Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,683 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Leyland Timeline

From Graces Guide

Leyland Motors:

1951 Acquired Albion.

1955 June. Acquired Scammell.

1960 Acquired Standard-Triumph International

1962 Acquired ACV Group which included Charles H. Roe, Park Royal Vehicles, Maudslay, Crossley Motors, Thornycroft and AEC

1961 Acquired a 'large shareholding' in Foden

1965 Acquired a stake in Bristol Commercial Vehicles and Eastern Coach Works.

1966 Acquired Rover and Alvis.

1967 Acquired Aveling-Barford.

1968 Merged with British Motor Holdings to become the British Leyland Motor Corporation.