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 167,677 pages of information and 247,074 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.

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'''Foster and Seddon Ltd''' were a [[Lorries and Trucks|Lorries]] from 1938 to 1974 at Salford
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* 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
* 1947 Became '''Seddon Lorries'''
* 1950 Produce 3-ton with a [[Perkins]] engine launched and remained in production until 1963
* 1956 Styling changes with wrap-rpund windscreens
* 1970 Acquired [[Atkinson]]
* 1972 Launch new heavy range
* 1974 The business was acquired by '''International Harvester''' of the USA
 
 
 
==Sources of Information==
British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing

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