McKay

The HV McKay Harvester Company formed in 1886; HV McKay Pty Ltd in 1921; HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd in 1930; Massey Harris Ferguson in 1955 and Massey-Ferguson (Australian) Ltd in 1958. Massey-Harris joined a conglomerate to form Canada Cycle and Motor Company, who as well as bicycles, built Quadricycle & Russell cars, some of which ended up in Australia from Canada.

HV McKay was from the suburb of Sunshine, in Melbourne, Victoria and made agricultural machinery (and invented a strip harvester and the stump jumper plough), later he was a bodybuilder under the name Sunshine Motor Cars Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Victoria (see separate Sunshine post). HV McKay has also been reported to have built a cycle car. 

May 1996 Restored Cars #116

May 1996 Restored Cars #116

July 1996 Restored Cars #117

July 1996 Restored Cars #117

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Canada Cycle & Motor Co

Science Museum of Victoria pamphlet outside

Science Museum of Victoria pamphlet inside

McKay

HV McKay Sunshine Harvester Works was in the suburb of Sunshine, in Melbourne, Victoria and has been reported to be where HV McKay built a cycle car. 

Also see Sunshine Motors post.

May 1996 Restored Cars #116

May 1996 Restored Cars #116

July 1996 Restored Cars #117

July 1996 Restored Cars #117