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Albion Motor Co

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1900. A1 Dogcart Chassis. Exhibit at Glasgow Museum of Transport.
1900. A2 Dog-Cart. Reg No: BS 8300. Exhibit at Gladstone Court Museum.
1902. Dogcart. Two-cylinders. 8 hp. Reg No: A 802. Photo at the 2010 LBVCR.
8 h.p.
1904. A3 12hp. One of 43 built. Exhibit at Glasgow Museum of Transport.
February 1905
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November 1907. Lacre shooting brake body on an Albion chassis.
March 1907. 24 h.p. car.
1907. Exhibit at Grampian Transport Museum.
1909. A6 Limousine-Landaulet. Exhibit at Grampian Transport Museum.

The Albion Motor Company of Scotstoun, Glasgow was a manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles.

General

  • 1902 Became a private company.
  • 1904 The company moved to a large factory at Scotstoun.
  • 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motors see the 1917 Red Book
  • 1914 Became a public company.
  • Name changed.
  • 1944 Producing the four-cylinder (68 bhp) and six-cylinder (102 bhp) diesel engines.
  • 1954 3-4 ton 'Claymore' introduced. The 7-year old 6-7 ton 'Chieftain' selling well. [1]
  • 1958 H. W. Fulton the MD retires
  • 1972 The Albion name was discontinued.

Buses

See Albion Motor Co: Buses

Cars

See Albion Motor Co: Cars

Fire Engines

See Albion Motor Co: Fire Engines

Lorries

See Albion Motor Co: Lorries

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Wednesday, Mar 31, 1954
  2. The Times, Thursday, Dec 28, 1961