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[[Image:Im19200127Com-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
[[Image:Im19200127Com-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
[[Image:Im19200103A-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920.]]
[[Image:Im19200103A-Guy2.jpg|thumb| January 1920.]]
 
[[Image:Im19220306MTR-Guy2.jpg|thumb| March 1922. Body designed and build in Sydney, Australia. ]]
[[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:Im19250915CM-Guy1.jpg|thumb| September 1925.]]
[[image:Im19250915CM-Guy1.jpg|thumb| September 1925.]]
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'''Guy Motors Ltd''' of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.
'''Guy Motors Ltd''' of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.


==General==
'''See Sub-sections -
* [[Guy Motors: Buses]]
* [[Guy Motors: Cars]]
* [[Guy Motors: Lorries]]
* [[Guy Motors: Armoured Car]]
 
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.
1913/14 [[Sydney Slater Guy]] left [[Sunbeam]] where he was works manager to start his own company to produce commercial vehicles almost next door to Sunbeam.


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1978 Production ceased.
1978 Production ceased.
== Buses ==
See [[Guy Motors: Buses]]
==Cars==
1919 March. Announcement that they intend to produce a touring car. <ref>[[The Autocar]] of 29th March 1919 p431</ref>
In 1919 they produced the Guy car, of which about 200 were produced, production ending in 1922.
== Lorries ==
See [[Guy Motors: Lorries]]
== Military ==
* [[Guy Motors: Armoured Car]]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 08:26, 10 December 2016

January 1920.
January 1920.
March 1922. Body designed and build in Sydney, Australia.
1924. See John Morris and Sons. Exhibit at the Black Country Living Museum.
September 1925.
March 1930.
January 1944.
January 1948.
March 1949.
1950.
1950.
September 1954.

Guy Motors Ltd of Fallings Park, Wolverhampton produced commercial vehicles from 1918 to 1979.

See Sub-sections -

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 The first vehicle produced was a 30 cwt lorry with a 14.9 hp White and Poppe engine and three-speed gearbox

1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motor Commercial Vehicles see the 1917 Red Book

1914 Public company.

WWI During the war production of lorries continued with some production of ABC aero engines

1919 New capital issue. Directors are: J. A. Jordan (Chairman), Sydney S. Guy (MD) and T. S. Hooper. [1].

1919 Introduced a luxury car with a V8 engine but after some 200 were produced it ceased production in 1922

1922 Introduced a heavy-dut six-wheeler and a 3-ton electric truck

1926 Started production of trolley buses based on six wheels and a double-decker with an engine by Rees Roturbo

1928 Purchased Star Engineering Co by an exchange of shares

1928 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman and MD.

1938 Sydney S. Guy is Chairman. W. E. Bullock appointed to board. [2]

1943 John Good appointed to the board. [3]

1948 G. P. Roberts appointed to the board. [4]

1948 Park Royal Vehicles had arranged to supply technical information to the company who were manufacturing double-decker bodywork at Wolverhampton to Park Royal's designs[5]

1948 Guy Motors acquired Sunbeam Trolley Bus Co from J. Brockhouse and Co except for the tools section which Brockhouse retained[6]

1954 Introduced the 'Big Otter' with either a Gardner's or Meadows engine

1954 Introduced the 'Goliath' range at the end of the year but the name was later changed to 'Invincible'

1957 Sydney S. Guy retires. A. L. Blower is Chairman, Colonel M. rrett is MD, Trevor Guy and Robin Guy are directors.

1958 'Invincible Mk 2' introduced

1959 At the show they had the new 'Victory'

1959 The 'Wulfrunin' double-decker bus introduced

1961 The company was acquired by Jaguar who immediately sacked Robin and Trevor Guy.

1961 Manufacturers of commercial vehicles, motor omnibuses and electric trolleybuses.

1964 The 'Otter', 'Invincible' and 'Warrior' dropped and the 'Big J' introduced

1968 Ownership passed to Leyland Motors.

1975 Announced that all vehicle production at Wolverhampton to be phased out and only components to continue

1978 Production ceased.

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 Times, Feb 25, 1948
  6. ↑ The Times, Oct 01, 1948
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