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[[Foster and Seddon]] Ltd of Salford built commercial vehicles from 1938 to 1974. | [[Foster and Seddon]] Ltd of Salford built commercial vehicles from 1938 to 1974. | ||
1951 Company incorporated to acquire [[Seddon Motors]] Ltd, manufacturer of diesel-engined goods and passenger vehicles<ref>The Times Mar. 28, 1951</ref> | |||
See also [[Seddon: Buses]] | See also [[Seddon: Buses]] | ||
1956 The styling of the lorries was changed with wrap-round windscreens. | |||
1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. <ref>[[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]</ref> | 1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. <ref>[[1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers]]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 26 May 2022
Foster and Seddon Ltd of Salford built commercial vehicles from 1938 to 1974.
1951 Company incorporated to acquire Seddon Motors Ltd, manufacturer of diesel-engined goods and passenger vehicles[1]
See also Seddon: Buses
1956 The styling of the lorries was changed with wrap-round windscreens.
1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. [2]
1970 Acquired Atkinson and became Seddon-Atkinson
1972 Launched new heavy range.
1974 The business was acquired by International Harvester of the USA. Vehicles then marked as Seddon-Atkinson.
After 1982 Seddon and Atkinson had merged.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Mar. 28, 1951
- ↑ 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
- The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944