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Rover was a British manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and cars.
General
- 1896 Became a public company. The Rover Cycle Co was registered on 13 June to take over the business of J. K. Starley and Co. [1]
- 1905 The name was changed in November from the Rover Cycle Co to the Rover Co.
- In 1967, Rover became part of the Leyland Motor Corporation (LMC), which already owned Triumph.
Cars
- See Rover: Cars
Bicycles
- See Rover: Cycles
Motorcycles
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- [1] Wikipedia on Rover Cars
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5