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[[image:Im090523L-RoweHillmaster57.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No 798 AAF. ]]
[[image:Im090523L-RoweHillmaster57.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No 798 AAF. ]]
[[image:Im2011Boc-Com12.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. D. A. Vercoe. Reg No. 798 AAF. Exhibit seen at [[Boconnoc Steam Fair]] July 2011.]]
[[image:Im2011Boc-Com12.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF. ]]
[[image:Im2011Boc-Comm12a.jpg|thumb| 1957. Exhibit seen at [[Boconnoc Steam Fair]] July 2011.]]
[[image:Im2011Boc-Com12a.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF. ]]
[[Image:Im09DSF-Row129-60.jpg|thumb| 1960. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No (formerly) NSJ 170. ]]
[[image:Im120527Lau-Com40.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF. ]]
[[image:Im20120721Boc-Rowe.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF. ]]
[[image:Im2012WESES-Rowe.jpg|thumb| 1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF. ]]


==Trucks==
[[image:Im09DSF-Row129-60.jpg|thumb| Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No. 1 JAF. ]]


* Before the 1960s lorry production was big business for the company.
[[Image:Im20130526Lou-CV035.jpg|thumb| 1960. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No (formerly) NSJ 170. ]]


==Buses==
Rowe's Garage of Dobwells, Liskeard, Cornwall
* During the 1950s '''M. G. Rowe Motors''' Doublebois were based in Cornwall. They built some ''Hillmaster'' bus and coach chassis.


* 1953 A prototype was produced. It had a [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] 4DC four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] gearbox.
1953 The company were coach operators who commenced building to their own design. [[Maurice George Rowe]] was the owner.


* [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] later produced its own version of the '''4DC'''.
1954 Built a 6/7-ton truck designed for the steep hills of the area


* 1956 A ''Reading'' bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for ''Millbrook Steamboat and Trading''.
1955 Produced a 7-ton truck


* 1957 Three more followed and were sold to ''Morlais Motor Services''.
Sold Rowe's Garage and the coach business and set up [[M. G. Rowe (Motors)]] Doublebois Ltd to manufacture trucks
 
1959 They had 14 models listed. Choice of Meadows, AEC, Leyland or Gardner engines. Cabs made by [[J. H. Jennings and Son|Jennings]]
 
1962 Company ceased trading
 
'''Buses
 
1953 A prototype was produced. It had a [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] 4DC four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] gearbox.
 
[[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] later produced its own version of the '''4DC'''.
 
1956 A ''Reading'' bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for [[Millbrook Steamboat and Trading Co|Millbrook Steamboat and Trading]].
 
1957 Three more followed and were sold to ''Morlais Motor Services''.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
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*Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
*Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris


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[[Category: Town - Liskeard]]
[[Category: Commercial Vehicles]]
[[Category: Coachbuilders - Automotive]]

Latest revision as of 15:48, 27 June 2020

1957. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. Reg No. 798 AAF.
Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No. 1 JAF.
1960. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No (formerly) NSJ 170.

Rowe's Garage of Dobwells, Liskeard, Cornwall

1953 The company were coach operators who commenced building to their own design. Maurice George Rowe was the owner.

1954 Built a 6/7-ton truck designed for the steep hills of the area

1955 Produced a 7-ton truck

Sold Rowe's Garage and the coach business and set up M. G. Rowe (Motors) Doublebois Ltd to manufacture trucks

1959 They had 14 models listed. Choice of Meadows, AEC, Leyland or Gardner engines. Cabs made by Jennings

1962 Company ceased trading

Buses

1953 A prototype was produced. It had a Meadows 4DC four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed Meadows gearbox.

Meadows later produced its own version of the 4DC.

1956 A Reading bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for Millbrook Steamboat and Trading.

1957 Three more followed and were sold to Morlais Motor Services.

See Also

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Sources of Information

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