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In 1882, Edward Douglas
with his brother William founded the Douglas Engineering Company, first as a blacksmith's
shop, but soon expanded to become an iron founders making
quality castings, and later supplied parts to Joseph Barter, of
Light Motors, for his Fairy engine. After the turn of the
century and the advent of the motor vehicle they soon became
involved in the development of engines.
Formerly a blacksmith's shop in
Bristol U.K., the Douglas Engineering Company owned by brothers William
and Edward Douglas began producing motorcycles in 1907.
Based on a horizontally opposed twin cylinder design,
their engines gradually increased in size and power through to 500c and
600cc models fitted to the DT5 and DT6 Dirt Track models of the late
1920's and early 1930's.
During the 1920's, speedway and dirt track racing had begun
to grow in popularity.
Australian riders, promoters and engineers featured
prominently in this growth and the success of the Douglas dirt track
machines.
See also: Douglas
Engineering Company
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