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[[Image:Im0704Eng-All.jpg|thumb| April 1907. Eight-cylinder engine. ]] | |||
[[image:Im070413MCJ-AlloBritish.jpg|thumb| April 1907. Eight-cylinder engine. ]] | |||
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of Bridgeton, Glasgow | |||
1906 Company formed by [[George Johnston]], formerly of [[Arrol-Johnston]]. The company was registered on 15 March, to carry on the business of motor car manufacturers, and acquired the undertaking of [[Johnston and Co]] of Bridgeton, Glasgow. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | |||
The company was set up primarily for the manufacture a 54 hp eight-cylinder car with its cylinders arranged as two parallel fours; the pistons were actuated by two rocking beams which were driven by connecting rods from a normal four-throw crank. The unit was more complex than was necessary, and only a dozen '''All-British Cars''' were ever completed, between 1906 and 1908. | |||
The company also produced buses of a very small design, 1 ft 4 inches lower than other open-top double-deckers. The chassis was said to be guaranteed for three years. <ref>Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris</ref> | |||
The company agreed to sell 250 buses through a sister company the London based [[All-British Chassis Bus Co]]. | |||
1908 Three '''ABC''' double-decker buses went into service with Autocar of Tunbridge Wells and one was still used as a spare bus in 1914. | |||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-British Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category: Town - Glasgow]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 19 July 2016
of Bridgeton, Glasgow
1906 Company formed by George Johnston, formerly of Arrol-Johnston. The company was registered on 15 March, to carry on the business of motor car manufacturers, and acquired the undertaking of Johnston and Co of Bridgeton, Glasgow. [1]
The company was set up primarily for the manufacture a 54 hp eight-cylinder car with its cylinders arranged as two parallel fours; the pistons were actuated by two rocking beams which were driven by connecting rods from a normal four-throw crank. The unit was more complex than was necessary, and only a dozen All-British Cars were ever completed, between 1906 and 1908.
The company also produced buses of a very small design, 1 ft 4 inches lower than other open-top double-deckers. The chassis was said to be guaranteed for three years. [2]
The company agreed to sell 250 buses through a sister company the London based All-British Chassis Bus Co.
1908 Three ABC double-decker buses went into service with Autocar of Tunbridge Wells and one was still used as a spare bus in 1914.