I always knew my hometown Coventry had a very rich history in the car industry. I discovered today there were actually 43 differant car manufacturers here. Some of them only lasted a few years and a lot of the early car manufacturers made motorcycles too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coventry_motor_companies
James Starley inventor of the Bicycle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Starley
Frank Whittle. He is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine for the airplane industry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle
Alfred Herbert Machine toolmaker. Probably the biggest toolmaker machines in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Herbert_(company)
Alvis; Named as a car manufacurer in first link; In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Car_and_Engineering_Company
Finally and probably the most famous and successful; Rolls Royce who make high end cars, military vehicles, and engines that are fitted to the majority of aircrafts today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coventry_motor_companies
James Starley inventor of the Bicycle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Starley
Frank Whittle. He is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine for the airplane industry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle
Alfred Herbert Machine toolmaker. Probably the biggest toolmaker machines in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Herbert_(company)
Alvis; Named as a car manufacurer in first link; In addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_Car_and_Engineering_Company
Finally and probably the most famous and successful; Rolls Royce who make high end cars, military vehicles, and engines that are fitted to the majority of aircrafts today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Limited
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