Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

CWS Bell

From Graces Guide

The Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) started assembling chassis in Manchester 1919.

Presumably connected with Bell Brothers (of Ravensthorpe).


Cars
1905-1915 Cars made at Ravensthorpe. Around 500 probably made

The furniture factory in West London built a few bodies for the Austin: Seven

Lorries
0.75, 1 and 1.5 ton chassis were produced with all using 2.5 litre engines.

In 1922 a Dorman-engined 1.5-2 ton chassis with overhead worm drive was produced.

1925 all production ceased.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
  • A-Z of Cars of the 1920s by Nick Baldwin. 1994. ISBN 1 870979 53 2