Acme Motor Co

This article is about the British motorcycle manufacturer. For similarly named manufactures, see Acme § Vehicles.
Acme Motor Co
IndustryMotorcycle manufacturer
Founded1902 in Earlsdon, Coventry, England
Defunct1922
FateMerged with Rex motorcycles
SuccessorRex-Acme

The Acme Motor Co is a defunct manufacturer of motorcycles that operated from premises in Earlsdon, Coventry. The company started manufacturing in 1902.[1][2] It was taken over by Rex motorcycles sometime before 1920.[3] In 1922 the name of the company was changed to Coventry Acme Motor Co, later that year the company was merged with Rex motorcycles to form Rex-Acme.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Bacon, Roy (2004). The British motorcycle directory : over 1, 100 marques from 1888. Ramsbury: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-86126-674-3.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yesterdays was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kimberley, Damien (2009). Coventry's motorcycle heritage. Stroud: History. ISBN 978-0-7509-5125-8.
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