All the British Cars

MarkWhenWhereOwned by
Wolseley1896-1975Birmingham, Oxford and Coventry
Wilson-Pilcher1903-1907Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Warwickzbr>(Started 1958 as Peerless later Gordon. Built cars with parts from Triumph TR 2 and TR 3A.)1960-1964Colnbrook
Vauxhall1903-London, Luton and Ellesmere PortGM, USA
Vanden Plas1906-1980London and AbingdonBritish Leyland
Valvless1901-1914Blackheath London and Huddersfield
Vale1932-1936Maida Vale, London
TVR1954-BlackpoolCEO Peter Wheeler
Turner1951-1966Wolverhampton
Trojan1922-1936 and 1961-1965Kingston-on-Thames and Croydon
Triumph1923-1984Coventry,Liverpool and Cowley
Tramplin1921(?)
Talbot1903-1938 1979-1986London and Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Swift1900-1931Coventry
Swallow Doretti1954-1955Walsall
Sunbeam1899-1976Wolverhampton Ryton-on-Dunsmore and London
Straker-Squire1907-1926Edmonton London
Stephens1898-1900Clevedon
Star1898-1932Wolverhampton
Standard1903-1963Coventry
SS (Swallow Sidecars)1905-1970Blackpool and CoventryChanged name to Jaguar Co in 1945
Squire1934-1936Henley-on-Thames
Singer1905-1970Coventry Ryton-on-Dunsmore and Birmingham
Siddeley-Deasy1911-1919Coventry
Rover1904-Coventry and BirminghamPhoenix
Rolls-Royce1904-Manchester, Derby and CreweBMW
Riley1898-1969Coventry and Abingdon
Reliant1952-TarnworthCEO Jonathan Heyes is the main owner
Railton1952-Cobham and London
Paramount1950-1969Swadlincote Leighton Buzzard and Melbourne
North Lucas1922Putney Vale
Noble2000-Barwell
Nobel1959-1969Belfast
Napier1900-1924London
Morris1912-1983Cowley, Oxford
Morgan1910-Malvern Link
MG1924-Oxford, Abingdon Birmingham and CoventryRover UK
Marauder1950-1952Kenilworth
Marcos1959-Luton, Westbury and Bradford-on-AvonThe Marsh family is the main owner.
Lotus1952-London, Cheshunt and NorwichProton, Malaysia
Lola1959-1960Slough
Lloyd Cars1936-1939 1947-1952Convarmore Road, Grimsby
Leyland1920-1927Leyland
Lea Fracis1903-1960, 1989-Coventry and Studley
Land Rover1948SolihullFord
Lanchester1936-1956Birmingham Coventry
Lagonda1904-Staines and NewportAston-Martin (Ford, USA)
Knight1895-1906Farnham
Jowett1906-1950Bredford
Jensen1931-West Bromwich
Jaguar1931-CoventryFord. USA
Invicta1925-1950Cobham
Humber1901-1976Beeston, Coventry and Ryton-on-Dunsmore
HRG1936-1956Tolworth
Horstmann Horstman1914 1919-1929Bath
Hillman1907-1976Coventry, Linwood and Ryton-on-Dunsmore
H.E.1919-1931Caversham, Reading
Healey1946-1954Walwick
GWK1912-1931Maidenhead
Gordon Keeble1963-1967Slough, Eastleigh, Southampton
GN1910-1915 1919-1928Wandsworth, London
Gilbern1959-1974Llantwit Fardre
Frazer Nash1924-1957Kingston-upon-ThamesThe company still exists, producing guided missile control systems.
Frisky1957-1964Wolverhampton
Ford1913-DagenhamFord USA
Fairthorpe1954-1980Chalfont St Peter
Enfield Allday1919-1924Birmingham
Enfield1906-1916Birmingham
Elva1958-1960Croydon
De Lorean1981-1983Dunmurry, Northern Ireland
Davrian Darrian1967-Clapham / Llwynnygroes
Daimler1896-CoventryFord, USA
Crossley1904-1937Gorton and Manchester
Coronet1957-1960London
Cooper1949-1954Surbiton
Clyno1922-1929
Caterham1973-DartfordGraham Nearn Family
Calcott1914-1926Coventry
Burney1930-1934Maidenhead
BSA1907-1940Birmingham and Coventry
Brough1935-1938Nottingham
British Salmsom1934-1939Raynes Park, London
Britannia1896-1898 1905-1908Colchester
Britannia1913-1914Nottingham
Britannia1957-1960
Bristol1947-BristolCEO Anthony Crook
Bond1949-1974Preston and Tamworth
Berkeley1956-1961Biggleswade
Bentley1919-London, Derby and CreweVolkswagen
Belsize Bradshaw1896-1916 1920-1924Clayton, Manchester
Austin-Healey1953-1971Birmingham and Abingdon
Austin1906-1990Longbridge, Birmingham
Atlanta1937-1939Staines
Aston-Martin1922-London/Feltham and Newport PagnellFord, USA
Arrol Johnston1898-1915 1918-1931Scotland
Armstrong-Siddeley1910-1960Coventry
Argyll1903-1927Scotland
Alvis1920-1967Coventry
Alta1930-1939Kingston-on-Thames
Allard1937-1960London
AJS1930-1933Wolverhampton
Angus-Sandersson1919-1927Scotland
AC1908-1985 and 1992-Thames Ditton and Waybridge

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The Foreigners of today:

MarkWhenWhereOwned by
Toyota-BurnastonToyota, Japan
Peugeot-Ryton-on-DunsmorePeugeot, France
Nissan-SunderlandNissan, Japan
Honda-SwindonHonda, Japan

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Did you know

The tricycle from 1884 is the first vehicle sold with the Rover-name.

News

Uppdaterat 2009-03-27

Tata buys Land Rover and the Roverbrand

In March 2008 the heavily indebted Ford Company sold their British prestigious carmakers Jaguar and Land Rover along with the Rover Brand, the Daimler brand and the Lanchester brand.

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History of this day

1640 - John IV was declared King of Portugal, resulting in a war with Spain.