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{{Infobox Motorcycle
|name             = Ner-A-Car
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|aka              = Neracar
|manufacturer     = Ner-a-Car (United States)<br />[[Sheffield-Simplex]] (United Kingdom)
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|production       = 1921–1927
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|suspension       = Front: Double leading arms with hub-center steering<br />Rear:
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The '''Ner-a-Car''' was a type of [[feet forwards motorcycle]] designed by Carl Neracher in 1918. Around 6,500 Ner-a-Cars are believed to have been produced between 1921 and 1927 in [[England]], and about 10,000 Neracars (note different spelling) in the [[USA]]. They were manufactured in England by the [[Sheffield-Simplex]] company and the Ner-a-Car Corporation in the United States.

== Design ==

[[Image:Ner-A-Car 1924 01.jpg|240px|left|1924 Ner-A-Car motorcycle]]

The design had several unusual features, including an infinitely-variable [[friction drive]] [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]], and a low-slung [[perimeter frame]] [[chassis]] that was closer to those found on contemporary cars than other motorcycles. It also featured the first production example of [[hub-center steering]] on a motorcycle.[http://www.classicbikeguide.com/archive/apr2003/aprb2003.htm]

== Models ==

The earliest models had 221&nbsp;cc two-stroke engines. Starting in 1923 a 285&nbsp;cc engined model was introduced in England. In the US a 255&nbsp;cc model was introduced in 1924. In 1924 a [[Blackburne (motorcycles)|Blackburne]] sidevalve 348&nbsp;cc engine driving through a three-speed manual transmission was introduced in England. The final English model was introduced in 1925 which differed from the 1924 model by using overhead valves.

A five-speed Ner-A-Car was advertised as a "Christmas Special" for US$175 in November 1927.<ref name="ner">{{cite news |title=C. F. Solomonson |newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]] |location=[[Oakland, California]] |first= |last=|date=November 24, 1927| accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref>

Around 50 Ner-a-Cars are known to survive in England in 2001.
* An example is in the [[Kelham Island Museum]]

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| title        = Alternative Motorcycling - First production motorcycle with hub-center steering
| journal      = Classic Bike Guide
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| issue        = 144
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| location     = Horncastle, UK
| publisher    = Mortons Media Group
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|origyear=1975
|year=Third impression 1977
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== External links ==
*[http://www.ner-a-car.co.uk  Ner-a-car history]



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