Manchester

Belsize
Discontinued 1901 – 1925 Mainstream & Utility
Belsize Motors of Clayton, Manchester, grew out of Marshall & Company, probably Manchester's first car maker. Before the First World War it employed 1,200 people and built cars,…
Crossley
Discontinued 1904 – 1958 Mainstream & Utility Luxury / Prestige
Crossley Motors of Manchester, an offshoot of the gas-engine makers Crossley Brothers, built about 19,000 quality cars between 1904 and 1937, thousands of staff cars for the Royal…
Rolls-Royce
Active 1906 – present Luxury / Prestige
Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met in Manchester in 1904 and founded Rolls-Royce in 1906, building cars such as the Silver Ghost that set a new standard for…

Designers and coachbuilders connected with Manchester

Manchester Transport Museum about 3 km away
The story of public road transport in Greater Manchester The Museum tells the story of public road transport in Greater Manchester from its very beginnings in…