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In 1952, Jaguar moved to Brown's Lane which became the principal Jaguar car plant for several decades. [105] The factory has since been closed but areas retained for smaller Jaguar operations and housing together with development of industrial buildings. The Daimler Radford plant has become a large housing estate.
After a merger in 1960, the factory also became home to Jaguar, who remained there till production ceased in the mid-1990s. Between the world wars, and for a short time only, Radford was home to an aerodrome situated close to the Daimler factory, the site of which is now taken by Joseph Cash Primary School and the Coventrians RFC.
Jaguar's business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars. Under the ownership of SS Cars, the business extended to complete cars made in association with Standard Motor Company, many bearing Jaguar as a model name. The company's name was changed from ...
The Browns Lane plant in Coventry, England was built as a Second World War shadow factory run by the Daimler Company. In 1951 it was leased by Jaguar Cars and remained the company's home until 2005. It was the site of all Jaguar production until 1998, when production of the Jaguar S-Type commenced at Castle Bromwich Assembly in Birmingham ...
In 1968 the Daimler DS420 limousine began to be produced, carrying a similarly styled grille to the Sovereign and using the 4.2-litre Jaguar engine in twin carburettor form, and also undergoing final assembly at Jaguar's Browns Lane factory in Coventry, England. Although this car was based on a modified 420G floorpan rather than that of the 420 ...
Swallow Sidecar Company, [note 1] Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company, and Swallow Coachbuilding Company were trading names used by Walmsley & Lyons, partners and joint owners of a British manufacturer of motorcycle sidecars and automobile bodies in Blackpool, Lancashire (later Coventry, Warwickshire), before incorporating a company in 1930 to own their business, which they named Swallow ...
1963–2008. Ford assembly ended 2000, then transferred to Jaguar/Land Rover. Sold to Tata Group with Jaguar/Land Rover business Hamilton Plant: Hamilton, Ohio: U.S. Closed (1950) Fordson tractors/tractor components Wheels for cars like Model T & Model A Locks and lock parts Radius rods Running Boards Opened in 1920. Factory used hydroelectric ...
The statue indicating that a Daimler factory stood on the Daimler Green site from 1912 to 1997. Daimler Green is an urban village located approximately two miles north of Coventry city centre, in the West Midlands, England. It was built on the site of the Daimler factory in Radford.