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1919 March. Announcement that they intend to produce a touring car. <ref>[[The Autocar]] of 29th March 1919 p431</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:52, 9 October 2010
Guy Motors Ltd of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.
General
- 1913 Company founded.
- 1913/14 Sydney Slater Guy left Sunbeam where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam.
- 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motors see the 1917 Red Book
- 1914 Public company.
- 1919 New capital issue. Directors are: J. A. Jordan (Chairman), Sydney S. Guy (MD) and T. S. Hooper. [1].
- 1928 Purchased Star Engineering Co
- 1928 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman and MD.
- 1938 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman. W. E. Bullock appointed to board. [2]
- 1948 G. P. Roberts appointed to the board. [4]
- 1957 Sydney S. Guy retires. A. L. Blower is Chairman, Colonel M. Jerrett is MD, Trevor Guy and Robin Guy are directors.
- 1961 The company was acquired by Jaguar who immediately sacked Robin and Trevor Guy.
- 1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.
- 1968 Ownership passed to Leyland.
- 1979 Production ceased.
Buses
Cars
1919 March. Announcement that they intend to produce a touring car. [5]
In 1919 they produced the Guy car, of which about 200 were produced, production ending in 1922.
Lorries
See Also
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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
- 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE