(from my FiL John D Barnes who writes......) Henry B Denley (pictured) was apprenticed to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolseley_Sheep_Shearing_Machine_Company in Birmingham precursors to the Wolseley (see picture) with Herbert Austin.
https://www.wolseley.com/index.asp?pageid=24&year=1880 Henry trialled the three wheel Morgan. After WW2 he did trials with Rhode cars. The Rhode Motor Company started in 1920 by Henry and his brother-in-Law, Fred Mead (see Rosemary Ramm above). Henry did some original designing. The business was run from a small factory in Blythwood Road Tyseley as posted above.
Most firms, like the Rhode Co, purchased chassis frames from Rubery Owen, engines from Meadowlines , steering gear from Burmans, gear boxes from Moss and Villiers of Wolverhampton. Tyseley was where the Rhodes saloon bodies were constructed using ash , beech etc. panelled and roofs covered with fabric before being fitted to the chassis. Models during the late 1920s were tested over a measured mile on the Stratford Road just beyond Hockley Heath.
The cars consisted of a driveable chassis, wheels, engine, but no body, four wooden planks as mudwings and a square box behind the seats to hold lead weights equal to body weight.
In 1928 Henry left the company after a disagreement with his partner over proposed design. In 1929 Rhodes went into liquidation. Henry purchased the goodwill, stores etc . , from the Receiver and moved everything to Webb Lane Hall Green. There a McKenzie had a factory making wickerwork invalid carriages, bath chairs and kitchen furniture. The business of McKenzie and Denley was formed with the aim of repairing Rhode cars. The firm was absorbed by the Star Cycle Co. The first Star was built in 1899 at the Star Cycle works in Stewart Street, Wolverhampton. In 1904 it moved to Frederick Street where they earned a reputation for well engineered and robust vehicles ranking in quality and style with neighbouring Sunbeam.
Between 1933 and 1936 Henry purchased a garage in the High Street, Kings Heath. Next he bought out McKenzie and the Rhode and Star business of Kings Heath, forming a family business H.B. Denley Ltd. The attraction of the Kings Heath site was the very large workshop and stores. Henry employed a number of the original Star men who travelled daily from Wolverhampton."