Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Rhode Motor Co
From Graces Guide
of Rhode Works, Tyseley, Birmingham
of Blythswood Road, Birmingham
Company formed by F. W. Mead and T. W. Deakin who were known for their Canoelet sidecars
1921-24 Produced around 1,000 cars of the 9.5hp model
1924-30 Produced around 1,500 cars of the 10.3, 11/30, 10/30 models
1925-8 Made a few light commercial vehicles
1928 The company had some financial problems and was bought by H. B. Denley, a test driver for the company, who then made trailervans
1928-35 Produced the Hawk car. Around 50 made.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0
- A-Z of Cars of the 1920s by Nick Baldwin. 1994. ISBN 1 870979 53 2