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M. G. Rowe (Motors)

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1957. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No 798 AAF.
1957. Rowe Hillmaster Flatbed. D. A. Vercoe. Reg No. 798 AAF. Exhibit seen at Boconnoc Steam Fair July 2011.
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1957. Exhibit seen at Boconnoc Steam Fair July 2011.
1960. Rowe Hillmaster. Reg No (formerly) NSJ 170.

Trucks

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

Buses

  • During the 1950s 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 its 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.

See Also

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Sources of Information


  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
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