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 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 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.

Rover

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6 hp. From Motors and Motor-driving. Published in 1906.
1908. From 'Vital to the Life of the Nation'.
1920. From Coventry Chamber of Commerce Year Book.
1920. From Coventry Chamber of Commerce Year Book.
1921. From 'Vital to the Life of the Nation'.
1922. Rover Cyclecar
1941. From The Autocar of 13th June.
1946. From 'Vital to the Life of the Nation'.

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]
  • 1905 The name was changed in November from the Rover Cycle Co to the Rover Co.

Cars

Bicycles

Motorcycles

Sources of Information

  • [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
  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908