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[[Image:Im090622GM-AL193.jpg|thumb| 1900. A1 Dogcart Chassis. Exhibit at [[Glasgow Museum of Transport]]. ]]
[[image:Im050218Auto-Albion6.jpg|thumb| 8 h.p. ]]
[[Image:Im090622GM-Al191.jpg|thumb| 1904. A3 12hp. One of 43 built. Exhibit at [[Glasgow Museum of Transport]]. ]]
[[image:Im050218Auto-Albion.jpg|thumb| February 1905 ]]
[[Image:Im1906Au-Alb005.jpg|thumb| 1906. ]]
[[Image:Im1906Au-Albion004.jpg|thumb| 1906. ]]
[[Image:Im1906Au-Albion007.jpg|thumb| 1906. ]]
[[image:Im19071116Auto-Albion.jpg|thumb| November 1907. Lacre shooting brake body on an Albion chassis. ]]
[[image:Im070310MCJ-Albion2.jpg|thumb| March 1907. 24 h.p. car.]]
[[Image:Im090623GT-Albion-1907.jpg|thumb| 1907. Exhibit at [[Grampian Transport Museum]]. ]]
[[Image:Im090623GT-Alb449.jpg|thumb| 1909. A6 Limousine-Landaulet. Exhibit at [[Grampian Transport Museum]]. ]]
The '''Albion Motor Company''' of Scotstoun, Glasgow was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles.
[[Image:Im19210516MTR-Albion.jpg|thumb| May 1921. ]]
[[Image:Im1925EnV139-p496.jpg|thumb| 1925. ]]
[[Image:Im1925EnV140-p460a.jpg|thumb| 1925. ]]
[[Image:Im19280827MoTr-Albion.jpg|thumb| August 1928.]]
[[Image:Im19291206Eng-Albion.jpg|thumb| December 1929. 2-Tonner. ]]
==General==
The '''Albion Motor Company''' of Scotstoun, Glasgow was a manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles.
* 1899 / 1901 The company was formed by [[T. Blackwood-Murray]] and [[N. O. Fulton]] (late of [[Arrol-Johnston]]) at Bathgate.
* 1902 Became a private company.
'''See also -
* [[Albion Motor Co: Buses]]
* [[Albion Motor Co: Cars]]
* [[Albion Motor Co: Fire Engines]]
* [[Albion Motor Co: Lorries]]
* 1904 The company moved to a large factory at Scotstoun.
1899 The company was formed by [[Thomas Blackwood Murray]] and [[Norman Osbourne Fulton|Norman Fulton]] (late of [[Arrol-Johnston]]) at Bathgate.
* 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]]
1900 Commenced motor car manufacture.<ref>[[The Autocar 1900/01/20]]</ref>
* 1914 Became a public company.
1902 Became a private company
* Name changed.
1902 Produced a half-ton van
* 1944 Producing the four-cylinder (68 bhp) and six-cylinder (102 bhp) diesel engines.
1904 The company moved to a large factory at Scotstoun.
* 1951 Acquired by [[Leyland]].
1907 [[J. F. Henderson]] is Joint MD.
* 1972 The '''Albion''' name was discontinued.
1913 Supplied large number of commercial and public service vehicles both at home and abroad<ref>The Times, Jan 28, 1914</ref>
== Cars ==
1913-1917 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]]
* 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices see the [[1917 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Cars| 1917 Red Book]]. Listed as the Albion Motor Car Co.
==Lorries==
1914 Became a public company.
* 1905 Produced the A3 model powered by a two-cylinder 16hp engine for the omnibus market.
* 1910 Produced the successful A10 model and made nearly 6,000 for the services.
By 1928 Company was known as '''Albion Motor Car Co''' (see advert)
* 1911 Produced a four-cylinder model for the omnibus market with Forder 24-seat bodies.
1931 Name changed to (presumably) [[Albion Motors]] Ltd
* 1935 Acquired the factory used to produce [[Halley Industrial Motors| Halley]] vehicles.
* WW2 Produced 4x4 trucks and 10-ton tank transporters.
* 1947 Recommenced the production of civilian vehicles with the CX range.
* 1955 Produced the Claymore.
==Buses==
== See Also ==
* '''Albion''' earned a reputation for solid no-frills engineering. It survived the Depression when rival [[Halley]] folded.
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* 1900 The first vehicle was produced.
== Sources of Information ==
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* Before World War I the company had built up a large base of customers for Public Service Vehicle.
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* 6,000 A10 lorries were supplied to the war between 1914-1918, and carried on into the 1920s.
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* In 1923 the Vikings was invented for up to 18 seats, a low frame height with only one step.
[[Category: Commercial Vehicles]]
* The first forward-control chassis arrived in 1927, the Viking PM28. Vikings were phased out in 1931-1932.
* By 1933 diesels were an option.
* New Valkyrie models were came back in 1935.
* Valiants were not as popular spanning from 1931 to 1936. They were more powerful than the Valkyrie.
* The Victors were invented around the same time 20-seater 42bhp 3.15 litre engine gaining a 6bhp 3.62 litre unit.
* Victor models lasted till 1939, 30 seats were standard at that time.
* The Venturer arrived late in 1932, a double-decker 6.85 litre petrol engine/ [[Gardner]] diesel and seated up to 51 passengers.
* 1937 '''The Commercial Motor Show '''launched the first ever CX Series which had the engine and gearbox in one unit.
* For a short time a six-wheeler single decker was introduced a version of the Valkyrie 15 were bought in 1937-1938, seating a total of 39 passengers.
* 1946 The '''Venturer CX19''' double-decker had the option of Albion's own diesel or petrol engines.
* Between 1947 and 1953 Glasgow Corporation were the main buyer of the Venturer, they purchased 138 models.
* 1955 The '''Nimbus''' was developed, and had a small underfloor-engined chassis.
* 1963 The '''Viking''' was introduced it had a 0.370 [[Leyland]] engine at the front, opposite the entrance.
* '''Vikings''' and '''Clydesdales''' were exported until the 1980s.
==Sources of Information==
* British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
* Buses and Trolleybuses before 1919 by David Kaye. Published 1972
* Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
* The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
* [[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 27 June 2021
1900. A1 Dogcart Chassis. Exhibit at Glasgow Museum of Transport. 8 h.p. 1904. A3 12hp. One of 43 built. Exhibit at Glasgow Museum of Transport. February 1905 1906. 1906. 1906. November 1907. Lacre shooting brake body on an Albion chassis. March 1907. 24 h.p. car. 1907. Exhibit at Grampian Transport Museum. 1909. A6 Limousine-Landaulet. Exhibit at Grampian Transport Museum. May 1921. 1925. 1925. August 1928. December 1929. 2-Tonner.
The Albion Motor Company of Scotstoun, Glasgow was a manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles.
