Editing AJS (section)

=== Automobiles, omnibuses, and coaches ===
[[File:AJS 9 HP 1930-1931 schräg 2.JPG|thumb|AJS 9 HP (1930–1931) at the [[Black Country Living Museum]]]]
Although best known for their motorcycles the company made a few experimental cars with [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] engines in 1923 but decided not to go into full production.

AJS had manufactured car bodies for Clyno, but in 1929 Clyno went under.<ref name="wolver"/> AJS returned to car making in 1929 with the Nine powered by a 1018&nbsp;cc side-valve [[Coventry-Climax]] engine producing {{convert|24|bhp|abbr=on}} and driving through a three-speed gearbox. The cars were quite expensive at £210 for the two-seater and £320 for the fabric bodied saloon. About 1,000 were made.

The company also started making buses and coaches. The first model was the Pilot with a [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] engine. This was followed by the Commodore with a [[Coventry Climax]] L6 engine and finally by the Admiral. Just over 200 buses were built.<ref name="wolver"/>

In 1931, A. J. Stevens & Co went into administration. After BSA failed to obtain control, the motorcycle assets were bought by the Collier brothers London company [[Matchless]] and the car manufacturer [[Crossley Motors]]. Crossley incorporated some improvements such as a four-speed gearbox and using parts acquired from AJS built about 300 cars between December 1931 and May 1932. Assembly took place in the [[Stockport]] factory used by [[Willys Overland Crossley]]. Motorcycle production moved to [[Plumstead]] in London.

A 1½-litre model was planned, but failed to materialize except to appear on the Willys-Overland-Crossley stand at the 1932 [[Motor Show (UK)|London Motor Show]].

In 1938, AJS became part of a group called [[Associated Motorcycles]], formed by the Colliers as a management company for its various interests. After this [[Matchless]] and AJS generally shared models using different badging, although the AJS name was used for several unique racers.

[[File:Lone Rider - Steve Field.jpg|thumb|''The Lone Rider'' by [[Steve Field (sculptor)|Steve Field]] (1996) ]]

The site of the Wolverhampton factory, now a supermarket, is marked by a sculpture, ''The Lone Rider'', designed by [[Steve Field (sculptor)|Steve Field]] and carved by Robert Bowers, assisted by Michael Scheuermann.<ref name="NoszlopySBC">{{Cite book |publisher= [[Liverpool University Press]] |isbn= 9780853239895 |last= Noszlopy |first= George Thomas |author-link= George Noszlopy |author2 = Fiona Waterhouse |title= Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country |date= 2005-01-01 }}</ref><ref name="PMSA-LR">{{cite web|url=http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/5855/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060640/http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/5855/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013|title=The Lone Rider|publisher=[[Public Monuments and Sculpture Association]]|access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Coord|52.575861|-2.135798|type:landmark_region:GB |name= ''The Lone Rider''}}</ref>