TJ Richards & Sons (1885-1951) was a coachbuilder and latter an automobile body manufacturer in Adelaide, South Australia. Tobias John Richards developed the "King of the Road", a two-wheeled scully (a lightweight horse-drawn cart), which he also used as his logo/slogan for automobile bodies. TJ Richards were involved with assembly and/or body builder of Armstrong Siddeley, Bianchi, Citroen, Fiat, Hudson, Maxwell, Oakland, Overland, Holden etc. etc. In 1941 it was renamed as Richards Industries and undertook munitions projects and aircraft construction. At the end of World War 2, in 1946 it became Chrysler Dodge Distributors Limited.
Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection but not
appearing here are copies of articles; web file; photos; DKW drawing; booklets; images; correspondence.
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TJ Richards King of the Road
Size: 75mm x 36mm
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Royal Adelaide Show -
15 October 1902 The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright |
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| Australian Archives SI 44/108/16A |
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| Australian Archives SI 44/108/16A |
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Winser
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| 1 August 1916 The South Australian Motor page 1 |
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1 August 1916 The South Australian Motor page 2
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| 1922 Motor Annual of SA |
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| 1924 The Motor Annual of Australia page 1 |
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| 1924 The Motor Annual of Australia page 2 |
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| December 1924 The Motor Annual of Australia page 1 |
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| December 1924 The Motor Annual of Australia page 2 |
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| December 1926 The Motor Annual of Australia page 1 |
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| December 1926 The Motor Annual of Australia page 2 |
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| December 1927 The Motor Annual of Australia page 1 |
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| December 1927 The Motor Annual of Australia page 2 |
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| 9 January 1934 The Advertiser |
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22 August 1935
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1 April 1995 newspaper
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