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[[Foster and Seddon]] Ltd of Salford built commercial vehicles from 1938 to 1974. | |||
See also [[Seddon: Buses]] | |||
1951 Company incorporated to acquire [[Seddon Motors]] Ltd, manufacturer of diesel-engined vehicles<ref>The Times Mar. 28, 1951</ref> | |||
1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens. | 1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens. |
Revision as of 07:47, 26 May 2022
Foster and Seddon Ltd of Salford built commercial vehicles from 1938 to 1974.
See also Seddon: Buses
1951 Company incorporated to acquire Seddon Motors Ltd, manufacturer of diesel-engined vehicles[1]
1956 Styling changed with wrap-round windscreens.
1961 Employed 450 persons. Of Woodstock factory, Oldham. Two subsidiaries. Manufacturers of commercial and passenger vehicles. [2]
1970 Acquired Atkinson and became Seddon-Atkinson
1972 Launched new heavy range.
1974 The business was acquired by International Harvester of the USA. Vehicles then marked as Seddon-Atkinson.
After 1982 Seddon and Atkinson had merged.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times Mar. 28, 1951
- ↑ 1961 Guide to Key British Enterprises: Motor, Motor-Cycle and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers
- 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