HRG was a very small British manufacturer of predominantly competition-oriented sports cars from 1936-1966 – the initials were drawn from the three founding partners, Halford, Robins and Godfrey. The Godfrey portion of the name was Ron Godfrey, who had been part of G.N. Motors with Archie Frazer-Nash until they both left G.N. in 1922. Frazer-Nash became a much more well-known motoring pioneer than Godfrey, who was subsequently active in the Light Car Club, racing a number of oftentimes very inventive home-built cars. In 1935, he teamed up with Ted Halford and Guy Robins to form HRG. Godfrey had been thinking about manufacturing a road/racing sports car for some time, and the trio were soon producing their first prototype.
There was a clear opening in the market at the time for a very functional sports car. The HRG was priced at a competitive £375, while for almost twice the money the sporting enthusiast could choose between an Aston Martin, Frazer-Nash 1-liter, or opt for the cheaper MG PB, a Singer Le Mans or Hillman Aero Minx.
