Brock Motors Ltd. (formerly Stansell Motors Ltd.), was founded by

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in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario, Canada. The factory had previously been home to the

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car. The company announced that it intended to build 10,000 vehicles per year. Financial backing for the project was based on a share float for 2,000 stockholders. 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. The company closed in 1921. Stansell moved to

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in 1921, where he manufactured the London Six.

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