British Automotive from the 1950s

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  • Citroën UK history (1919-)

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    1910s
    Citroën UK history (1919-)

    Citroen UK Limited history Automotive Manufacturer of Coventry United Kingdom from 1919 on Citroën UK Limited is a British automotive company, previously as Citroën Cars ...

  • Commer History (1905-1979)

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    1900s
    Commer History (1905-1979)

    Commer History from 1905 to 1979 This business belonged to Commercial Cars Limited a company incorporated in September 1905 by directors H C B Underdown, barrister and director ...

  • Connaught Type A (1950-1954)

    Race cars
    1950s
    Connaught Type A (1950-1954)

    Connaught Type A Race Car Company Connaught Class Race Car Years 1950 to 1954 Engine 1.7-2.5L Gearbox four-speed Drive Rear Wheelbase 85/90 in (216/228 cm) The Connaught Type ...

  • Cooper T20 (1952)

    Race cars
    1950s
    Cooper T20 (1952)

    Cooper T20 race car Builder Cooper Car Company Category Race Car Production 1952 to 1953 Designed by Owen Maddock Chassis tubular Engine Bristol BS1 1,971cc in 6-cylinder in-line ...

  • Cooper T39 (1955-1957)

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    Race cars
    1950s
    Cooper T39 (1955-1957)

    Cooper T39 "Bobtail" race car Manufacturer: Cooper Production period: 1955 to 1957 Class : Race car Body versions : Single seat Engines: Gasoline 1.1-2.0 liters The Cooper ...

  • Coronet Cars (1957-1960)

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    1950s
    Coronet Cars (1957-1960)

    Coronet Cars Ltd. Automotive manufacturer of Buckinghamshire.Great Britain from 1957 to 1960. The Coronet Cars Ltd. was a British manufacturer of small automobiles in the 1960s . ...

  • Crossley DD42/8 (1948-1953)

    Bus Coach
    1940s 1950s
    Crossley DD42/8 (1948-1953)

    CROSSLEY Bus DD42/8 Manufacturer Crossley Production 1948 to 1953 Body and chassis Class Commercial vehicle Body style bus,double-decker Layout Longitudinal front engine, ...

  • CSC (1953-1955)

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    1950s

    CSC (Wrigley Motors Ltd) Automotive Manufacturer of Manchester. United Kingdom from 1953 to 1955 CSC was a British car brand owned by Wrigley Motors Ltd. between 1953 and ...

  • Daimler Conquest DJ250 (1953-1958)

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    Luxury Cars
    1950s
    Daimler Conquest DJ250 (1953-1958)

    Daimler Conquest DJ250-DJ260 (1953-1958) Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Production 1953–1958 Predecessor Daimler Consort Successor Daimler 2.5 V8 1962 Class mid-size ...

  • Daimler Dart SP250 (1959-1964)

    Sports Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Daimler Dart SP250 (1959-1964)

    Daimler Dart SP250 Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Also called Daimler Dart Production 1959–1964 Class Sports car Body style 2-seat open car Layout FR layout Engine 2.5 ...

  • Daimler DE (1946-1953)

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    Luxury Cars
    1940s 1950s
    Daimler DE (1946-1953)

    Daimler DE car range Daimler DE Overview Manufacturer Daimler Company Parent company Birmingham Small Arms Company Production 1946-1953 Assembly Radford, Coventry, UK Body and ...

  • Daimler Eighteen DB18 (1939-1953)

    Luxury Cars
    1930s 1940s 1950s
    Daimler Eighteen DB18 (1939-1953)

    Daimler Eighteen DB18 Consort 1939 to 1953 Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Also called Daimler Eighteen (1939–1950) Daimler 2½-litre (1939–1950) Daimler Consort ...

  • Daimler Majestic DF316 (1958-1962)

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    Luxury Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Daimler Majestic DF316 (1958-1962)

    Daimler Majestic DF316 1958 to 1962 Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Production 1958–1962 1490 produced Predecessor Daimler One-O-Four DF310 Successor Daimler Sovereign ...

  • Daimler Regency DF300 (1951-1956)

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    Luxury Cars
    1950s
    Daimler Regency DF300 (1951-1956)

    Daimler Regency DF300 (1951-1956) Mk II DF304 and One-O-Four DF310 Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Production 1951–1956 Predecessor Daimler Consort Successor Daimler ...

  • Daimler Regina DF DK 400 (1954-1959)

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    Luxury Cars
    1950s
    Daimler Regina DF DK 400 (1954-1959)

    Daimler Regina DF400 DK400 1954 to 1959 Manufacturer The Daimler Company Limited Production 1954–1959 93 produced Predecessor Straight-Eight DE36 Successor DK400A— Daimler ...

  • Dante Engineering (1956-1959)

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    1950s
    Dante Engineering (1956-1959)

    Dante Engineering Company Limited Car manufacturer of Luton , Bedfordshire.Great Britain from 1956 to 1959. Dante Engineering Company Limited , formerly Robin's Sporting Motorist ...

  • Dellow (1949-1956)

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    1940s
    Dellow (1949-1956)

    Dellow Car Range history Birmingham, England UK Dellow cars were made in a factory at Alvechurch, near Birmingham, England between 1949 and 1956. Dellow was a product of Dellow ...

  • Dennis Loline Mk1 Bus (1956-1960)

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    Bus Coach
    1950s
    Dennis Loline Mk1 Bus (1956-1960)

    DENNIS LOLINE MK1 Bus range and history Vehicle details Manufacturer: Dennis Production: 1956 to 1960 Class: Commercial vehicle Assembly plants: Great Britain Body and chassis ...

  • Dennis motors history (1898-2007)

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    1900s
    Dennis motors history (1898-2007)

    DENNIS MOTORS Ltd History Commercial Automotive Manufacturer: of Great Britain from 1898 to 2007 The Dennis brothers started as cycle manufacturers, and in 1898 commenced ...

  • Dodge Brothers Kew (1922-2015)

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    1920s
    Dodge Brothers Kew (1922-2015)

    Dodge Brothers (Britain) Limited Commercial Automotive Manufacturer: of Great Britain from 1922 to 2015. The history of the Dodge Brothers starts in the United States of America. ...

  • EB Edwards Brothers (1959-1964)

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    1950s
    EB Edwards Brothers (1959-1964)

    EB (Edwards Brothers Ltd) Kit Car manufacturer of, Staffordshire.Great Britain from 1959 to 1964. EB (Staffs) Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automotive sets . The company ...

  • EEC (1952-1954)

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    1950s
    EEC (1952-1954)

    EEC (Electrical Engineering Construction Company Ltd.) Automotive Manufacturer of Totnes, Devon; United Kingdom from 1952 to 1954 Electrical Engineering Construction Company ...

  • Elva Courier (1958-1969)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Elva Courier (1958-1969)

    Elva Courier (1958 to 1969) Manufacturer Elva Production 1958-1969 500 approx made Class sports car Wheelbase 90 in (2,286 mm) Length 154 in (3,912 mm) Width 60 in (1,524 mm) The ...

  • Elva history (1955-1966)

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    1950s
    Elva history (1955-1966)

    Elva Sports car history Type British Sports and racing car manufacturer Founded 1955 Founder Frank G. Nichols Headquarters Bexhill, Sussex, England, UK Elva was a sports and ...

  • ERA History (1933-1954)

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    1930s
    ERA History (1933-1954)

    E.R.A (English Racing Automobiles) History Automotive Manufacturer of United Kingdom from 1933 to 1954 English Racing Automobiles Ltd. (ERA) was an English manufacturer of sports ...

  • ERF history (1933-2007)

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    1930s
    ERF history (1933-2007)

    E.R.F. Ltd. Commercial vehicles manufacturer , Sun Works, Sandbach, Cheshire, England.GREAT BRITAIN ERF was a British truck manufacturer first established in 1933 by Edwin ...

  • Fairthorpe Electron (1956-1965)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Fairthorpe Electron (1956-1965)

    Fairthorpe Electron Overview Manufacturer Fairthorpe Production 1956 to 1965 Body and chassis Class Sports Layout Front engine, rear drive Powertrain Engine Four-cylinders ...

  • Fairthorpe Electron Minor (1958-1973)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s 1960s 1970s
    Fairthorpe Electron Minor (1958-1973)

    Fairthorpe Electron Minor Overview Manufacturer Fairthorpe Production 1958 to 1973 Body and chassis Class Sports Layout Front engine, rear drive Powertrain Engine Four-cylinders ...

  • Fairthorpe History (1954-1976)

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    1950s
    Fairthorpe History (1954-1976)

    Fairthorpe Cars history Buckinghamshire, UK between 1954 and 1976 Fairthorpe cars were made in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England between 1954 and 1976. Fairthorpe Ltd ...

  • Falcon (1958-1964)

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    1950s
    Falcon (1958-1964)

    Falcon Shells Ltd. (1958-1961) Carmakers manufactured in Great Britain from 1959 to 1964. The Falcon Cars Ltd. was a British kit car automaker from Hatfield in Hertfordshire from ...

  • Fodens Ltd history (1875-2006)

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    1890s
    Fodens Ltd history (1875-2006)

    Fodens trucks Ltd 1875 Commercial vehicle Manufacturer of Great Britain from 1875 to 2006. Foden trucks ltd was a early British manufacturer of Commercial steam and ...

  • Ford Anglia 100E (1953-1959)

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    Motor Cars
    1950s
    Ford Anglia 100E (1953-1959)

    Ford Anglia 100E 1953–1959 Overview Production 1953–59 345,841 units Assembly United Kingdom Australia Body and chassis Body style 2-door saloon Related Ford Popular 100E Ford ...

  • Ford Anglia 105E (1959-1968)

    Motor Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Ford Anglia 105E (1959-1968)

    Ford Anglia 105E Production 1959–67 1,004,737 units Assembly United Kingdom Australia Body style 2-door saloon 3-door estate car 2-door panel van Engine 1.0-1.2l Wheelbase 91 in ...

  • Ford Pilot (1947-1951)

    Luxury Cars
    1940s 1950s
    Ford Pilot (1947-1951)

    Ford Pilot (E71A) Production period: 1947 to 1951 Class : Luxury car Body versions : Saloon , station wagon ,pickup Engines: Gasoline : 2.2-3.6 liters (44-66 kW) Length: 4445 mm ...

  • Ford Popular 100E (1959-1962)

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    Motor Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Ford Popular 100E (1959-1962)

    Ford Popular 100E 1959 to 1962 Overview Production 1959–1962 126,115 made Body and chassis Body style two door saloon Related Ford Anglia Powertrain Engine 1172 cc straight-4 ...

  • Ford Prefect 100E (1953–1959)

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    Motor Cars
    1950s
    Ford Prefect 100E (1953–1959)

    Ford Prefect 100E 1953 to 1959 Overview Production 1953–59 100,554 produced Assembly United Kingdom Australia Body and chassis Body style 4-door saloon Related Ford Anglia Ford ...

  • Frazer Nash Mille Miglia (1948-1953)

    Sports Cars
    1940s 1950s
    Frazer Nash Mille Miglia (1948-1953)

    Frazer Nash Mille Miglia Manufacturer Frazer Nash Production 1948 to 1953 Class Sports/race car Layout Front engine, rear drive Engine Six-cylinders Transmission Four-speed ...

  • Garner (1908-1968)

    Manufacturers
    1900s
    Garner (1908-1968)

    GARNER MOTORS Ltd Commercial vehicle manufacturer of Birmingham;United Kingdom From 1908 to 1968 Garner Motors Limited a early commercial vehicle industry for 60 years from 1908 ...

  • Gilbern GT (1959-1967)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s 1960s
    Gilbern GT (1959-1967)

    Gilbern GT car range and history Specification Manufacturer Gilbern Sports Cars (Components) Ltd Body style 2-door coupé Engine various Wheelbase 93 in (2,400 mm) Length 152 in ...

  • Gilbern History (1959-1973)

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    1950s
    Gilbern History (1959-1973)

    Gilbern cars History Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales Industry Automobiles Founded 1959 Defunct 1973 Key people Giles Smith,Bernard Friese, Gilbern cars were made in ...

  • Gill (1958-1960)

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    1950s

    Gill Car manufacturer Founded, London England, UK Overview Manufacturer Gill Cars Ltd Production 1958-1960 Body and chassis Class Microcar Body style 2-door coupé Powertrain ...

  • Ginetta G1 (1957)

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    Race cars
    1950s
    Ginetta G1 (1957)

    Ginetta G1 Manufacturer Ginetta Cars Production 1957 Class Sports car Body style Roadster The Ginetta G1 was the first sports car built by Ginetta in 1957 History In the early ...

  • Ginetta G2 (1958-1960)

    Sports Cars
    1950s
    Ginetta G2 (1958-1960)

    Ginetta G2 Manufacturer Ginetta Cars Production 1958 to 1960 Class Sports car Body style 2-door roadster Engines Ford Wheelbase 7 feet 6 inches Track front, rear 3 feet 9 inches ...

  • Hamblin (1956-1962)

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    1950s
    Hamblin (1956-1962)

    SE Hamblin Ltd. Car manufacturer of Sherborne Dorset. Great Britain from 1957 to 1965. Hamblin Deluxe SE Hamblin Ltd. was a British manufacturer of Kit car automobiles from 1957 ...

  • Harding (1921-1966)

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    1920s
    Harding (1921-1966)

    RA Harding (Bath) Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Bath, Somerset.Great Britain from 1921 to 1966. RA Harding (Bath) Ltd. was a British manufacturer of invalid vehicles from the ...

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