On the way back from a recent trip to Waitomo for some abseiling fun we stopped off at the Classic Museum in Hamilton. On display were examples of the car and motorcycle maker Alldays & Onions, I brand I'd never heard of before (not that I know much about vintage cars).
John Onions family started his business in 1650(!) and William Allday started in 1720 but it wasn't until 1889 that the Alldays & Onions Pneumatic Engineering Co was formed, making bicycles, then cars and motorcycles until the 1920's.
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It's a shame they are not still around - imagine being able to say your car company has its roots in Stuart era England before the Great Fire of London!
