Horbick was the trade name used by Horsfall & Bickham Ltd, a company based in Pendleton, Manchester, that was primarily engaged in the large-scale manufacture of textile machinery. Car production was always a secondary activity for the firm. The venture began when managing director H. Worthington and his brother-in-law George Kennedy built a prototype car in 1900, fitted with a 6hp M.M.C. engine. Two years later, a similar light car…