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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
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| * 1947 Became '''Seddon Lorries'''
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| * 1950 Produce 3-ton with a [[Perkins]] engine launched and remained in production until 1963
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| * 1956 Styling changes with wrap-rpund windscreens
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| * 1970 Acquired [[Atkinson]]
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| * 1972 Launch new heavy range
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| * 1974 The business was acquired by '''International Harvester''' of the USA
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| ==Buses==
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| *1946 Seddon built a passenger chassis it was fitted with a ''Perkins'' engine and a five-speed gearbox.
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| *1950 a larger version called '''Mark 6''' was developed.
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| *1959 the '''Mark 19''' was introduced with underfloor engined chassis.
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| *1967 the '''Pennine 4''' was made it was a coach chassis, available in lengths of 30 and 60ft.
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| *'''SELNEC PT''' used the Pennine 4 model for it's standard coach chassis.
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| *'''Pennine IV''' was the first midibus chassis.
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| *1969 the '''Pennine RU''' became available in 33 and 36ft.
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| *1972 a shorter version of the IV was designed.
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| *'''Pennine VII''' was built with a mid-mounted Gardner 6HLXB engine.
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| *1974 a battery-electric midibus was developed.
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| *1982 production of ''Pennine's ceased.
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| *After 1982 Seddon and [[Atkinson]] had merged.
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| ==Sources of Information==
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| British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
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| Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
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