The Alexandra was an all-wooden bodied electric brougham made by the Phoenix Carriage Co of
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
from 1905 to 1906. It included a safety device found in
hansom cab
The hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Originally called the Hansom safety ...
s to stop passengers from falling out of the vehicle in the event of a sudden halt. A petrol-engine vehicle, also listed for sale, but it is unknown how much, if any, success this model found.
See also
*
List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
:''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding correctly sourced information about other manufacturers.''
As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists ...
References
Georgano, G.N.
George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017[Nick Georgano](_blank)
Alvis Archive Bl ...
, "Alexandra", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 33.
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
Electric vehicles introduced in the 20th century
Defunct companies based in Birmingham, West Midlands
Cars introduced in 1905
{{brass-auto-stub