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'''Foster and Seddon Ltd''' of Salford built commercal vehicles from 1938 to 1974.
'''Foster and Seddon Ltd''' of Salford built commercal vehicles from 1938 to 1974.



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1955. MkV.

Foster and Seddon Ltd of Salford built commercal vehicles from 1938 to 1974.

  • 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.
  • 1944 Advert for diesel lorry. (Foster and Seddon)
  • 1947 Became Seddon Lorries.
  • 1950 Produced and launched a 3-ton with a Perkins engine which remained in production until 1963.
  • 1951 Became a public company.
  • 1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens.
  • 1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. [1]
  • 1972 Launched new heavy range.
  • 1974 The business was acquired by International Harvester of the USA.

Buses

  • 1946 Seddon built a passenger chassis. It was fitted with a Perkins engine and a five-speed gearbox.
  • 1950 A larger version called Mark 6 was developed.
  • 1959 The Mark 19 was introduced with underfloor engined chassis.
  • 1967 The Pennine 4 was made. It was a coach chassis available in lengths of 30 and 60ft.
  • SELNEC PT used the Pennine 4 model for its standard coach chassis.
  • Pennine IV was the first midibus chassis.
  • 1969 The Pennine RU became available in 33 and 36ft.
  • 1972 A shorter version of the IV was designed.
  • Pennine VII was built with a mid-mounted Gardner 6HLXB engine.
  • 1974 A battery-electric midibus was developed.
  • 1982 Production of Pennines ceased.
  • After 1982 Seddon and Atkinson had merged.



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
  • The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944