This site is dedicated to the light cars produced in the early part of the 20th Century by the Sheffield engineering firm, Stringer & Co.

Those produced before World
War 1 were known as ‘Winco’ and those after the war as both ‘Stringer-Winco’ and later ‘Stringer-Smith’. The reason for the change of name is unknown, but one thought is that Smith was a financial backer.

The number of cars produced is not known and there are no known surviving examples. There is anecdotal evidence of body shells remaining in the factory until 1939, when they were scrapped, and also of an engine being sold in the 1950's.

Most of the story of the cars is excellently covered in Cars from Sheffield by Stephen Myers. This site adds further information and detail to that contained in the book.

The company also tried Motorcycle production in the early 1920s. This was short lived. What little information has been gathered about this time can be found here.

The information in this site has been gathered from Stringer family members, publications and those interested in motoring history.