Allard & Co

For The English car manufacturer founded in 1945 by Sydney Allard, see Allard.

Allard & Co. was a British manufacturing company, established in 1889 in Coventry by Frederick W. Allard and George Pilkington as cycle makers.[1]

In 1898 the company produced a 3-wheel motorised tricycle together with its first car. Car manufacturing started in 1899.

In 1901 the company merged with the Birmingham Motor Manufacturing and Supply Co and was re-named as Rex Motor Manufacturing Co.

Vehicles

Allard moved into the motor industry building a four-seater 4½ hp model based on the Benz, followed by a 3 hp air-cooled car with an engine said to be of their own manufacture.

In 1902 they offered a 9 hp single-cylinder light car.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Allard and Co". Graces Guide. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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