| A brief history of the Swallow Coachbuilding Company that began its life as the Swallow Sidecar Company and eventually evolved into Jaguar Cars Ltd. | ||
| The Swallow Gadabout was a British motor-scooter that pre-dated the Italian Vespa and Lambretta scooters that became very popular in the 1950's. | ||
| Frank Rainbow the designer of the Doretti was a very competent and experienced engineer, who had worked for many years as a senior engineer at the Bristol Aircraft Company. | ||
| The Swallow Doretti is a rare 1950's British sports car designed by Frank Rainbow and built by the Swallow Coachbuilding Company of Walsall. | ||
| Monkspath Garage located in Shirley near Solihull, was a source of Doretti parts for many years after the factory ended the production of cars. | ||
| Kenmar Shirley - a fibre-glass special sold by Monkspath Garage, based on a Ford chassis and running gear. The vehicle was probably the first post-war kit car. | ||
| Dorothy Deen was the person who provided a lot of the energy that made the Doretti and Triumph sports cars a major success on the American west coast market. | ||
| The Swallow Doretti International Vehicle Register is a comprehensive archive of Doretti sports cars. | ||
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