Croydon

Discontinued 1955 – 1968 Sports & Specialist

Frank Nichols founded Elva in 1955 at Bexhill-on-Sea, taking the name from the French elle va, "she goes". Elva built successful small sports-racing cars and the Courier road…

Discontinued 1914 – 1965 Mainstream & Utility

Trojan built some of Britain's most eccentric cars: the solid-tyred, two-stroke Trojan Utility Car of the 1920s, sold with the slogan "Can you afford to walk?". The Croydon…