Topic: 1947 Beaumont electric car prototype from Lytham St Annes, UK

[grobmotorix]

 

Beauchamp
Beaucoup
Beaufort
Beaulieu

[kwgibbs]

Beaumont?

[grobmotorix]

We got a winner!

Now I would really love to find out more about this interesting 1947 Beaumont electric car prototype...

I rewrote the original press text from the back of the photo for those who can read German:

[kwgibbs]

Thanks very much for the point!  I hope there is more information as well.

[grobmotorix]

Here is my hopefully correct translation of the german press photo text:

The recently initiated fuel rationing that has been met with strong disapproval by the car owners in some cases even led to public protests.

Mr. Beaumont thought he has found a way out of this rationing by constructing an electrically driven car.
It will be launched for a price of 120 pound sterling by the Beaumont works of Lytham St Annes.
The two-seater car is said to be capable of driving 60km with a fully-charged battery and it could reach a top speed of 40km/h.
Our photo shows a model of this new British electric car.
10.December 1947

[Carnut]

Translation very good but I've made a couple of minor changes.
Although Lytham and St Annes on Sea are technically two different towns they run into each other with no discernable boundaries and are twins, always being lumped together as "Lytham St Annes".

[grobmotorix]

Thank you - I changed the texts and the puzzle title.