Watsonian Squire Ltd - Sidecars

T.F.Watson, a builder with a penchant for inventions, designed a folding sidecar to enable access through the side passages of terraced houses and in 1912 he established the Watsonian Folding Sidecar Co. at Balsall Heath in Birmingham. Since then the company has continued to produce great British sidecars for nearly 100 years, surviving two world wars, economic boom and bust and a major factory fire in 1930.

In 1984 the factory re-located to Blockley in the Cotswolds and five years later Watsonian merged with the young Squire sidecar company, creating a dynamic new business.
UK sidecar ownership increased by 25% during 1993-2003 (from 5,288 – 7,044; source RAC) as leisure riders sought to involve all the family in their pastime and demand has been steady since then. Originally sidecar bodywork was either wicker or aluminium, mounted on an ash wood frame, but today sidecars are manufactured from glass fibre, with a steel frame. Watsonian Squire currently produces approximately 200 units per year, with 60% exported (Japan being one of the largest markets).

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