The Coach-Building Trade
As one would expect with such a thriving industry, many companies were set up to complement coventry's car manufacturers: engine builders,accessory manufactures and of course coachwork specialists and body builders.After the second World war, the trade died out, mainly due to the mass-production methods employed by the factories at the time.
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Abbey Panels Ltd, Bayton Road
Adams & Walters, Stoney Stanton Road
Atkinson, S.F., Highland Road
Bryant, E., North Street
Scott Lewis & Co., Broad Street
Acme Motor Co., Osborn Road
Awson Motor Carriage Co., Awson Street
Barker & Co., Radford Works
Bradnick, R.H., Far Gosford Street
British Pressed panel Co., Edward Road
Burlington Carriage Co., Parkside
Butlin, J.H., All Saints Lane
Cammell, C. & Co., Ordnance Road
Carbodies, Hill Street
Carbodies, Holyhead Road
Central Garage, Longford Road
Charlesworth Bodies, Much Park street
City Carriage Works, Lamb Street
Cliff Bros, Brighton Street
Commercial Motor Body Co., Brighton Street
Coventry Garage, Holyhead Road
Coventry Hood & Sidescreen Co., Cheylesmore
Coventry Motor & Sundries, Spon Street
Coventry motor Bodies, Cow Lane
Coventry Supply Garage, Holyhead Road
Cross & Edwards Ltd., Clay Lane
Cross & Ellis, Clay Lane
Curle Bros, Stoney Stanton Road
Death, H., Fairfield
Dunn & Ensor, Cross Cheaping
Earlsdon Motor Body & Carriage Works,
Eaves & Barret, The Barracks
Eaves, H. & Son, Earlsdon Street
Edwards, F., Foleshill Road
Edwards, F., Foleshill Road
Fisher & Ludlow, Station Road
Fleet Works Carriage Co., Fleet Street
Foleshill Motor and Carriage Works, Stoney Stanton Road
Garret F., Lamb Street
General Automobile Panels, Moor Street
Guild & Grunau, Awson Street
Hancock & Warman, Walsgrave Road
Harvey, J., Far Gosford Street
Hawkins & Peake, Bishop Street
Hewer Car Bodies, Aldbourne Road
Hobley, Thos, Chester Street
Holbrook Bodies Ltd, Holbrook Lane
Hollick & Pratt, Mile Lane and Smithford Street
Hollick, H., Barras Lane
Hough, E.C., Clay Lane
Hoyal Body Corporation Ltd, Queens Road
Laroc (Coventry) Ltd, Radford Road
Mann, H., Lamb Street
Mason, Albert Henry, Sir Thomas White’s Road
Midland Light Bodies, Stoke Row
Midland Light Body, Byron Street
Midland Motor Body, Aldbourne Road
Moor Street
Morris Motors, (1926) Ltd, Quinton Road
Motor Bodies ( Coventry), Holbrook Lane
Motor Panels (Coventry) Ltd, Holbrook Lane
Musson & Grindlay, Spon End
New Inn Bridge Carriage Works, Foleshill Road
Park Sheet Metal, Bayton Road
Parkside Motor Body Works, Parkside
Parsons & Sons, Warwick Street
Pass, Thos, Little Park Street and West Orchard
Poole, H.J., Cross Cheaping
Sadler Bros, Spon Street
Sadler, T., Cox Street
Smedley & Gray Ltd, Walsgrave Road
Sovereign Motors, Sovereign Road
Stadium Body Repairs, Lythalls Lane
Standard, Bishopsgate Green and Cash’s Lane
Sullivan, D., Foleshill Road
Swift of Coventry, Cheylesmore
Swift, Little Park Street and West Orchard
Tarver Bros, Moor Street
Taylor, S.G., Brighton Street
Timms, W.E., The Butts
Viking Motor Co., Warwick Road
Viking Motor Co., Warwick Road
Ward, W.E. & Co., Earlsdon Avenue South
