Island one Sunday morning, that was well over five years ago. As you might have gathered, I have a bit of a liking for the older motor vehicle, but never likely to own one of my own. Still, I have a 78 Suzuki GT 500 in very average condition which I have been told is now a Classic Bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIMR Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Lucy, Just thought you might like to know that I have the chassis of a 1910 45hp. A number were in Adelaide in the early days, Lord Riverdales was just one of them. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedWizard Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 TIMR - whereabouts are you? Sheffield Simplex are still going, kind of. They are now Sheffield-Simplex (Shefflex) on Clubmill Road - although this is the continuation of the name rather than the company as such. The company has a fascinating history, including some incredible references in government archives to their construction of ambulances and armoured cars around the first world war. One of the armoured cars saw service in the Russian 'civil wars', a picture of which can be seen here, along with other links: http://projects.lowtech.org/words-n-wheels/simplex1920.html http://www.gallery.dircon.co.uk/7.sheffield-simp.html http://www.oldtimersweb.be/treffens/circuitardennes2002/imagepages/image95.htm (what's happened to this one?) http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/latvia/lat_imanta.jpg (the armoured car) All the best, TRW I don't think this has been mentioned, but a pre 1914 Simplex was sold a couple of years at auction in Buxton. I'll try to find the link. It is commonly thought that the Powerhouse and Kelham Island vehicles were the only survivors, but there seem to be a few others around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleboo Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 simplex later became sheflex ltd and moved to rutland rd or rutland st--they traded in rufuge motors nyone have any mems on that In 1996 or 1997, Shefflex moved to Club Mill Road in Neepsend, where they manufactured the towing brackets and other stuff for Towsure. Towsure bought the company in 1999, and in the last year moved into the old Samuel Osborne building, just off Rutland Road, but I don't know wether they still use the Shefflex name anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedWizard Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Shefflex are still going and are still on Clubmill Road - I think the plans for them to move were put on hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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