Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,701 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Albion Motor Co

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The Albion Motor Compnay was a manufacturer of Lorries from 1901 to 1972

  • 1901 The company was formed by T. Blackwood-Murray and N. O. Fulton (late of Arrol-Johnson) at Bathgate.
  • 1904 The company moved to a large factory at Scotstoun
  • 1910 Produced the successful A10 model and made nearly 6,000 for the services.
  • 1935 Aquired the factory used to produce Halley vehicles
  • WW2 Produced 4x4 trucks and 10-ton tank transporters
  • 1947 Recommenced the production of civilian vehicles with the CX range
  • 1951 Aquired by Leyland
  • 1955 Produced the Claymore
  • 1972 the name disappered