Challenge started to make cycles in

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in 1903; they also made a Challenge light car from about 1912 to 1915. They moved into new premises on Foleshill Road, Coventry in about 1906 or 1907, which consisted of an impressive symmetrical red-brick office building with sheds behind. The

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office building is still standing today. The earliest Known examples of their work include A 1905 Challenge Motorcycle, and a 1907 No3 Roadster sold by G.W.Rice as "The Surbiton"

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