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Rhode

British automobile company based in Birmingham1

The Rhode was a British car made from 1921 to 1930. Mead and Deakin Ltd had started in business making cycle and motor cycle components. They also made the "Canoelet" sidecar.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1921Founded1
  • HeadquartersBirmingham1

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Rhode 1925
Photo: Buch-t, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Rhode was a British car made from 1921 to 1930. Mead and Deakin Ltd had started in business making cycle and motor cycle components. They also made the "Canoelet" sidecar. In 1912 they made at least two cyclecars under the name of Medea with 1244cc Chapuis-Dornier engines but these did not go into series production.2

Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1921Founded Founded1

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