The Sidecar - a history Geoff Brazendale Geoff Brazendale - 1999 - 246 sider Grundig gennemgang af motorcykelsidevognens historie. Hovedvægten lagt på Storbritannien men også med et udblik til amerikanske og øvrige europæiske sidevogne. Om Nimbus: s. 56, 58 - 59, 73, 76, 158, 202 (9. april, postvæsen, Bender Sidevogne) ISBN/ISSN: 0-9534961-0-4 EMNER: 9. April 1940, Bender, Forsvaret, historie, hæren, postvæsen, sidevogn, PERSONER: Geoff Brazendale, Th. Christesen, Bestil i Bibliotek.dk Nimbuslitteratur © 2024 Niels Øwre

Brazendale: The Sidecar
Sidecars at war:
Neutral countries such as Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark all established their own industries which included motorcycles with sidecars. The Danish Army used Nimbus armed combinations. 3.8

Business and Leisure: In Denmark Nimbus combinations were extensively used in cities like Copenhagen right up to the mid 197O's. 4.2(b)

BENDER 1937 to recent A Danish model which has a distinct 'Steib' appearance. A few were imported into Britain. They were made by Bender Sidevognsfabrik near Copenhagen. The name 'Bender' is engraved on the hubcap.

NIMBUS c 1920-1950's Denmark Fischer and Nielsen Ltd of Copenhagen were pioneers of four cylinder motorcycies and pressed steel frames. Their combinations were used ifl sidecar road racing ifl the 1920's. From 1934 - 1950 they produced five sidecar models used by the Army, Police and Post Office~ In World War Two the combinations wereused by the Danish Army with machine guns or ambulance or personnel carrying bodies. (3.18, 4.2(b))