Clayton and Co
From Graces Guide
Clayton and Co of Huddersfield
- 1904 Started Karrier Motors to produce Lorries and Trucks
- 1908 Began building commercial vehicles with Tylor engines
- 1910 Passenger and goods vehicles being manufactured, these were sold as Karrier Cars.
- 1911 A double-decker bus was introduced.
- 1920 The name Karrier was first used. One of the first vehicles of this new company was the K type and these were produced until 1931
- 1922 The H type was founded had a 20-26 seat bodywork.
- 1923 The C type was developed and had a Dorman engine.
- 1924 The Z type was a 14 seater one-ton.
- 1925 saw a new passenger range in the form of the KL and this had a low-height chassis and pneumatic tyres. Later that year the WL6 was shown at a show and was their first six-wheeler
- 1926 The CL6 arrived with a lighter build and carried 32 passengers and around 50 of these were produced.
- 1931 In partnership with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway they developed a three-wheeler to replace the horse. This was based on a Jowett 7hp engine and was produced until 1938
- 1934 The Karrier Motor Company was taken over by the Rootes Group when production was moved from Huddersfield to Luton
- 1935 The CK range was launched and was successful with production until 1952
- WW2 Produced Army lorries and did munitions work
- 1948 resumed production of Bantam 30cwt and 2ton models and the CK3 in the 3-4ton range.
- 1950 Introduced the Gamecock with underfloor engine and a steel cab identical to the Commer
- 1963 The Bantam updated
- They made Economist buses and these were for sale in Yorkshire by Stagg and Robinson.
Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Buses and Trolleybuses before 1919 by David Kaye. Published 1972
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris