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1936 [[HSG]] accquired the Park Royal premises of [[Gilford]] which was in receivership and created a subsidiary being '''Gilford-HSG'''. | 1936 [[HSG]] accquired the Park Royal premises of the [[Gilford Motor Co]] which was in receivership and created a subsidiary being '''Gilford-HSG'''. | ||
They built one chassis based on a ''1935 Gilford'' that was left in the Park Royal unsold. It was fitted with a modified [[AEC]] engine and an HSG gas producer. | They built one chassis based on a ''1935 Gilford'' that was left in the Park Royal unsold. It was fitted with a modified [[AEC]] engine and an HSG gas producer. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, 23 February 2012
1936 HSG accquired the Park Royal premises of the Gilford Motor Co which was in receivership and created a subsidiary being Gilford-HSG.
They built one chassis based on a 1935 Gilford that was left in the Park Royal unsold. It was fitted with a modified AEC engine and an HSG gas producer.
Highland Transport bought the bus and it subsequently covered 20,000 miles in 9 months, averaging a fuel consumption of 2lb (0.907kg) a mile.
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Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris