Birmingham

Discontinued 1919 – 1966 Mainstream & Utility

Beardmore, the Clydeside shipbuilding and engineering giant, built cars and, from 1919 to 1966, the rugged Beardmore taxi, nicknamed "the Rolls-Royce of taxicabs". Production moved from Paisley to…

Discontinued 1904 – 1932 Mainstream & Utility

Calthorpe of Birmingham made quality light cars, as well as bicycles and motorcycles, from 1904. Its 10 hp Minor was admired as a large car in miniature, but…

Active 1922 – present Luxury / Prestige Sports & Specialist

Britain's best-known luxury sports and saloon car maker, founded in Blackpool as a motorcycle sidecar business before becoming one of Coventry's defining marques. Renamed from SS Cars in…

Discontinued 1899 – 1955 Luxury / Prestige

The three Lanchester brothers built one of Britain's first petrol cars in Birmingham in 1895 and founded their company in 1899, becoming famous for inventive engineering, including the…

Discontinued 1987 – 2006 Mainstream & Utility

The Metrocab, launched by Metro-Cammell Weymann in 1987, was the first London black cab designed for wheelchair users. Built later by Reliant, Hooper and Kamkorp, it was made…

Discontinued 1904 – 2005 Mainstream & Utility Luxury / Prestige

Rover grew from a Coventry bicycle business into one of Britain's most respected makers of dignified family and executive saloons, from the P4 and P5 to the P6…

Discontinued 1901 – 1975 Mainstream & Utility Luxury / Prestige

Wolseley was one of Britain's earliest car makers, set up by Vickers in 1901 with Herbert Austin as managing director. Bought by William Morris in 1927, it became…