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MAKE MANUFACTURER TYPE YEARS (Cars) ORIGIN NOTES

O

OAKLAND   CAR 1907-31 US Part of GM from 1909
OLDSMOBILE   CAR 1897-2004 US Part of GM


Replica of 1900s Oldsmobile 'Curved Dash', Early Oldsmobile, 1958 Oldsmobile 88

OGLE   CAR 1959-62 UK, LETCHWORTH  


1962 Ogle SX1000

OPEL     1899-DATE GERMANY  


1930s Opel Kadett, Opel Manta

OPPERMAN   CAR 1898-1907 UK, LONDON  
ORPINGTON SMITH & MILROY CAR 1920-24 UK, KENT  
OVERLAND   CAR 1903-1926 US Became Willys-Overland 1912, q.v.


Overland

P

PACKARD   CAR 1899-1958 US, DETROIT Ohio Auto.Co. became Packard 1903


Packards

PAGANI       ITALY  
PALLADIUM   CAR 1911-25 UK, LONDON  
PALMERSTON   CAR 1920-23 UK,BOURENM'TH aka Palm
PANHARD   CAR 1890-1967 FRANCE aka Panhard Et Levassor


c1902 Panhard Levassor, 1924 Panhard Levassor, Panhard Dyno

PANTHER   CAR 1972-c1990 UK, SURREY  


Panther Kallista

PARAMOUNT   CAR 1949-56 UK, BUCKS  
PEARSON-COX   CAR 1909-16 UK, KENT Steam cars, Cycle cars
PEERLESS   CAR 1957-60 UK, SLOUGH aka Warwick after 1960


Peerless GT

PERRY   CAR 1913-17 UK, B'HAM  


1913 Perry

PETERBILT   COMMS   US  


Peterbilt truck

PEUGEOT   CAR/COMMS 1889-DATE FRANCE  


1970 Peugeot 504

PHOENIX ASCOT MOTOR CO. CAR 1903-28 UK,LETCHW'RTH aka Phoenix Trimo
PICK   CAR 1898-1925 UK, STAMFORD aka New Pick
PIERCE-ARROW   CAR/COMMS 1901-38 US  
PILGRIM   CAR 1906-15 UK, SURREY  
PILOT   CAR 1909-14 UK, LONDON  
PIPER   CAR 1968-mid70s UK  


Pipers

PLYMOUTH   CAR 1928-2001 US Part of Chrysler


1920s Plymouth, Plymouth saloon, 1938 Plymouth Coupe, Plymouth Special de Luxe, Plymouth Barracuda, Plymouth Prowler (1997-2002)


1950 Plymouth

PONTIAC   CAR 1926-2010 US Part of GM


1954 Pontiac Starchief, 1961 Pontiac Catalina, 1967 Pontiac Bonneville

PORSCHE   CAR 1948-DATE GERMANY  


Porsche 356, Porsche GT3

PRINCESS CENTURY ENG. CO. CAR 1899-1907 UK,ALTINCHAM aka Century
PRINCESS CARS see VANDEN P.   CAR 1960-74/9 UK,KINGSBURY  
PROGRESS   CAR 1898-1903 UK, COVENTRY  
PROTON     2001 MALAYSIA Produced, but did not manufacture cars from 1985
PUTOL TOLPUTT CO. CAR 1922 UK, SHEFFIELD No production cars

Q

QUADRANT   CAR 1899-1906 UK, B'HAM  

R

RAILTON   CAR 1933-50 UK, COBHAM Car on an American Hudson chassis


Railtons

RALEIGH   CAR/VAN 1916-36 UK,NOTTINGHAM The cycle company. A forerunner of Reliant


Raleigh 3 wheeler van

RAMBLER AMC q.v. CAR 1958-68 US  
RELIANT   CAR/COMMS 1934-c65 UK,TAMWORTH  


1949 Reliant van, Reliant Sabre 6, 1971 Reliant Robin, 1972 Reliant Scimitar, 1980s Reliant Ant

RENAULT   CAR/COMMS 1898-DATE FRANCE  


1927 Renault NN, 1930 Renault KZ Fourgonnete, Renault (4?)Renault Dauphine, Renault Caravelle, 1990s Renault Spider

REO (Ransom E. Olds)   CAR/COMMS 1905-54 US Subsidiary of White M.C. from 1954, then Diamond T Trucks 1967
REX B'HAM M.& M.S.CO. CAR 1901-14 UK, B'HAM aka Rexette
RHODE MEAD & DEAKIN CAR 1921-35 UK, B'HAM  
RICHARDSON   CAR 1919-22 UK, SHEFFIELD  
RICKMAN   CAR 1970/90s   DIY Utility, Cars


Rickman Ranger from the 90s

RIDLEY   CAR 1901-10 UK, COVENTRY  
RILEY   CAR 1896-1969 UK, COVENTRY Latterly, under control of Morris, BMC & BL


1927 Riley Tourer, 1938 Riley Victor, Riley Kestrel, 1950 Riley RMA, Riley 1.5

ROB ROY KENNEDY MOTOR CO. CAR 1922-27 UK, GLASGOW  
ROCHDALE   CAR 1960-c73 UK, ROCHDALE  


1964 Rochdale Olympia

ROCHET-SCHNEIDER   CAR 1904-07 UK, LONDON  
ROCHET-SCHNEIDER   CAR 1894-1932 FRANCE  


1918 Rochet Schneider

ROGER   CAR 1920-24 UK,WOLVHMPTON  
ROLLAND & PILAIN   CAR 1905-32 FRANCE  


Rolland & Pilain

ROLLS ROYCE   CAR/COMMS 1904-DATE UK, DERBY  


1934 Hooper bodied Rolls Royce 20/25, 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I, a couple of 1970s Silver Shadows

ROSENGART   CAR 1928-55 FRANCE  


1933 Rosengart

ROTHWELL ECLIPSE MACHINE CO. CAR 1901-16 UK, OLDHAM  
ROVER   CAR 1904-DATE UK, COVENTRY  


1890 Rover cycle, 1905 Rover, 1921 Rover 8, Rover P4, Rover P5, 1972 Rover P6

ROWE       UK, CORNWALL  


Rowe Hillmaster

RUSTON-HORNSBY   CAR 1919-24 UK, LINCS  


1923 Ruston Hornsby Standard 15

RYTECRAFT BR.MOTOR BOAT M.C. CAR 1934-40 UK, LONDON  

S

SAAB   CAR 1949-DATE SWEDEN  


1963 Saab 96, 1967 Saab Sonnet

SCAMMELL       UK, WATFORD  


Scammel Mechanical Horse, Scammell Scarab, Heavy Scammells

SCANIA   COMMS      


c1990 Scania

SCOOTACAR   CAR 1957-c61 UK, LEEDS  


Scootacar

SCOTT SOCIABLE   CAR 1919-25 UK, BRADFORD Scott motorcycles 1908-79
SCOUT   CAR 1904-23 UK, SALISBURY  
SEABROOKE   CAR 1920-28 UK, LONDON  
SEAL HAYNES & BRADSHAW CAR 1912-24 UK,MANCHESTER  
SEDDON   COMMS   UK, OLDHAM Including Seddon/Atkinson


Seddon flatbed lorry, late 1950s Seddon van

SENTINEL   COMMS   UK,SHREWSBURY  


Sentinel DG4 Steam Wagon, 2 Sentinel Lorries

SHEFFIELD SIMPLEX   CAR 1904-27 UK, SHEFFIELD  


1910 Sheffield Simplex

SHELVOKE & DREWRY     1922-91 UK,LETCHW'RTH Became Shelvoke Dempster in 1986


1972 Shelvoke & Drewery Dust Cart, 1976 S&D Carmichael bodied fire engine

SIDDELEY   CAR 1902-09 UK, COVENTRY See also Wolseley, Armstrong


1935 Siddeley Special (Probably built by Armstrong Siddeley)

SIDDELEY-DEASY   CAR 1911-19 UK, COVENTRY  
SIMCA   CAR/COMMS 1935-80 FRANCE Part of Chrysler from 1970


Simca Aronde, Simca Unic Marmon Bocquet, Simca 1000

SIMMS   CAR 1898-1908 UK, LONDON Simms founded RAC & Daimler Motor Syndicate
SIMPSON   CAR 1897-1904 UK, STIRLING Steam cars
SINGER   CAR 1905-c70 UK, COVENTRY  


1882 Singer British Challenge cycle, Singer Nine, 1925 Singer 10/26, 1931 Singer Super Six, Singer Roadster


1968 Singer Chamois

SIRRON CROSSWELL,NORRIS CAR 1909-16 UK, LONDON  
SIZAIRE-BERWICK F.W. BERWICK CAR 1913-22 UK, LONDON  
SKODA       CZECHOSLOVAKIA Now part of VW


1969 Skoda Octavia Combi, Skoda Response Car

SMART   CAR 1997-DATE   A Mercedes company


Smart Roadster

SPEEDWELL   CAR 1900-08 UK, LONDON  
STANDARD   CAR 1903-c63 UK, COVENTRY  


1926 Standard SL04, 1929 9hp Van, Standard Flying 12, 1958 Standard 10, Vanguard Phase 2

STANLEY   STEAM CAR 1897-1924 US,NEWTON,MASS 'The Flying Teapot'


1901 Stanley Steamer, 1911 Stanley Steamer Model 63, Stanley Steamer, Stanley Steamer of the 1920s

STAR   CAR/COMMS 1898-1935 UK,WOLVHMPTON  


Star Beer Lorry, 1931 Star 14 Tourer

STELLITE ELECTRIC&ORDNANCE CAR/VAN 1913-19 UK, B'HAM  
STIRLING   CAR 1897-1903 UK, HAMILTON Associated with Daimer, Panhard, Clement
STEYR STEYR-DAIMLER-PUCH CAR/COMMS 1915-c2001 AUSTRIA  


Steyr Puch, 1963 Haflinger (built by Steyr)

STONELEIGH   CAR 1912-24 UK, COVENTRY  
STOREY   CAR 1919-30 UK, LONDON  
STRAKER-SQUIRE   CAR 1906-26 UK, LONDON  
STRINGER-SMITH   CAR 1921-32 UK, SHEFFIELD aka Stringer-Winco
STUDEBAKER   CAR/COMMS 1902-66 US  


Studebaker, Studebacker truck, 1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk

STUTZ   CAR 1911-35 US Restarted production 1968-95


Stutz 8

SUBARU       JAPAN  
SULTAN   CAR c1906/8-12 US  


1906 Sultan

SUNBEAM   CAR 1901-c60 UK,WOLVRHMPTN Taken over by Rootes 1935


1913 Sunbeam 12/26, 1927 Sunbeam 3 Litre, 1950s Sunbeam Talbot, 1968 Sunbeam Alpine, 1973 Sunbeam Rapier

SUZUKI       JAPAN  


c1980 Suzuki

SWALLOW DORETTI   CAR 1954-55 UK, WALSALL  


1955 Swallow Doretti

SWALLOW SIDECARS     1920s? UK Jaguar forerunner


Swallow Sidecar with Brough Superior motor cycle

SWIFT   CAR 1904-31 UK, COVENTRY  


1911 Swift

T

TALBOT   CAR 1903-39 UK, LONDON Taken over by Rootes in 1935


Early Talbot, 1931 Talbot 75, Talbot, 1935 Talbot AZ95

TALBOT   CAR 1919-32 FRANCE Also 1979-86
TALBOT LAGO   CAR 1935-59 FRANCE Taken over by Simca
TAMPLIN   CAR 1918-26 UK, SURREY  
TATRA       CZECHOSL'V'KIA  


1924 Tatra T11, Tatra 603 V8

TEAL TRAFFORD ENG. CAR 1983-1998 UK,MANCHESTER Inspired by Bugatti Type 35s


Teal

THAMES   CAR/COMMS 1906-11 UK, LONDON  
THEOPHILE SCHNEIDER   CAR 1910-31 FRANCE  


1913 Theophile Schneider with 1917 10 litre aero engine

THORNYCROFT   CAR/COMMS 1903-13 UK,BASINGST'KE  


1954 Thornycroft Big Ben, 2 Thornycroft lorries

TILLING STEVENS   COMMS   UK, MAIDSTONE  


Tilling Stevens Lorry, Tilling Stevens coach

TIPPEN   INVALID CAR 1955-c76 UK, COVENTRY  
TOJEIRO   CAR 1952-c60s UK, HERTS  
TORNADO   CAR 1958-c63 UK, HERTS  
TOYOTA   CAR/COMMS 1935-DATE JAPAN  


Early 80s Toyota Cressida, 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

TRABANT VEB SACHSENRING CAR 1957-91 GERMANY  
TRILOX   INVALID CAR 1946-59 UK, WILTS  
TRIUMPH   CAR 1923-70s UK, COVENTRY Taken over by Standard 1945 then BL 1960


Triumph Gloria, Triumph Dolomite, Triumph Mayflower, Triumph TR4A, 1963 Triumph Herald, 1972 Triumph Stag

TROJAN   CAR/COMMS 1920-36 UK, CROYDON Trojan bubble car built 1960-65 under licence from Heinkel


Trojan van, Trojan Bubble Car

TURNER   CAR 1951-c65 UK,WOLVRHMPTN  
TURNER   CAR 1902-30 UK,WOLVRHMPTN aka Seymour-Turner
TVR   CAR 1949-DATE UK,BLACKPOOL From TreVoR Wilkinson


TVR Tasmin, 2001 TVR Cerbera

V

VANDEN PLAS   CAR 1960-74/9 UK, LONDON See also Princess Cars. Coachbuilders in UK 1909-Date


Early 60s Vanden Plas Princess 3 Litre, 1964 4 Litre R, 1969 Princess 1300 Mk 2

VANWALL   CAR 2005-DATE UK Racing type road car
VAUXHALL   CAR/COMMS 1903-DATE UK, LUTON Taken over by GM 1925


1926 Vauxhall Princeton, 1932 Vauxhall Cadet, Vauxhall L Series, Vauxhall of the 50s, 1964 Vauxhall Viva, Vauxhall Velox PA


Vauxhall F Type

VERNON   INVALID CAR 1950-58 UK, CHESHIRE  
VIGNALE CAROZZERIA VIGNALE CAR 1967-71 ITALY Fiat 500 based roadster, aka 'Noddy's car'


Vignale Gamine

VOLGA see GAZ          
VOLKSWAGEN (VW)   CAR/COMMS 1934/6-DATE GERMANY  


1964 VW Karmann Ghia, 1975 VW Camper & VW Beetle, 1973 VW Variant, VW SP2

VOLVO   CAR/COMMS 1927-DATE SWEDEN  


Volvo 444, 1965 Vovlo P1800, 1975 Volvo coach

VULCAN   CAR/COMMS 1899-1929 UK, SOUTHPORT Commercials until Tilling Stevens take over 1937, Rootes 1950-53


Early Vulcan Lorry, Vulcan Car

W

WALL   CAR 1911-16 UK, B'HAM Financed by A.C. Doyle
WANDERER   CAR 1903-42 GERMANY Became part of Auto Union in 1932
WARTBURG *AUTOMOBILWERK CAR 1956-91 GERMANY * prefixed VEB. A car was also produced 1898-1904


Wartburgs

WARWICK see PEERLESS          
WAVERLEY   CAR 1910-31 UK, LONDON  
WEST   CAR 1904-13 UK, COVENTRY  
WESTWOOD   CAR 1919-25 UK, WIGAN  
WHITE   COMMS   US  


Early White truck, 1980s White Tractor Unit

WILLYS-OVERLAND OVERLAND-CROSSLEY CAR/COMMS 1919-31 UK,STOCKPORT  


Willys Overland Whippet 4 Truck

WILLYS-OVERLAND (WILLYS)   CAR/COMMS 1912-63 US Sporadic production. Also produced Willys-Knight
WILTON   CAR 1912-24 UK, LONDON  
WINDSOR JAMES BARTLE & CO. CAR 1923-27 UK, LONDON  
WINTON   CAR 1897-1924 US  
WITHERS   CAR 1906-15 UK, LONDON  
WOLSELEY   CAR 1895-c1975 UK, B'HAM Taken over by Morris 1927, BMC 1952, BL


1923 Wolseley 10, Wolseley Nine, 1937 Wolseley 10/40 series II, Wolseley 6/80, Wolseley 1500, c1966 Wolseley 6/110

WOLSELEY-SIDDELEY   CAR 1904-10 UK, B'HAM  


1906 Wolseley Siddeley

Y

YEC YORKS. ENGINE CO. CAR 1907-08 UK, SHEFFIELD  
YUGO       YUGOSLAVIA  

 

ZUNDAPP JANUS   CAR 1957-58 GERMANY  


1957 Zundapp Janus, Zundapp Bella

           

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