of Meteor Works, Lode Lane, Birmingham
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]
- 1906 H. Smith is MD of the Rover Cycle Co.
- 1905 The name was changed in November from the Rover Cycle Co to the Rover Co.
- WWI. During the First World War, they made motorcycles, lorries to Maudslay designs and not having a suitable one of their own, cars to a Sunbeam design.
- They acquired a factory at Tyseley
- 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
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