Bayonet

Bayonet is a French designed car, but Jas A Munro and Company of Melbourne, Victoria, imported parts (which included Ballot engines) to Australia and assembled them in Australia from about 1913 until 1927, which qualifies them as Australian.

Some suggest that the French designed "Mass" car is the Australian "Bayonet".  L Pierron of Courbervoie made Ballot engines and cars, which were sold in England as "Mass". Also, some Mass cars are reported to have arrived in Australia (however, these do not qualify as Australian cars).

Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection, but not appearing here, are Open Event race results dated 1913; Brass Notes magazine articles dated 1990 and 1991 regarding identifying and finding information about a Bayonet car;  emails dated 2003 & 2009 from David Manson regarding Allan Fredrick King, and Mass and Bayonet cars.

1913

2 February 1913 The Australian Motorist

1 October 1913 The Australian Motorist

November 1913 The Australian Motorist

1 December 1913 The Australian Motorist

2 February 1914 The Australin Motorist

1 March 1914 The Australian Motorist

1 September 1916 The Australian Motorist

October 1970 The Vintagent

Veteran And Vintage Magazine

Restored Cars

October 1970 The Vintagent

February 1991 Brass Notes 

1991 Brass Notes

May 2008 Brass Notes

 June 2021 Restored Cars #266 page 1

June 2021 Restored Cars #266 page 2

June 2021 Restored Cars #266 page 3