Obscure British Manufacturers.

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I have been into the factory where Bean`s were built,it was the premises of an engineering company when i went in there but didn`t they also build Reliant`s in that factory at some point?

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RichB said:

Old Merc said:

This car is in the London Science Museum.
Massive is an understatement! 36.7 litre V12 Rolls Royce engine producing 2500HP and did 357mph!!
The RR engine was originally used for Schneider Trophy seaplane racing.

In fact not one 36.7 litre engine but two of them!!!

`kin-ell.....that`s a beast of a car......you have to admire the guys that drove these,i was watching a program the other night about Malcolm & Donald Campbell and their land & water speed records,driving an open cockpit car with no seat-belts and no crash helmet at 300mph......brave men indeed!!!!

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I am the OP on this topic and there are some fascinating stories on here...thanks to all who have,and are posting....keep `em coming....anyone got any stories on the last car Lea-Francis built...the Lynx?....that will be an interesting one !

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Good to see this thread resurrected.....keep them coming Chaps!....anyone remember a 3-wheeler called the Coronet? Only ever seen one and funnily enough it was a chap near where i used to live who had it.

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Old Merc said:

According to Graces Guide Coronet Cars were in Denham from 1957 to 1960 and produced less than 500 cars.

Same colour as the one I saw....wonder if its the same car?

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Just thought of another one...not an obscure manufacturer but an obscure model.....Singer Hunter/SM 1500....wnen did you last see one?

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Roy C said:

Vale Special




These cars were built behind "The Warrington" a well-known pub in Maida Vale, London.
The Vale Motor Company built around 100 cars between 1932 and 1935.
They also made a 4-seater version - the Tourette!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Special



http://www.valespecial.co.uk

Think I may have mentioned this earlier in this thread but there was a Vale in the showroom of an old garage near Coventry city-centre,(think it was Sam Robins?) for many years.The garage closed 20 years ago-ish and the car disappeared.

Edited by esso on Sunday 24th August 16:04