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The '''Zendik''' was a British [[cyclecar]] made by Zendik cars Ltd of Thames Street, [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Surrey]], [[England]] in 1913 and 1914.<ref name=Beaulieu>{{cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |authorlink= G.N. Georgano |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=1-57958-293-1}}</ref>
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{{Infobox automobile
| image =
| name = Zendik
| manufacturer = Zendik Cars, Thames street, Kingston upon Thames
| production = 1912-1913
| class = [[Cyclecar]]
| body_style = two seat open
| engine = V-twin Chater-Lea
| transmission = 2-speed manual
| length =
| width =
| height =
| weight = {{Convert|700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Automobile/>
| wheelbase =
| designer = Harold Birdsall Bullingham
}}
The '''Zendik''' was a British [[cyclecar]] designed by Harold Birdsall Bullingham (1879–1952)<ref name=Automobile>{{cite journal |last=Worthington-Willimas |first=Mike |title=Zendik. |journal=The Automobile |publisher=[[The Automobile (magazine)|The Automobile]] January 2010 |issn=0955-1328}}</ref> and made by Zendik carsCars Ltd of Thames Street, [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Surrey]], [[England]] in 19131912 and 19141913.<ref name=Beaulieu>{{cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |authorlinkauthor-link= G.N. Georgano |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=1-57958-293-1}}</ref> They had a sales office and showroom run by H Jenks at Ebury Street, Eaton Square, London SW.
 
The car had an air-cooled 8&nbsp;hp V-twin cylinder [[Chater-Lea]] engine<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book|last=Culshaw |firstauthor2=Horrobin |coauthors=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref> driving the rear wheels through a two speed transmission with top gear being direct and the lower gear a chain reduction system. TheReverse chassisgear was woodobtained by diverting the drive through two friction wheels, one on the front of the [[Drive shaft|propeller shaft]] and a larger one connected to the low gear [[Jackshaft|countershaft]] in the transmission. The footbrake operated on the rear wheels with metalinternal reinforcingexpanding shoes and the handbrake controlled a leather faced band contracting onto the main drive shaft. The final drive to the rear axle used a [[worm drive]] reduction system.
 
The chassis was wood with metal reinforcing and semi-elliptic springs were fitted to front and rear axles. Wire spoked wheels with 26 x 2.5 tyres were fitted.
The car was sold for £110.<ref name=Beaulieu/>
 
The car was provided with two-seat coachwork with a dummy radiator with a Zendik script across it. The body changed little throughout the life of the company. An updated version was announced in 1913 but probably never reached production. At least one chassis was fitted with a van body and supplied to Gaydon & Sons, a Kingston-based clockmaker.<ref name=Automobile/>
 
A top speed of {{Convert|45|mph|kph|0|abbr=on}} was claimed in Zendik's own advertising and was backed up in a road test published in The Cyclemotor magazine in March 1913.
 
The car was sold for £110 with a hood and windscreen available for an extra £10.<ref name=Beaulieu/> It is not known how many Zendiks were made but the premises seem to have been very small and the company had a nominal capital of only £3000. They did however have a telephone installed, not particularly common in 1912. The end came in December 1913 when the company seems to have run out of money and at an Extraordinary General Meeting a liquidator was appointed. The company was wound up in June 1914.<ref name=Automobile/>
 
==See also==
* [[List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United KingdomEngland]]
[[Category:Companies based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames]]
[[Category:Cyclecars]]
[[Category:Defunct companies based in Surrey]]