Burman and Sons

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{refimprove|date=October 2024}} '''Burman and Sons Ltd''', of Ryland Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, was a company that manufactured Burman-Douglas steering gear.<ref name="Autocar">{{cite magazine|title=The Autocar|date=13 May 1939|pages=53|magazine=Autocar}}</ref>

Their worm and nut design of steering gear was fitted to pre-war vehicles such as the Ford Eight and the Ford Prefect,<ref name="Autocar"/> the Bedford CA, plus heavy trucks and off-road vehicles - both pre and post-war. In its day, Burman-Douglas steering-gear was regarded as "...a 'quality' feature of a car chassis specification,"<ref name="Autocar"/> though the worm and nut design was eventually surpassed by the more direct rack and pinion design which dominates today.

The company also manufactured motorcycle gearboxes during part of its history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barkshire.co.uk/bikes/Literature/Generic/Burman1926Sales/Burman1926_01.jpg |title=Burman and Sons gearbox advert List No. 80 |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref>

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