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• Leyland
  ...when it merged with [[British Motor Holdings]], later to become [[British Leyland]] after effectively becoming nationalized. ...capacity steam powered van. The Lancashire Steam Motor Company was renamed Leyland Motors in 1907 when they took over Coulthards of Preston. They also built a
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• LDV Limited
  .... LDV employs around 2,000 at its Birmingham site, producing 15,000-20,000 vehicles annually. ...eyland DAF Vans Limited'' following a management buy-out of [[DAF NV]]'s [[Leyland DAF]] van manufacturing division, following the bankruptcy of the Dutch com
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• Charles H. Roe
  ...ar|Associated Commercial Vehicles (ACV)]] in 1949, which was merged with [[Leyland Motors Ltd]] in 1962. The Charles H. Roe company closed in 1984. In the fol
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• Innocenti
  ..., with engines up to 1485 cc. The company of this era is commonly called [[Leyland Innocenti]]. The Innocenti Spyder (1961-1970) was a rebodied version of the ==List of Innocenti vehicles==
  3 KB (376 words) - 02:05, 1 March 2007
• Albion Motors
  ...[[automobile]] manufacturer, later it concentrated on building commercial vehicles. Today the company is a subsidiary of American Axle & Manufacturing, and ma ...the Albion Viking bus were continued. Production of these was moved to the Leyland plant at Bathgate in 1980.
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• Guy Wulfrunian
  ...ce and reliability issues, West Riding cancelled an order for a further 25 vehicles. ...t entrance and a front engine (other operators were favouring rear-engined vehicles).
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• Foden
  ...d in Parliament). This model was the basis for a highly successful line of vehicles which were produced over the next 30 years. ...adged as Fodens (DAF Trucks having been acquired by PACCAR in 1996). These vehicles have had the option of either [[CAT]], PACCAR or [[Cummins]] ISMe engines.
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• Avia
  ...n Capital Partners, then in 2006 sold to Indian truck manufacturer [[Ashok Leyland]] and began using the Avia brand again (and new logo). As a truck maker, Czech Avia should not be confused with the [[Avia Vehicles|Spanish Avia]].
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• Nuffield Organisation
  Commercial vehicles in the Morris range were produced for military use - such as the [[Morris C {{British Leyland}}
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• Vanden Plas
  ...n turn merged with the [[Leyland Motor Corporation]] to form the [[British Leyland Motor Corporation]] in 1968. TheVanden Plas name continued to be used by Ja ...s, although Vanden Plas could possibly be revived as a trim level on these vehicles as was done during the Austin-Rover and Rover Group eras, however this is o
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• Morris
  ...MC), and subsequently, in 1975, the nationalised [[British Leyland|British Leyland Limited]] (BL). ...owley was turned over to the production of ''Austin'' and ''Rover'' badged vehicles, and continued to be used by BL's [[Austin Rover Group]] and its successor
  7 KB (1,021 words) - 07:12, 16 June 2007
• British Leyland
  ...ited Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it would become nationalised as ''British Leyland'', often referred to as just ''BL''. In 1986 it was renamed to [[Rover Gro ...as created in 1968 by the merger of [[British Motor Holdings]] (BMH) and [[Leyland Motor Corporation]] (LMC), encouraged by the Wilson Labour Government (1964
  16 KB (2,214 words) - 23:14, 22 January 2007
• Crossley
  ...the Coptic Cross (Coptic Christianity) as the emblem to use on their road vehicles. ...finding their way into road vehicles, including, in 1905, [[Leyland Motors|Leyland]] buses.
  6 KB (880 words) - 07:15, 19 February 2007
• British Motor Corporation
  ...ding Austin, Morris, MG, [[Austin-Healey]], Wolseley as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors. The first chairman was Lord Nuffield ([[William ...n new models, resulting eventually in the merger with [[Leyland Motors Ltd|Leyland Motor Corporation]].
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• Coventry Climax
  ...Limited (heavy-duty transmissions), into a new group called BL Commercial Vehicles (BLCV) under managing director [[David Abell]]. ==Climax-powered vehicles==
  9 KB (1,355 words) - 10:36, 1 February 2009
• Wolseley Motor Company
  ...d BMC saloon design penned by [[Pinin Farina]]. It was followed by similar vehicles from five marques within the year. ...of the short-lived Wolseley 18-22 series saloon, which was based on the [[Leyland Princess]] (also known as the 18-22 series) and never even given a clear na
  9 KB (1,296 words) - 04:44, 19 February 2007
• Daimler Motor Company
  ...910 it was part of Birmingham's BSA group of companies, producing military vehicles as well as cars. ...ent Company, formed the [[Associated Daimler Company]] to build commercial vehicles.
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• DAF Trucks
  ...me of the truck models sold with the DAF brand are designed and built by [[Leyland Trucks]] at their plant in England. ...ted on the Dutch stock exchange as [[DAF NV]]. The new company traded as [[Leyland DAF]] in the UK, and as DAF elsewhere.
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• Leonard Lord
  ...ction, and in particular the construction of [[ambulance]]s and government vehicles. ...in 1967, aged 71, during the discussions which ultimately formed [[British Leyland]]. Despite his early career success, his legacy was a sprawling and unprof
  3 KB (432 words) - 04:40, 24 December 2009
• Popemobile
  ...th century, many automotive manufacturers have produced specially designed vehicles for the Pope. The [[Ford Motor Company]] produced a series of cars based on ...To History|date=2005|pages=224–225|isbn=0-312-33221-1}}</ref> One of these vehicles has been retired and is currently on display at the [[Mercedes-Benz Museum]
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