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	Swallow Sidecar Company - Wikicars
		The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded in Blackpool, England on the 4th September 1922 by the two friends William Walmsley and the 21 year old William Lyons, who had served his apprenticeship with Crossley Motors in Manchester.
		In 1929 the company was sufficiently confident to go to the expense of taking a stand at the London Motor Show where three new Swallow models appeared based on the Standard, Swift and Fiat chassis.
		Sidecars produced at Helliwells' Walsall Airport works were built in the same way as the originals and used the same patented trademark.
	wikicars.org /en/Swallow_Sidecar_Company (455 words)

	Jaguar Cars is a British automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company by William Lyons,
		Founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company by William Lyons, it was renamed Jaguar in 1935.
		The company was independent until it became part of the nationally-owned British Motor Corporation in 1966.
		The company was originally located in Blackpool but re-located to Coventry to be at the heart of the British motor industry.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wikipedia/Jaguar_(car).htm (464 words)

	Swallow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A swallow is one of several insectivorous birds in the family Hirundinidae;
		The Swallow (locomotive) was a GWR railway locomotive;
		Swallow, Lincolnshire is a village in Lincolnshire, England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swallow (141 words)

	Jaguar Cars - Wikipedia
		De Ford Motor Company heeft Jaguar Cars in december 1990 overgenomen, en het merk naast Volvo personenauto's, Land Rover en Aston Martin ondergebracht in de Premier Automotive Group.
		In 1922 richtte William Lyons de 'Swallow Sidecar Company' op in het Engelse Blackpool.
		Een en ander nam zo'n vlucht dat William Lyons besloot zijn bedrijf meer centraal te vestigen, waarna in 1928 een verhuizing volgde naar het Engelse Coventry.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jaguar_Cars (374 words)

	Jaguar XK 140, XK 150 Jaguar E-Type
		Swallow Sidecar Company was formed in Blackpool by William Lyons, on his 21st Birthday on the 4th September 1922, with the nine year older William Walmsley as his equal partner.
		The company was to produce sidecars for motorcycles, a follow-on of Walmsleys previous line of reconditoned war-surplus Triumph motorcycles and fitting of sidecars.
		In 1926 the growth was sufficient to enable the company to move into larger premises at Cocker Street and change the name of the company to "Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding.
	www.englishcars.com /jaguar/history/jagxkhis.html (665 words)

	Scooter Sidecars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Swallow Sidecars was formed by William Lyons, in 1922 as a company to make sidecars for surplus Triumph motorcycles.
		By 1944 the Swallow Sidecar business was sold, and the parent company focused on producing cars.
		The remainder of the passenger range of sidecars are saloons, starting with the singleseater "Tudor," a completely weather-proof yet light and airy "chair" with no fewer than five big area "Cobrex" lights and a toughened glass screen.
	scooter.sidecars.home.comcast.net /swallow (844 words)

	* Swallow - (Car): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Swallowing merely flying bugs is now small fare; expect to weed limbs and perhaps low-flying aircraft out of your Audi's hungry snort...
		In a normal 3+1 configuration, the front passenger seat is moved so far forward that it is almost swallowed up by the dash, which can be deflated by means of a conversion process to create room for the front passenger's legs...
		I'd say it's the best roadster in its class (man, that's gonna be hard to swallow, and my Honda mates won't be happy to hear that), BUT only if you live in a world where an extra 20-30 thousand is just loose change stuck in your Ferragamos...
	www.bestknows.com /car/swallow.html (1091 words)

	URal \| Ural in Media (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Sidecar manufacturers have almost always been separate enterprises from motorcycle manufacturers, though the British Watsonian sidecar company contemplated making its own motorcycle in 1950 and built at least one.
		Sidecars have been used for taxis periodically, as well as everything from flower delivery to racing to ambulances; there are even sidecar hearses for the truly dedicated ex-rider.
		Sidecars were common in England until the advent of the Mini in 1959, which, like the Model T, offered a real car for the same money- -about 400 pounds.
	www.imz-ural.com /company/media3.htm (882 words)

	jaguar Car information
		Several different types of sidecar were built, and could be attached to a number of different makes of motorcycle.Sales were brisk, and extra space continually had to be found.
		The name of the company was changed yet again to the Swallow Coach Building Company, and although the company still built sidecars, and would until 1939, the name change reflected the increasing importance of the coach built car side of the business.
		Swallow cars were sporty looking, but the problem was that their looks were not backed up by performance from the chassis and engines.
	www.ukcar.com /history/Jaguar/index.html (1555 words)

	Jaguar
		His business partner was William Walmsley and their enterprise Swallow Sidecar Company expanded in 1927 to include manufacturing of coachwork for automobiles.
		Be as it may, Swallow Coachbuilding manufactured the S.S. I and S.S. II models until 1936 when a new company, S.S. Cars Ltd. was formed to produce the automobiles.
		To avoid unpleasant associations the cars were simply called Jaguars and the company name was changed to Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945 and this name has been retained although the company was merged to be a part of British Leyland for several years.
	www.automedia-online.com /collection/badges/quell/jaguar.htm (454 words)

	Jaguar (car): Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The name is pronounced (additional info and facts about pronounced) in the UK (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland), in the USA (The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare).
		The company was independent until it became part of the nationally-owned British Motor Corporation (additional info and facts about British Motor Corporation) in 1966.
		In 1984 it was floated as a separate company on the stock market -- one of the Thatcher (Someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage) government's many privatization (additional info and facts about privatization) s -- only to be taken over by Ford in 1989-1990.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jaguar_(car).htm (807 words)

	Jaguar (car) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company by William Lyons, it was renamed Jaguar Cars after World War II because of the unfavorable connotations of the initials, SS.
		In 1984, Jaguar was floated off as a separate company on the stock market - one of the Thatcher government's many privatizations - with the rest as the Austin Rover group.
		Jaguar owns the Daimler car company (not to be confused with Daimler-Benz), which it bought in 1960 from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jaguar_(car) (855 words)

	Jaguar automobile history and database - William Lyons - the early years
		The new company formed by Lyons and Walmesley was called the Swallow Sidecar Company, and started operations in September 1922 on Lyons 21st birthday out of small premises in Blackpool.
		Just two years after the Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company (as it was known by then) moved into the Cocker Street facility, they realized that to maintain the expansion of the company, they needed to move again, this time to the Midlands of England, where the bulk of the Motor Manufacturing industry was located.
		The name of the company was changed yet again to the Swallow Coach Building Company, and although the company still built sidecars, and would until the second world war, the name change indicated the increasing importance of the caoch building side of the business.
	www.car-nection.com /jagbase/jcohst1.htm (572 words)

	Scooter Sidecars
		Swallow Sidecars was formed by William Lyons, in 1922 as a company to make sidecars for surplus Triumph motorcycles.
		One very interesting tidbit is that the Swallow Coachbuilding company would produce a Scooter called the "Swallow Gadabout motor scooter" in the mid 1930's - 1950.
		The remainder of the passenger range of sidecars are saloons, starting with the singleseater "Tudor," a completely weather-proof yet light and airy "chair" with no fewer than five big area "Cobrex" lights and a toughened glass screen.
	scooter-sidecars.com /swallow/index.htm (844 words)

	Ford Motor Company : Brand History - Jaguar
		As soon as William Lyons came of age, the Swallow Sidecar Company was formed in September 1922, with a bank overdraft of £1,000.
		The Swallow company had now been in existence for a year short of a decade and it had been an exciting time of steady expansion and sound success.
		Though the company had a fine range of products, the management increasingly realised that to meet the challenge of the nineties and beyond, it would be necessary to have the backing of one of the automotive giants behind the scenes.
	www.fordmotorcompany.co.za /corporate/history/jaguar.asp (6668 words)

	Jaguar / Great British Design Quest : Car Manufacturer - Design/Designer Information
		It was one in a succession of successful cars that enabled Lyons to transform Swallow Sidecars, a tiny motorcycle sidecar manufacturer in the English seaside town of Blackpool, into Jaguar, one of the world’s most prestigious marques.
		Swallow Sidecars flourished and in 1927 they diversified by adding their own bodywork to the chassis of an Austin Motors’ Austin Seven, the first affordable car to be made in Britain.
		As the initials SS were reminiscent of the Nazi regime, Lyons changed the company’s name to Jaguar Cars after the war and pursued his dream of producing a luxury saloon capable of being driven faster than 100mph.
	www.designmuseum.org /design/jaguar (1945 words)

	The Road to Franklin: The 70th Anniversary of SS Cars - Jaguar Clubs of North America
		Soon after the creation of the company, and in part due to various racing successes, the Swallow Sidecar Company sales flourished as their creative designs, pioneering the use of Aluminum, turned out to be very popular, forcing the company to move into a larger facility in 1926.
		Swallow Sidecars and Coach Building introduced upscale version of the Austin chassis by adding a stylish body and improved features such as leather seating, mahogany dash, etc...
		While Swallow Sidecar seems a likely explanation, it could also stand for Swallow Sport or Standard Swallow since the chassis was supplied by Standard.
	www.jcna.com /library/news/2001/jcna0015.html (1274 words)

	Jaguar Automobile History William Lyons Ð The Early Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Just two years after the Swallow Sidecar and Coach building Company (as it was known by then) moved into the Cocker Street facility, they realized that to maintain the expansion of the company, they needed to move again, this time to the Midlands of England, where the bulk of the Motor Manufacturing industry was located.
		The name of the company was changed yet again to the Swallow Coach Building Company, and although the company still built sidecars, and would until the second world war, the name change indicated the increasing importance of the coach building side of the business.
		In 1928, the company was therefore moved from its birthplace, Blackpool, to Foleshill, Coventry into a 40,000 sq.
	www.anitafinley.com /oct02/25.html (648 words)

	Jaguar UK - The Years 1922 to 1932
		As soon as William Lyons came of age, the Swallow Sidecar Company was formed in September 1922, with a bank overdraft of £1,000.
		At a time of economic hardship, many people were having to lower their expectations, yet the Swallows, by aping the style of the more exotic or luxurious machines of the era, softened the blow and allowed owners to 'keep up appearances'.
		The Swallow company had now been in existence for a year short of a decade and it had been an exciting time of steady expansion and sound success.
	www.jaguar.co.uk /uk/en/jaguar_ownership/company/heritage/1922_1932.htm (683 words)

	Jaguar, A Brief Design History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Even then, the products of the Swallow Sidecar company, as it was then known, were modestly-priced when compared to other bespoke bodies.
		Swallow started out building motorcycle sidecars, which were used at the time by people who couldn't afford a car.
		When Swallow branched out to cars, their first products were custom bodies for the then recently-introduced Austin Seven.
	www.theautochannel.com /F/news/2004/12/14/303105.html (1272 words)

	Doc's Jags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Swallow Sidecar Company evolved into Swallow Coachworks with a highly successful line of Lyons-designed bodies, mostly for the Austin Seven and 6-cylinder Wolsely-Hornet.
		Swallow's first complete car, the SS-I, based on the Standard (later to become Standard-Triumph) Sixteen (2-litre) and Twenty (2 1/2 litre) chassis, was introduced in 1931, followed by the SS-II on the standard Little Nine (1 litre).
		By then the company was SS Cars, Ltd. and motorcycle sidecars were fast becoming a footnote to history.
	www.docsjags.com /sales/mics_cars/ss100.html (506 words)

	BBC News \| Business \| History of the 'Big Cat' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In 1945 the company changed its name to Jaguar Cars Ltd and the initials SS were dropped due to their wartime connotations.
		This was followed at the end of the decade by the XJ6 which became a favourite for company executives.
		The company was privatised in 1984 and finally acquired by Ford for £1.6bn in 1989.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/44995.stm (398 words)

	Logo Design Services - Jaguar Logo History
		This brand represents the fine quality manufacture of cars PAG that were created and operated by the two founding co-owners Bill Walmsley and William Lyons in the historic and famous English seaside resort of Blackpool, where many cars were initially made to showcase in motorcycle side car parades for friends and family.
		This company is the most famous clock maker based in Germany, as a result of its world class innovations in clock manufacturing and time keeping.
		All company logos are the property of their respective owners.
	www.logoorange.com /logodesign-J.php (537 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Jaguar: Roaring into 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Swallow Sidecar company was formed by Sir William Lyons in Blackpool in 1922, and moved into making car bodies five years later.
		He moved his company to Coventry - Jaguar's spiritual home - to be close to the car capital's skilled workforce and component factories.
		In 1961 the company unveiled the E-Type - a sports roadster which was to achieve iconic status.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/618626.stm (571 words)

	Jaguar History
		The history of the Jaguar starts back in 1922 in Blackpool where Swallow Sidecar Company was building motorcycle sidecars.
		The stylish sidecars were built by two imaginative men, William Lyons and William Walmsley.
		Walmsley was less interested and left the company in 1934.
	www.exoticcarrental.com /JaguarHistory.htm (189 words)

	KTWU Television Schedule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Jaguar Company actually got its start 40 years earlier in Lancashire, England as the Swallow Sidecar Company.
		Within five years, the company branched out into automobile body manufacturing and all models began with S.S. for Swallow Sidecar.
		This unique car company needed an exceptional name and Jaguar Cars Limited found one in the name of a wild breed of jungle cats.
	ktwu.wuacc.edu /schedules/ds116387.htm (179 words)

	The Early Years - Swallow Sidecars
		Swallow Sidecar Company was formed in Blackpool by William Lyons, on his 21st Birthday on the 4th September 1922, with the nine year older William Walmsley as his equal partner.
		In 1926 the growth was sufficient to enable the company to move into larger premises at Cocker Street and change the name of the company to Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding company.
		A larger vehicle was needed to complement the two-seater Swallows and in 1929 a batch of obsolete FIAT chassis were obtained and between 50 and 100 FIAT Swallows were produced.
	www.jag-lovers.org /early.html (492 words)

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