Cowey
Overview
Cowey showed two cars at the 1910 Olympia Show to demonstrate its pneumatic suspension system, in which four cylinders of compressed air took the place of springs. It incorporated a self-levelling device, as used in more sophisticated form 45 years later in the Citroen DS19. The cars were powered by De Dion-Bouton engines of 10 and 20hp, had solid tyres, to demonstrate the efficacy of the compressed air system. They were experimental, but three years later Cowey offered for sale a light car using the same system. It had a 10hp 4-cylinder Chapuis-Dornier engine, a Morris like bullnose radiator and friction drive in which a flywheel with conical facing acted as the driving disc. It was priced at £300.