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[[Image:Im19200127Com-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
[[Image:Im19200127Com-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
[[Image:Im19200103A-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920.]]
[[Image:Im19220306MTR-Guy2.jpg|thumb| March 1922. Body designed and build in Sydney, Australia. ]]
[[Image:Im090430BCM-Guy1924.jpg|thumb| 1924. See [[John Morris and Sons]]. Exhibit at the [[Black Country Living Museum]]. ]]
[[Image:Im090430BCM-Guy1924.jpg|thumb| 1924. See [[John Morris and Sons]]. Exhibit at the [[Black Country Living Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im19250915CM-Guy1.jpg|thumb| September 1925.]]
[[Image:Im19300311CM-Guy1.jpg|thumb| March 1930.]]
[[Image:ImOEM1943-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1943. ]]
[[Image:Im194401RW-Guy.jpg|thumb| January 1944.]]
[[Image:Im194503MC-Guy2.jpg|thumb| March 1945. ]]
[[image:Im19480102CM-Guy Motors.jpg|thumb| January 1948.]]
[[Image:Im194903CV-Guy.jpg|thumb| March 1949.]]
[[Image:Im1950RAC-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1950.]]
[[Image:Im50THBK-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]]
[[Image:Im50THBK-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]]
[[Image:Im090620SV-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1968. Exhibit at [[Vintage Vehicles Shildon]]. ]]
[[Image:Im1954CMS-Guy.jpg|thumb| September 1954. ]]


'''Guy Motors Ltd''' of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.
'''Guy Motors Ltd''' of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.


==General==
'''See Sub-sections -
 
* [[Guy Motors: Buses]]
* 1913 Company founded.
* [[Guy Motors: Cars]]
 
* [[Guy Motors: Lorries]]
* 1913/14 [[Sydney Slater Guy]] left [[Sunbeam]] where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam.
* [[Guy Motors: Armoured Car]]
 
* 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of '''Petrol Motors''' see the [[1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Petrol Motors| 1917 Red Book]]
 
* 1914 Public company.
 
* 1928 Purchased [[Star Engineering Co]]
 
* 1961 '''Guy''' was acquired by [[Jaguar]].
 
* 1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.
 
* 1968 Ownership passed to [[Leyland]].


* 1979 Production ceased.
1914 [[Sydney Slater Guy]] left [[Sunbeam]], where he was works manager, to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam.


==Lorries==
The first vehicle produced was a 30 cwt lorry with a 14.9 hp [[White and Poppe]] engine and three-speed gearbox
* WW1 War time manufacture.


* 1920 Manufacture commenced with 25cwt J-type lorries and later 7-12ton payload.
1914 Public company.


* 1922 Produced an articulated lorry.
WWI During the war production of lorries continued with some production of [[All British (Engine) Co|ABC]] aero engines


* 1933 Introduced the Wolf 2 ton model.
1915-1917 For a list of the models and prices of '''Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles''' see the [[1913-1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Petrol Motors| 1917 Red Book]]


* 1934 Introduced the Vixen 3/4 ton model.
1919 New capital issue. Directors are: [[J. A. Jordan]] (Chairman), Sydney S. Guy (MD) and [[T. S. Hooper]]. <ref>The Times, Saturday, Feb 01, 1919 </ref>.


* 1934 The famous radiatior cap with the Red Indian head and the slogan 'Feathers in our Cap' first appeared.
1919 Introduced a luxury car with a V8 engine but after some 200 were produced it ceased production in 1922


* WW2 Government ordered large numbers of the 4 x 4 tractors for war use.
1922 Introduced a heavy-duty six-wheeler and a 3-ton electric truck


* 1947 Civilian production restarted.
1925 Introduced the first military cross-country vehicle with three-axles and four-wheel drive.  


* 1952 New all-steel cab introduced.
1926 Started production of the first six-wheeled double-decked bus and trolley buses based on six wheels and a double-decker with an engine by [[Rees Roturbo Manufacturing Co|Rees Roturbo]]


* 1953 Big Otter produced for 8-ton loads.
1928 Purchased [[Star Engineering Co]] by an exchange of shares


* 1956 The Warrior range introduced for 6-15 tons and rigid or articulated.
1928 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman and MD.  


==Buses==
1938 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman. [[W. E. Bullock]] appointed to board. <ref>The Times, Thursday, Nov 24, 1938</ref>
* 1924 They produced a drop-frame chassis with a normal-control layout.


* 1926 They offered a six-wheeler seating 60 passengers, pneumatic tyres and normal control.
1939 Introduced a four-wheeled rear-engine driven all-welded armoured car in bulletproof plate.  


* 1927 A forward-control six-wheeler double-decker followed, the first model went to the London Public Omnibus Co.
1943 [[John Good]] appointed to the board. <ref>The Times, Thursday, Dec 16, 1943</ref>


* 1927 '''Guy''' produced their own six-cylinder engine with inclined side valves.
1948 [[G. P. Roberts]] appointed to the board. <ref>The Times, Friday, Jan 16, 1948</ref>


* 1928 Improved versions of these made, and single and double-deck four wheel models were introduced. These were later named '''Conquest''' for the single deck and '''Invincible''' for the double.
1948 [[Park Royal Vehicles]] had arranged to supply technical information to the company who were manufacturing double-decker bodywork at Wolverhampton to Park Royal's designs<ref>The Times, Feb 25, 1948</ref>


*'''Invincible''' and '''Conquest''' were the first British chassis specifically designed for [[Gardner]] oil engines.
1948 [[Guy Motors]] acquired [[Sunbeam Trolleybuses|Sunbeam Trolley Bus Co]] from [[J. Brockhouse and Co]] except for the tools section which Brockhouse retained<ref>The Times, Oct 01, 1948</ref>, making this the largest trolleybus business in the country.


* Sales of these models were low and by the middle of the 1930s had disappeared completely.
1954 Introduced the 'Big Otter' with either a Gardner's or Meadows engine


* WW2 '''Guy''' went back to making the big buses as the Government were urgently requiring simple and reliable buses to help carry workers to war factories.
1954 Introduced the 'Goliath' range at the end of the year but the name was later changed to 'Invincible'


* '''Guy''' redesigned the 1933 Arab. The prototype was completed in 1942 and Swindon Corporation was the first to operate this model.
1957 Sydney S. Guy retired. [[A. L. Blower]] is Chairman, [[M. Jerrett| Colonel Merrett]] is MD, [[Trevor Guy]] and [[Robin Guy]] are directors.  


* 1944 2,000 Arab chassis had been completed; they proved reliable and long-lived.
1958 'Invincible Mk 2' introduced


* 1946 Guy's first postwar model was the '''Arab III'''; this model was available as a single and double-decker.
1959 At the show they had the new 'Victory'


* 1950 The '''Arab IV''' was produced; they had concealed radiators.
1959 The 'Wulfrunin' double-decker bus introduced


* 1959 The '''Wulfrunian'' was launched; it had a Gardner 6LX engine.
1961 The company was acquired by [[Jaguar]] who immediately sacked Robin and Trevor Guy.


* 1960 to 1965 West Riding bought 127 Wulfrunian models.
1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.


* 1961 The company had gone bankrupt, bought by [[Jaguar]] who owned [[Daimler]] as well.
1964 The 'Otter', 'Invincible' and 'Warrior' dropped and the 'Big J' introduced


* 1969 Guy was now owned by [[British Leyland]] and was still in the export market.
1968 Ownership passed to [[Leyland Motors]].


* 1982 Production moved to [[Leyland]].
1975 Announced that all vehicle production at Wolverhampton to be phased out and only components to continue


==Cars==
1982 Production ceased.
* 1919 March. Announcement that they intend to produce a touring car. <ref>[[The Autocar]] of 29th March 1919 p431</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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* [[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]
* [[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
* Powered Vehicles made in the Black Country by Jim Boulton and Harold Parsons. Published 1990. ISBN 0 904015 30 0


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Latest revision as of 16:09, 28 August 2020

January 1920.
January 1920.
March 1922. Body designed and build in Sydney, Australia.
1924. See John Morris and Sons. Exhibit at the Black Country Living Museum.
September 1925.
March 1930.
1943.
January 1944.
March 1945.
January 1948.
March 1949.
1950.
1950.
September 1954.

Guy Motors Ltd of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.

See Sub-sections -

1914 Sydney Slater Guy left Sunbeam, where he was works manager, to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam.

The first vehicle produced was a 30 cwt lorry with a 14.9 hp White and Poppe engine and three-speed gearbox

1914 Public company.

WWI During the war production of lorries continued with some production of ABC aero engines

1915-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book

1919 New capital issue. Directors are: J. A. Jordan (Chairman), Sydney S. Guy (MD) and T. S. Hooper. [1].

1919 Introduced a luxury car with a V8 engine but after some 200 were produced it ceased production in 1922

1922 Introduced a heavy-duty six-wheeler and a 3-ton electric truck

1925 Introduced the first military cross-country vehicle with three-axles and four-wheel drive.

1926 Started production of the first six-wheeled double-decked bus and trolley buses based on six wheels and a double-decker with an engine by Rees Roturbo

1928 Purchased Star Engineering Co by an exchange of shares

1928 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman and MD.

1938 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman. W. E. Bullock appointed to board. [2]

1939 Introduced a four-wheeled rear-engine driven all-welded armoured car in bulletproof plate.

1943 John Good appointed to the board. [3]

1948 G. P. Roberts appointed to the board. [4]

1948 Park Royal Vehicles had arranged to supply technical information to the company who were manufacturing double-decker bodywork at Wolverhampton to Park Royal's designs[5]

1948 Guy Motors acquired Sunbeam Trolley Bus Co from J. Brockhouse and Co except for the tools section which Brockhouse retained[6], making this the largest trolleybus business in the country.

1954 Introduced the 'Big Otter' with either a Gardner's or Meadows engine

1954 Introduced the 'Goliath' range at the end of the year but the name was later changed to 'Invincible'

1957 Sydney S. Guy retired. A. L. Blower is Chairman, Colonel Merrett is MD, Trevor Guy and Robin Guy are directors.

1958 'Invincible Mk 2' introduced

1959 At the show they had the new 'Victory'

1959 The 'Wulfrunin' double-decker bus introduced

1961 The company was acquired by Jaguar who immediately sacked Robin and Trevor Guy.

1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.

1964 The 'Otter', 'Invincible' and 'Warrior' dropped and the 'Big J' introduced

1968 Ownership passed to Leyland Motors.

1975 Announced that all vehicle production at Wolverhampton to be phased out and only components to continue

1982 Production ceased.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Saturday, Feb 01, 1919
  2. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Nov 24, 1938
  3. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Dec 16, 1943
  4. ↑ The Times, Friday, Jan 16, 1948
  5. ↑ The Times, Feb 25, 1948
  6. ↑ The Times, Oct 01, 1948
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