The following is a list of defunct/existing British Marques of Any
Consequence. It is impossible to have a definitive list all car names ever.
This is all I can think of/find out about. If you can think of any more
defunct/existing marques of any consequence, please mention them. Note:
Plastic bodied creations from backyard garages are not particularly important.
If we were ever to get into listing just 1960's kit car makers we'd be
threading forever...
Here ya go....
The Dead Independants:
Napier 1900-1924
GN 1910-1925
Calcott 1913-1926
Hortsman 1914-1929
Bean 1919-1929
Clyno 1922-1930
Swift 1900-1931
Argyll 1899-1932
Hampton 1911-1933
Crossley 1904-1937
Railton 1933-1949
Invicta 1925-1950
Jowett 1906-1954
Armstrong-Siddeley 1919-1960
Lea-Francis 1903-1960
Allard 1937-1960
Frazer-Nash 1924-1960
HRG 1935-1965
Trojan 1922-1965
Alvis 1920-1967 (last year for cars, still makes tanks)
Gordon-Keeble 1960-1967 (a TURTLE? HUH?)
Elva 1965-1973 (MGAs in drag)
Gilbern 1959-1974
Jensen 1935-1976, and then again for a few years in 1980's
Lagonda 1908-1976, but still around as Aston-Martin Lagonda with Ford
Trident 1966-1978
Panther 1972-1982 (Didn't deserve such a long life)
Sell-Outs-
Vauxhall 1903-1925-Present...sold to GM and still made today
Lotus 1952-1986... sold to GM then sold to Bugatti then sold to far east
Aston-Martin 1922-1987-Present... sold to Ford
AC 1908-1985-1992-Present... sold to Ford then back to Brits in 1992
Surviving Independants-
Bristol 1947-
Caterham 1974-
Ginetta 1958-
Marcos 1959-
Morgan 1910-
Reliant 1952-
TVR 1954-
Westfield 1982- (signifcance is suspect)
The Rootes Group-
Talbot 1902-1954, but back again for a few years in 1980's.
Sunbeam 1899-1967-Sold to Chrysler then to French
Singer 1905-1967- Sold to Chrysler then to French
Humber 1898-1967- Sold to Chrysler then to French
Hillman 1907-1967- Destroyed by, I mean sold to Chrysler then to French
The Usual Suspects, Nuffield, BMC, BLMC, BL, Austin-Morris, JRT, Rover Group,
BMW/Rover, etc...
Lanchester 1896-1955 (merged with Daimler)
Daimler 1896-1948-1989-Present (merged with Jaguar, sold to Ford)
Jaguar/SS 1931-1989 (Have you driven a V-12 Ford lately?)
Vanden Plas 1913-1980
Austin 1905-1987
Healey 1946-1971
Riley 1898-1969
Wolseley 1896-1975
Morris 1912-1984
MG 1923-1980, 1982-1994, 1995-Present (You know the story)
Rover 1904-Present
Land Rover 1948-Present
Triumph 1923-1984 (Please note: Triumph Dead, MG Alive... WE WON!!!)
Standard 1903-1963
Leyland 1896-1987, then sold to DAF. Some Minis's were "Leylands", usually
busses
So, any additions? And Jomar is a TVR, so I skipped it.
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