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 165,123 pages of information and 246,492 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.

Pierce-Arrow

From Graces Guide
Reg No: SI 04019.
Reg No: SI 04019. (Detail)
Reg No: SI 06025.
1914. R7 5-ton lorry. Exhibit at the Dover Transport Museum.
1914. R7 5-ton lorry. Exhibit at the Dover Transport Museum.
November 1914.
1916. Pierce-Arrow Model R. Reg No: SV 4680.
January 1920.
1930. Pierce-Arrow Model B. Reg No: EL 1480.
Reg No: 743 UXC.

Imported in to the UK by Gaston, Williams and Wigmore and De Silva and Wallace.

General

In 1908, the Pierce Motor Co was renamed The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company.

1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book

Pierce-Arrow was an American car maker.

1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices see the 1917 Red Book

Trucks

  • In 1910 trucks were added to their production.

Buses

  • The Worm Drive from Britain was incorporated into their commercial designs. This happened because the company employed engineers from Dennis and Hallford.
  • 1924 The most expensive chassis on the market was launched at a price of £1,000.
  • This model was a normal-control bus chassis called model Z and had a six-cylinder engine.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris