Developing from a Motor Cycle manufacturer, the Clyno Engineering Company (1922) Ltd, founded by Frank Smith, became the surprise success of British car manufacturing in the 1920s becoming the country's third largest car manufacturer.
The Clyno Engineering Company was founded in 1922 by Frank Smith in Pelham Street, Wolverhampton, England.
Between 1922 and 1929 Clyno produced in excess of 40,000 cars.
The name came from the inclined belt pulleys developed for industrial use and later applied to motor cycles.
Clyno were originally involved in motor cycle production.
Clyno went bankrupt in 1919.
The assets were purchased by Birmingham based R H Collier.
The main distributors had been the Rootes Brothers who at one time tried to buy the company. But, from 1928 they decided to concentrate on Hillman and this hastened the demise of Clyno.
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