London Motors
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London Motors Ltd., London, Ontario. 1921-1924
The London Six was one of the more successful all-Canadian cars of its time, offering a variety of open and closed models priced from $2600 for the 5-seater touring car to $3700 for the sedan. Designed by William R. Stansell (former Brock Motors
founder), who headed the company, the London Six was a heavy car featuring wooden disc wheels and a pointed windshield on the closed models. Its engine was a 6-cylinder Herschell-Spillman generally used for fire apparatus. About 100 were produced; sedans, roadsters, convertibles and Canada's first hardtop convertible. Customers had a choice of selecting a plain, painted or cloth covered finish on the wooden frame built by an Ingersoll casket maker.
The London Six was one of the more successful all-Canadian cars of its time, offering a variety of open and closed models priced from $2600 for the 5-seater touring car to $3700 for the sedan. Designed by William R. Stansell (former Brock Motors
Brock Motors
Brock Motors Ltd. , was founded by William Riley Stansell in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario, Canada. The factory had previously been home to Amherst cars. The company announced that it intended to build 10,000 vehicles per year...
founder), who headed the company, the London Six was a heavy car featuring wooden disc wheels and a pointed windshield on the closed models. Its engine was a 6-cylinder Herschell-Spillman generally used for fire apparatus. About 100 were produced; sedans, roadsters, convertibles and Canada's first hardtop convertible. Customers had a choice of selecting a plain, painted or cloth covered finish on the wooden frame built by an Ingersoll casket maker.