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[[Image:Im19200127Com-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
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[[Image:Im100417Ley-Guy-396.jpg|thumb| 1922. Guy Model J. Exhibit at [[British Commercial Vehicle Museum]]. ]]
 
[[Image:Im090430BCM-Guy1924.jpg|thumb| 1924. See [[John Morris and Sons]]. Exhibit at the [[Black Country Living Museum]]. ]]
[[Image:Im090430BCM-Guy1924.jpg|thumb| 1924. See [[John Morris and Sons]]. Exhibit at the [[Black Country Living Museum]]. ]]


[[Image:Im20100829Sh-Gu-EVJ699.jpg|thumb| 1947. Guy Vixen. Reg No: EVJ 699. ]]
[[Image:Im50THBK-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]]
 
[[Image:Im20100829Sh-Gu-JSU359.jpg|thumb| 1950. Guy Otter. Reg No: JSU 359. ]]
[[Image:Im20100829Sh-Gu-JSU359a.jpg|thumb| 1950. Guy Otter. Reg No: JSU 359. ]][[Image:Im50THBK-Guy.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]]
[[Image:Im1954CMS-Guy.jpg|thumb| September 1954. ]]
[[Image:Im1954CMS-Guy.jpg|thumb| September 1954. ]]


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January 1920.
1924. See John Morris and Sons. Exhibit at the Black Country Living Museum.
1950.
September 1954.

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.
  • 1928 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman and MD.
  • 1961 The company was acquired by Jaguar who immediately sacked Robin and Trevor Guy.
  • 1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.
  • 1979 Production ceased.

Buses

See Guy Motors: Buses

Cars

  • 1919 March. Announcement that they intend to produce a touring car. [5]

Lorries

See Guy Motors: Lorries

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Saturday, Feb 01, 1919
  2. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Nov 24, 1938
  3. ↑ The Times, Thursday, Dec 16, 1943
  4. ↑ The Times, Friday, Jan 16, 1948
  5. ↑ The Autocar of 29th March 1919 p431
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