Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Squire Car Manufacturing Co

From Graces Guide

Adrian Morgan Squire joined forces with the 19 year old amateur racer Jock Manby-Colegrave and 27 year old salesman Reginald Slay. He moved to a cottage on Remenham Hill and began running a filling station and workshops until his company was launched in January 1934 with an investment of £6,000.

By the summer a prototype car was running and was offered for sale at £995. Several bodies were offered, including the lightweight "Skimpy" as well as some by Vanden Plas.

Sales were slow and four cars were registered to the directors. The price was cut to £695, similar to an Aston Martin, but the launch of the Jaguar SS100 was too much and the factory was forced to close. Squire owner Val Zethrin bought all the spares.

Seven cars were produced over a two year period and six still survive around the world. Adrian Squire was killed in an air raid on Bristol's Fulton factory during 1940.

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