Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley and Tipton, Staffordshire, England between 1919 and 1929. This is about Dudley, England, for other places by the same name, see Dudley (disambiguation) Map sources for Dudley at grid reference SO9390 Dudley is a town in the West Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Tipton at grid reference SO9592 Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. ...

The first Bean was a resurrection of the pre First World war Perry which had been taken over by Harper Sons and Bean. Rated at 11.9 RAC horsepower the 1147cc 4 cylinder engine was linked to a separate 3 speed gearbox. The car in chassis form intially cost £400 but this was reduced to £245. A four seat open body was £80. Production was divided between two plants, the one in Dudley producing bodies and Tipton being responsible for assembly. Production of the model peaked at 80 a week in 1922 with about 10,000 being made in total. Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. ...

1923 saw the launch of the 14 a much improved model with a 2.3 litre engine in unit with a four speed gearbox. About 4000 of all the variants were made up to 1929.

In 1926 following financial problems the company was rescued by steel supplier Hadfields from Sheffield and a new model the 18/50 was introduced with a 2.7 litre overhead valve six cylinder Meadows engine but this car was to only last a year with 500 being made. In chassis form it cost £365. A meadow is a tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay. ...

From 1927 all cars were known as Hadfield Beans and the 14 was updated to become the 2300 cc 14/40. This used the Bean engine again

The last car model was the 14/45 launched in 1929 and a further upgrade of the old 14 by using a Ricardo cylinder head design. It also now had four wheel brakes and a worm drive rear axle. A sport model, the 14/70, was also available featuring a Dewandre brake servo. Ricardo is the Spanish version of the name Reccared, a Visigothic king in Spain. ...

No more cars were made from 1929 but the company continued to produce commercial vehicles for two years and after that concentrated on making components. As a final flourish they purchased the Reliant car company in the early 1990's. 1988 Reliant Scimitar SSI 1300 Reliant is a car manufacturer in England. ...