Simon Cars - Coachwork Swallow Sidecars

Swallow Sidecars started when William Lyons saw potential in the motorcycle sidecars built by his friend William Walmsley. Production geared up, and in 1926 they branched into coachbuilding with a body on the Austin seven chassis. The Austin Seven Swallow body was designed by Cyril Holland, and the two seater was followed by a saloon. From 1927 the company was known as 'Swallow Coachbuilding Company' and as sales increased production moved to Coventry to be closer to the suplliers. Swallow bodies could be ordered for Standard, Swift and Fiat, and then commissioned the Standard Motor Company to suplly him with a chassis and engine which he turned into the SS 1 for the 1931 London Motor Show. In 1934 the company became 'SS Cars Ltd' and then renamed as 'Jaguar Cars Ltd' in the aftermath of the second World war. Swallow Coachbuilding continued to build sidecars and were sold off in 1945. Tube Investments bought up Swallow in 1946 and in 1954-55 they marketed their own Doretti sports car built on Triumph TR2 components.

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Go to an album of the Austin Seven Swallow	Austin Seven Swallow - grille	Austin Seven Swallow 1931. Behind this grand radiator lay an ordinary 747cc Austin Seven engine.	Austin Seven Swallow 1931. By 1931 Seven Swallows had established the Swallow Coachbuilding Company and besides Swallow bodies on Standard, Swift and Fiats, the new SS1 and SS2 were exhibited at the 1931 London Motor Show.	Austin Seven Swallow - 2-seat Tourer 1929	Austin Seven Swallow 1929
Go to an album of the Austin Seven Swallow	Austin Seven Swallow 1931. Swallow Sevens were produced from 1927 to a Cyril Holland design and sold for just £175, and turned Swallow from building sidecars eventually into building Jaguars.	Austin Seven Swallow 1932	Austin Seven Swallow 1931 - rear screen	Austin Seven Swallow 1931 - windscreen	Austin Seven Swallow 1931. William Lyons persuaded a Blackpool dealer to supply him with Austin Seven Chassis, and Cyril Holland to design the body. Thus was born the Austin Seven Swallow.
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