of Rhode Works, Tyseley, Birmingham
of Blythswood Road, Birmingham
Company formed by F. W. Mead and T. W. Deakin who were known for their Canoelet sidecars
1921-24 Produced around 1,000 cars of the 9.5hp model
1924-30 Produced around 1,500 cars of the 10.3, 11/30, 10/30 models
1925-8 Made a few light commercial vehicles
1928 The company had some financial problems and was bought by H. B. Denley, a test driver for the company, who then made trailervans
1928-35 Produced the Hawk car. Around 50 made.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Birmingham’s Industrial Heritage by Ray Shill. Published by Sutton Publishing 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2593-0
- A-Z of Cars of the 1920s by Nick Baldwin. 1994. ISBN 1 870979 53 2