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'''Guy Motors Ltd''' produced [[Lorries and Trucks]] from 1918 to 1979 at Fallings Park, Wolverhampton. | '''Guy Motors Ltd''' produced [[Lorries and Trucks|Lorries]] and Buses from 1918 to 1979 at Fallings Park, Wolverhampton. | ||
* 1914 [[Sydney Slater Guy]] left the [[Sunbeam Motor Co]] where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam | * 1914 [[Sydney Slater Guy]] left the [[Sunbeam Motor Co]] where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam | ||
==Lorries== | |||
* WW1 War time manufacture | * WW1 War time manufacture | ||
* 1920 Manufacture commenced with 25cwt J-type lorries and later 7-12ton payload | * 1920 Manufacture commenced with 25cwt J-type lorries and later 7-12ton payload | ||
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* 1968 Ownership passed to [[Leyland]] | * 1968 Ownership passed to [[Leyland]] | ||
* 1979 Production ceases | * 1979 Production ceases | ||
==Buses== | |||
* 1914 '''Sidney Guy''' set up his own company [[Guy Motors]]. | |||
* 1924 he produced a drop-frame chassis with a normal-control layout. | |||
* 1926 he offered a six-wheeler seating 60 passengers, pneumatic tyres and normal control. | |||
* 1927 a forward-control six-wheeler double-decker followed, the first model went to the [[London Public Omnibus Co]]. | |||
* 1927 saw '''Guy''' produce their own six-cylinder engine with inclined sides valves. | |||
* 1928 saw improved versions of these made, and single and double-deck four wheel models were introduced. These were later named [[Conquest]] for the single deck and [[Invincible]] for the double! | |||
*'''Invincible''' and '''Conquest''' were the first British chassis specifically designed for [[Gardner]] oil engines. | |||
* Sales of these models were low and by the middle of the 1930's had dissapeared completely. | |||
* WW2 '''Guy''' went back into making the big buses. | |||
* The Government were urgently requiring simple and reliable buses to help carry workers to war factories. | |||
* '''Guy''' redesigned the 1933 [[Arab]] the prototype was completed in 1942 and [[Swindon Corporation]] was the first to operate this model. | |||
* 1944 2,000 Arab chassis had been completed they proved reliable and longlived. | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing | * British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing | ||
* Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris | |||
Revision as of 18:03, 18 May 2007
Guy Motors Ltd produced Lorries and Buses from 1918 to 1979 at Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.
- 1914 Sydney Slater Guy left the Sunbeam Motor Co where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam
Lorries
- WW1 War time manufacture
- 1920 Manufacture commenced with 25cwt J-type lorries and later 7-12ton payload
- 1922 Produced an articulated lorry
- 1933 Introduced the Wolf 2ton model
- 1934 Introduced the Vixen 3/4ton model
- 1934 The famous radiatior cap with the Red Indian head and the slogan 'Feathers in our Cap' first appeared
- WW2 Government ordered large numbers of the 4x4 tractors for war use.
- 1947 Civilian production restarted
- 1952 New all-steel cab introduced
- 1953 Big Otter produced for 8ton loads
- 1956 The Warrior range introduced for 6-15tons and rigid or articulated.
- 1961 Guy was acquired by Jaguar
- 1968 Ownership passed to Leyland
- 1979 Production ceases
Buses
- 1914 Sidney Guy set up his own company Guy Motors.
- 1924 he produced a drop-frame chassis with a normal-control layout.
- 1926 he offered a six-wheeler seating 60 passengers, pneumatic tyres and normal control.
- 1927 a forward-control six-wheeler double-decker followed, the first model went to the London Public Omnibus Co.
- 1927 saw Guy produce their own six-cylinder engine with inclined sides valves.
- 1928 saw improved versions of these made, and single and double-deck four wheel models were introduced. These were later named Conquest for the single deck and Invincible for the double!
- Invincible and Conquest were the first British chassis specifically designed for Gardner oil engines.
- Sales of these models were low and by the middle of the 1930's had dissapeared completely.
- WW2 Guy went back into making the big buses.
- The Government were urgently requiring simple and reliable buses to help carry workers to war factories.
- Guy redesigned the 1933 Arab the prototype was completed in 1942 and Swindon Corporation was the first to operate this model.
- 1944 2,000 Arab chassis had been completed they proved reliable and longlived.
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