Seddon
From Graces Guide
Foster and Seddon Ltd of Salford built commercal vehicles from 1938 to 1974.
- 1937 Foster and Seddon Ltd started vehicle manufacture after 18 years of servicing and distribution of vehicles. The first vehicle was a 6-ton with a Perkins P6 diesel engine.
- 1944 Advert for diesel lorry. (Foster and Seddon)
- 1947 Became Seddon Lorries.
- 1950 Produced and launched a 3-ton with a Perkins engine which remained in production until 1963.
- 1951 Became a public company.
- 1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens.
- 1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. [1]
- 1970 Acquired Atkinson.
- 1972 Launched new heavy range.
- 1974 The business was acquired by International Harvester of the USA.
Buses
- 1946 Seddon built a passenger chassis. It was fitted with a Perkins engine and a five-speed gearbox.
- 1950 A larger version called Mark 6 was developed.
- 1959 The Mark 19 was introduced with underfloor engined chassis.
- 1967 The Pennine 4 was made. It was a coach chassis available in lengths of 30 and 60ft.
- SELNEC PT used the Pennine 4 model for its standard coach chassis.
- Pennine IV was the first midibus chassis.
- 1969 The Pennine RU became available in 33 and 36ft.
- 1972 A shorter version of the IV was designed.
- Pennine VII was built with a mid-mounted Gardner 6HLXB engine.
- 1974 A battery-electric midibus was developed.
- 1982 Production of Pennines ceased.
- After 1982 Seddon and Atkinson had merged.
Sources of Information
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
- The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944