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[[Image:ImOEM1943-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1943. ]] | |||
[[image:ImAE19431104-CAV.jpg |thumb| November 1943]] | [[image:ImAE19431104-CAV.jpg |thumb| November 1943]] | ||
[[image:Im194510AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| October 1945.]] | [[image:Im194510AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| October 1945.]] | ||
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[[image:Im194805AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| May 1948.]] | [[image:Im194805AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| May 1948.]] | ||
[[image:Im194806AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| June 1948.]] | [[image:Im194806AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| June 1948.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1948MotSC-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1948. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im194903CV-CAV.jpg|thumb| March 1949.]] | [[Image:Im194903CV-CAV.jpg|thumb| March 1949.]] | ||
[[Image:imCAV-20190625.jpg|thumb| May 1949. Long Service Presentation. ]] | |||
[[image:Im195011AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | [[image:Im195011AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | ||
[[Image:Im19501130AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | [[Image:Im19501130AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1950.]] | ||
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[[image:Im195203AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| March 1952.]] | [[image:Im195203AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| March 1952.]] | ||
[[image:Im195204AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| April 1952.]] | [[image:Im195204AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| April 1952.]] | ||
[[Image:ImTMS195204-CAV.jpg|thumb| April 1952. ]] | |||
[[image:Im195205AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| May 1952.]] | [[image:Im195205AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| May 1952.]] | ||
[[image:195208AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| August 1952.]] | [[image:195208AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| August 1952.]] | ||
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[[Image:Im1957BIF-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1957. ]] | [[Image:Im1957BIF-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1957. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19571127AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1957. ]] | [[Image:Im19571127AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1957. ]] | ||
[[image:Im19581126AE-CAV.jpg |thumb| November 1958.]] | |||
[[image:Im19590429MT-CAV.jpg|thumb| April 1959.]] | [[image:Im19590429MT-CAV.jpg|thumb| April 1959.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1959VigHod-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1959. ]] | [[Image:Im1959VigHod-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1959. ]] | ||
[[image:Im196105AE-CAV1.jpg |thumb| May 1961. ]] | [[image:Im196105AE-CAV1.jpg |thumb| May 1961. ]] | ||
[[image:Im196105AE-CAV.jpg |thumb| May 1961. ]] | [[image:Im196105AE-CAV.jpg |thumb| May 1961. ]] | ||
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[[image:AE196210-CAV.jpg |thumb| October 1962.]] | [[image:AE196210-CAV.jpg |thumb| October 1962.]] | ||
[[image:Im196210MotSC-CAV.jpg |thumb| Oct 1962. ]] | [[image:Im196210MotSC-CAV.jpg |thumb| Oct 1962. ]] | ||
[[image:ImAE196309-CAV.jpg |thumb| Sept 1963. ]] | [[image:ImAE196309-CAV.jpg |thumb| Sept 1963. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19600520AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| May 1964. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1965LE-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1965. ]] | [[Image:Im1965LE-CAV.jpg|thumb| 1965. ]] | ||
[[image:Im196610MotSC-CAV.jpg |thumb| Oct 1966. ]] | [[image:Im196610MotSC-CAV.jpg |thumb| Oct 1966. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1968ComSC-CAV.jpg|thumb| September 1968. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im19681100AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1968. ]] | [[Image:Im19681100AE-CAV.jpg|thumb| November 1968. ]] | ||
[[image:Im1969v229-p1016CAV.jpg|thumb| 1969.]] | [[image:Im1969v229-p1016CAV.jpg|thumb| 1969.]] | ||
[[Image:Im198506TE-LucasC.jpg|thumb| June 1985.]] | [[Image:Im198506TE-LucasC.jpg|thumb| June 1985.]] | ||
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1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Injection equipment and other. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref> | 1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Injection equipment and other. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref> | ||
1968 New factory at Sudbury. <ref>[[The Engineer]] | 1968 New factory at Sudbury. <ref>[[The Engineer 1968/06/07]] p894</ref> | ||
At some point the company was renamed | At some point the company was renamed [[Lucas CAV]]. | ||
1980 Employing 3,000 persons at Acton. | 1980 Employing 3,000 persons at Acton. | ||
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1981 Bob Lucas was the general manager of the company. In 1981 he was determined to educate the 190,000 strong worldwide workforce that the company's 30% share of the world diesel pump and injector market could be maintained only by becoming more efficient. | 1981 Bob Lucas was the general manager of the company. In 1981 he was determined to educate the 190,000 strong worldwide workforce that the company's 30% share of the world diesel pump and injector market could be maintained only by becoming more efficient. | ||
1982 Feb: ''"The lion's share of the current Lucas business in the US is accounted for by the '''Lucas-CAV''' division which sells three million Microjectors to [[General Motors]] annually for diesel-powered injection pumps"''.<ref>The Engineer 1982/02/11</ref> | 1982 Feb: ''"The lion's share of the current Lucas business in the US is accounted for by the '''Lucas-CAV''' division which sells three million Microjectors to [[General Motors]] annually for diesel-powered injection pumps"''.<ref>[[The Engineer 1982/02/11]]</ref> | ||
1982 March: Lucas CAV opened a new diesel fuel equipment factory at Utsunomiya, 60 miles north of Tokyo.<ref>The Engineer 1982/03/18</ref> | 1982 March: Lucas CAV opened a new diesel fuel equipment factory at Utsunomiya, 60 miles north of Tokyo.<ref>[[The Engineer 1982/03/18]]</ref> | ||
1994 Company bought by Prestolite Electric | 1994 Company bought by [[Prestolite Electric]] of the USA. | ||
Later re-located to Greenford | Later re-located to Greenford | ||
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[[Category: Town - London]] | [[Category: Town - London]] | ||
[[Category: Automotive Components]] | [[Category: Automotive Components]] | ||
[[Category: Tools]] | [[Category: Tools]] | ||
[[Category: Batteries and Accumulators]] | [[Category: Batteries and Accumulators]] | ||
[[Category: Bearings]] | [[Category: Bearings]] |
Revision as of 11:45, 9 July 2020
See C. A. V. - Bosch
1937 For £294,000 Lucas bought back Bosch's interest in C. A. V. - Bosch.
1939 The business was renamed as C. A. V.
1960 C. A. V. purchased Bryce Berger makers of fuel injection pumps from Hawker Siddeley [1]; C. A. V. was a subsidiary of Lucas; the 2 ranges of pumps were complementary [2].
1961 Manufacturers of bushings and bearings for cars, aircraft and ships. [3]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Injection equipment and other. [4]
1968 New factory at Sudbury. [5]
At some point the company was renamed Lucas CAV.
1980 Employing 3,000 persons at Acton.
1981 Bob Lucas was the general manager of the company. In 1981 he was determined to educate the 190,000 strong worldwide workforce that the company's 30% share of the world diesel pump and injector market could be maintained only by becoming more efficient.
1982 Feb: "The lion's share of the current Lucas business in the US is accounted for by the Lucas-CAV division which sells three million Microjectors to General Motors annually for diesel-powered injection pumps".[6]
1982 March: Lucas CAV opened a new diesel fuel equipment factory at Utsunomiya, 60 miles north of Tokyo.[7]
1994 Company bought by Prestolite Electric of the USA.
Later re-located to Greenford
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 18 August 1960
- ↑ The Times, 13 December 1960
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ The Engineer 1968/06/07 p894
- ↑ The Engineer 1982/02/11
- ↑ The Engineer 1982/03/18