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==Buses==
==Buses==


* During the 1950's '''M. G. Rowe Motors''' Doublebois were based in Cornwall.  
* During the 1950's '''M. G. Rowe Motors''' Doublebois were based in Cornwall. They built some ''Hillmaster'' bus and coach chassis.
* They built some ''Hillmaster'' bus and coach chassis.
 
* 1953 a prototype was produced, it had a '''Meadows 4DC''' four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed [[Meadows]] gearbox.
* 1953 a prototype was produced, it had a [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] 4DC four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] gearbox.
* [[Meadows]] later produced it's own version of the '''4DC'''.
 
* [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] later produced it's own version of the '''4DC'''.
 
* 1956 a ''Reading'' bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for ''Millbrook Steamboat and Trading''.
* 1956 a ''Reading'' bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for ''Millbrook Steamboat and Trading''.
* 1957 three more followed and were sold to ''Morlais Motor Services''.
 
* 1957 three more followed and were sold to ''Morlais Motor Services''.




==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris

Revision as of 09:47, 8 September 2007

Trucks

  • Before the 1960's lorry production was big business for the company.

Buses

  • During the 1950's M. G. Rowe Motors Doublebois were based in Cornwall. They built some Hillmaster bus and coach chassis.
  • 1953 a prototype was produced, it had a Meadows 4DC four-cylinder 5.7 litre engine and five-speed Meadows gearbox.
  • Meadows later produced it's own version of the 4DC.
  • 1956 a Reading bodied bus to seat 44 passengers was built for Millbrook Steamboat and Trading.
  • 1957 three more followed and were sold to Morlais Motor Services.


Sources of Information

Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris