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* 1937 '''Foster and Seddon''' started vehicle manufacture after 18 years of servicing and distribution of vehicles. | * 1937 '''Foster and Seddon''' 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''' | * 1947 Became '''Seddon Lorries''' | ||
* 1950 Produce 3-ton with a [[Perkins]] engine launched and remained in production until 1963 | * 1950 Produce 3-ton with a [[Perkins]] engine launched and remained in production until 1963 | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 10 March 2007
Seddon were a Lorries from 1938 to 1974
- 1937 Foster and Seddon 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