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| Industry | Manufacturing and engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Defunct | 1977 |
| Fate | Wound up |
| Headquarters | Isleworth, UK |
Key people | Dr Joseph Ehrlich |
| Products | Motorcycles |
EMC Motorcycles or the Ehrlich Motor Co was a British motorcycle manufacturer. Based in Isleworth, the business was founded by Joseph Ehrlich who emigrated to the United Kingdom from Austria in the 1930s.[1]
A specialist engine tuner, Joe Ehrlich made unique two-stroke motorcycles. EMC stopped mass production in 1952 but Ehrlich used his knowledge of German technology to re-engineer the DKW Rennsport Ladepumpe production racers, which he developed as one-off EMC racing bikes and won several events over the next 25 years.[2][better source needed][better source needed] The EMC 125 cc racer was considered among the fastest of its size in the early 1960s. Ehrlich left in 1967 and the company was wound up in 1977.[1]
- ^ a b "EMC Motorcycles". Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ Hogan, Peter (30 November 2002). "Racing Split Single Two Stroke Motorcycles in Post War England". Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.