Private company

Beauford automobiles

British automobile manufacturer

Beauford was a British family run automobile company based in Biddulph, Stoke on Trent. The cars were supplied in kit form and were therefore highly customisable. Beauford were founding members of S.T.A.T.U.S. (Specialist Transport Advisory and Testing Utility Society).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Beauford was a British family run automobile company based in Biddulph, Stoke on Trent. The cars were supplied in kit form and were therefore highly customisable. Beauford were founding members of S.T.A.T.U.S. (Specialist Transport Advisory and Testing Utility Society). The company was dissolved in September 2025.2

The story

Originally based in Upholland, Lancashire the company later moved to Stoke on Trent.

The first cars were made in 1978 and used a Mini bodyshell as the passenger compartment later replaced by a glass fibre moulding. The company supplied over 1,500 kits.

From Wikipedia’s article on Beauford automobiles, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3