The Maiflower was an English

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manufactured from 1919 until 1921 in

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, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles'' by or for The Maiflower Motor Company. Named for the partners who built them, army captains Campbell Gwynne Price and Arthur Isaac Flower,Notice, ''The London Gazette'', page 1230, 10 February 1922 the car was based on the

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, although a newly fabricated rear end and alterations to the front transverse suspension provided variations on the standard

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. Two and four seat tourer and coupé bodies were offered. Price and Flower's partnership was dissolved as of 4 February 1922 and Price was to continue in the same business at Commercial Road, Gloucester.

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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Companies based in Gloucester {{Vintage-auto-stub

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