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Holbrook Bodies
Holbrook Bodies Limited of Holbrook Lane, Foleshill, Coventry was a coachbuilder which made series coachbuilt bodies for low volume car manufacturers. Opened in 1926 it suffered a financial collapse in 1933 and its premises (apparently previously occupied by Motor Bodies (Coventry) Limited) were later taken over by the adjacent plant of SS Cars SS is an abbreviation for ''Schutzstaffel'', a paramilitary organisation in Nazi Germany. SS, Ss, or similar may also refer to: Places *Guangdong Experimental High School (''Sheng Shi'' or ''Saang Sat''), China *Province of Sassari, Italy (vehi .... It was run by a Capt. Stonehouse backed by William Oubridge of the British Piston Ring Company. References External linksCoventry Archives and Research CentreHolbrook Bodies Ltd, Holbrook Lane, Coventry, 1929-1930 Holbrook Coventry Holbrook Bodies Manufacturing companies established in 1926 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1933 1926 establishments in England British com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Simplex Crane Model - Holbrook Body In The Hub April 1917
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's Desert Column. * January 10 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. * January 11 – Unknown saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland (modern-day Lyndhurst, New Jersey), one of the events leading to United States involvement in WWI. * January 16 – The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million. * January 22 – WWI: United States President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Germany. * January 25 ** WWI: British armed merchantman is sunk by mines off Lough Swilly (Ireland), with the loss of 354 of the 475 aboard. ** An anti-prostitution drive in San Francisco occu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
