Brock Motors

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Brock Motors Ltd. (formerly Stansell Motors Ltd.), was founded by William Riley Stansell in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario, Canada. The factory had previously been home to the Amherst car. The company announced that it intended to build 10,000 vehicles per year. [1] Financial backing for the project was based on a share float for 2,000 stockholders. [2] Before production started Stansell Motors was renamed as Brock Motors Ltd and only one car was ever produced, the Brock Six, a large five-passenger touring car powered by a 55 bhp Continental engine. [3] The company closed in 1921.

The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured in Amherstburg in 1911. The unusual feature of the car was a demountable body that could be fitted behind the front seats to convert the car into a light truck.

Stansell moved to London, Ontario in 1921, where he manufactured the London Six.

London, Ontario City in Ontario, Canada

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 383,822 according to the 2016 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan; and about 230 km (140 mi) from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is a separated municipality, politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat.

London Motors was a Canadian automobile company located in London, Ontario. The company was formed by William Stansell, who was previously involved with the production of the Brock car in Amherstburg, Ontario. In 1921 Stansell raised $75,000 to form London Motors Limited, with a factory located at King and Ridout Streets. Prototypes were ready by the autumn of 1921. The London Six was an impressive vehicle featuring wooden disc wheels, pointed windscreen and a Herschell-Spillman 6 cylinder engine. The engine was tilted down at the rear, providing a lower drive shaft and reducing universal joint strain. The aluminium body made the car very light, allowing a top speed of 85 mph to be reached.

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References

  1. "AMHERSTBURG: The town that almost became an auto capital". Windsor Star. February 3, 1981. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. "The Brock Six". Border Cities Star. May 5, 1921. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  3. Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. p. 1792. ISBN   0117023191.