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[[image:Im1954CMS-Seddon.jpg|thumb| September 1954. ]]
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[[image:Im090604CCS-SedMk5-55.jpg|thumb| 1955. Seddon Mk V. Reg No: PAD 843. ]]
[[image:Im20100808Kem-Seddon1955.jpg|thumb| 1955. Seddon Mk V. Reg No: PAD 843. ]]
[[image:Im20100904DSF-Se-KFX701G.jpg|thumb| 1968. Seddon 13-4. 112 hp. Reg No: KFX 701G. ]]
 
'''Foster and Seddon Ltd''' of Salford built commercal vehicles from 1938 to 1974.
 
== General ==
* 1937 '''Foster and Seddon Ltd''' started vehicle manufacture after 18 years of servicing and distribution of vehicles. The first vehicle was a 6-ton with a [[Perkins]] P6 diesel engine.
 
* 1944 Advert for diesel lorry. ('''Foster and Seddon''')
 
* 1947 Became '''Seddon Lorries'''.
 
* 1950 Produced and launched a 3-ton with a [[Perkins]] engine which remained in production until 1963.
 
* 1951 Became a public company.
 
* 1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens.
 
* 1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. <ref>[[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]</ref>
 
* 1970 Acquired [[Atkinson]].
 
* 1972 Launched new heavy range.
 
* 1974 The business was acquired by '''International Harvester''' of the USA.
 
==Buses==
See [[Seddon: Buses]]
 
* After 1982 Seddon and [[Atkinson]] had merged.
 
== Sources of Information ==
<references/>
 
==Sources of Information==
* British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
* Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
* The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
<references/>
 
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