British Automotive from the 1920s

Abbey History Westminster UK The Abbey was a short-lived friction drive car assembled by the Abbey Auto Engineering Co. Ltd in Westminster, England. It used a 10.8 hp 1498 cc Coventry-Simplex engine. It was built in 1922 only and cost £315. It also had Marles steering and friction drive. The two-se ...

Armstrong Siddeley 30 hp Production period: 1919 to 1931 Class : Luxury motor car Body versions : Touring Car , Limousine ,Landaulet Engines 5.0 liters The Armstrong Siddeley 30 hp is the first car manufactured by British manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley . The upper class luxury model was built from ...

Arrol-Aster Car History Arrol-Aster was a British car maker founded in 1927 when Arrol-Johnston and Aster merged. The Wembley, London works of Aster was closed and production concentrated at the Heathhall, Dumfries factory of Arrol-Johnston. At first, manufacture of all the cars previously made by ...

Austin 16 Light six 1927 to 1938 Overview Manufacturer Austin Motor Company Limited Production 1927-1938 Body and chassis Body style tourer—Open Road saloon—Burnham —> Westminster Powertrain Engine 2249 cc or 2510 cc 6-cylinder side-valve Transmission single plate dry clutch, gearbox 4-speed manual ...

Bean Cars history Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England UK Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England, between 1919 and 1929. For a few years in the early 1920s Bean outsold Austin and Morris although their success was not s ...

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 of Direct United States Cable Co with H G Hutchinson a director of Royal Exchange Assurance to manufacture: commercial car ...

GWK Carmanufacturer Founded, Maidenhead, Berkshire England, UK The GWK was a British car made in Maidenhead, Berkshire, between 1911 and 1931. It got its name from its founders, Arthur Grice, J Talfourd Wood and C.M. Keiller. The cars were unusual in using a friction drive system. The prototype was ...

Karrier Motors Limited Commercial vehicles Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1908 to 1979. Notes: purchased by Commer (Rootes Group) in 1934 and later by Chrysler. Karrier was a British marque for commercial vehicles and trolley buses manufactured at Karrier Works, Huddersfield, West Yo ...