Private company
Swallow Sidecar Company
British sidecar manufacturers became Jaguar Cars
Swallow Sidecar Company, Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company, and Swallow Coachbuilding Company were trading names used by Walmsley & Lyons, partners and joint owners of a British manufacturer of motorcycle sidecars and automobile bodies in Blackpool, Lancashire (later Coventry, Warwickshire), before incorporating a company in 1930 to own their business, which they named Swallow Coachbuilding Company Limited. Under co-founder William Lyons, its business continued to prosper as S.S. Cars Limited and grew into Jaguar Cars Limited.2 It ceased to exist in 1956.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Swallow Sidecar Company, Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company, and Swallow Coachbuilding Company were trading names used by Walmsley & Lyons, partners and joint owners of a British manufacturer of motorcycle sidecars and automobile bodies in Blackpool, Lancashire (later Coventry, Warwickshire), before incorporating a company in 1930 to own their business, which they named Swallow Coachbuilding Company Limited.2
Corporate structure
Swallow Sidecar Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Swallow Sidecar Company Blackpool
- SS Cars Ltd Subsidiary ยท Coventry
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSwallow Sidecar Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2396914
Sources
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- 2WikipediaSwallow Sidecar Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSwallow Sidecar Company photo by ...some guy, CC BY 2.0