page_title: Excelsior Motor Company
section_title: Bayliss-Thomas cars
hierarchical_section_title: Excelsior Motor Company / Bayliss-Thomas cars
caption_attribution_description: English: 1923 Bayliss-Thomas 10/20 hp Deutsch: Bayliss-Thomas 10/20 hp (1923)
context_page_description: Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896. Initially they had premises at Lower Ford Street, Coventry, and 287-295 Stoney Stanton Road, Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire before moving to Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham in 1921.
  Originally a bicycle company making penny-farthings in 1874 under their original name: Bayliss, Thomas and Co, they later sold bicycles under the names of Excelsior and Eureka and changed the company name to Excelsior Motor Co. in 1910. In the early years of motor-bicycle manufacture they used Minerva, De Dion, MMC and possibly a Condor 850 cc single but went on to produce a wide range of machines with engines from most major manufacturers. In 1914, they offered a JAP-powered twin. A deal to supply the Russian Imperial government with motorcycles ended with the Revolution and Excelsior wound up with an excess inventory as a result.
  The Walker family took over after World War I.
context_section_description: In 1919 the company made an experimental 3-wheel car with air-cooled engine, but this did not go into production. But, in 1920 Excelsior entered the car business with a range of 4-wheel models and used the name Bayliss-Thomas as there was already a Belgian car called the Excelsior. 
  Around 1,000 were made.
  Cars were still listed in catalogues until 1931 but it is likely that none were made after 1929.
caption: 1923 Bayliss-Thomas 10-20 hp
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