- CFB (car)
Infobox Automobile
name = CFB
manufacturer = CFB Car Syndicate Ltd
production = 1920-1921
class =cyclecar
body_style = open two seat
engine = 1078 cc Precision in-line 4 cylinder
transmission = friction drive
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successor = none
designer =The CFB was a British four wheeled
cyclecar made between 1920 to 1921 by the CFB Car Syndicate Ltd ofUpper Norwood , London. The company name stood for C. F. Beauvais who later went on to build theBow-V-Car and then joined coachbuilder Avon designing bodies for Standard,Crossley Motors and others. Very few CFBs were made.cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |id=ISBN 1-57958-293-1]The 1078 cc, air cooled, Precision V twin engine with RAC rating of 9hp was coupled to a friction drive which gave a varying drive ratio by moving the driven wheel along a cone. This then used bevel gerars to connect to a countershaft and thence to the rear wheels by a belt. cite book |last=Baldwin |first=N. |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1920s|year=1994 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |id=ISBN 1-870979-53-2]
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