Private company
Excelsior Motor Company
Logo: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
British bicycle and motorcycle company
Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896. At first, they had premises at Lower Ford Street, Coventry, and 287-295 Stoney Stanton Road, Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire before moving to Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham in 1921.2 It ceased to exist in 1964.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryautomotive industry1
- HeadquartersCoventry1
- Founded inCoventry1
- Legal formpublic limited company1
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896. At first, they had premises at Lower Ford Street, Coventry, and 287-295 Stoney Stanton Road, Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire before moving to Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham in 1921.2
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaExcelsior Motor Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2175346
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2WikipediaExcelsior Motor Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsExcelsior Motor Company logo by Thruxton, CC BY 3.0
- 4