Bristol Commercial Vehicles was a vehicle manufacturer located in Bristol, England, whose production was mostly of buses, although trucks and railbus chassis were also built. The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company started to build buses for its own use in 1908 and soon began building vehicles for other companies. In 1955 this part of the business was separated out as Bristol Commercial Vehicles Limited, which later came under the ownership of Leyland. The company closed in 1983, when production was moved to its then parent company, Leyland.
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The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company started to build buses for its own use in 1908 and soon started building vehicles for other companies.
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It closed in 1983 when production was moved to its then parent company Leyland.
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In 1955 this part of the business was separated out as Bristol Commercial Vehicles Limited.
Subsidiary Of: Leyland Motors, Lead [subsidiary-of]
It closed in 1983 when production was moved to its then parent company Leyland.
Founded By: Sir George White, 1st Baronet, Article body: founded-by
The two companies shared a chairman, Sir George White, who in January had taken some buses out of service in Bristol to send to Middlesbrough when a rival company had tried to start a competitive service.
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Bristol Commercial Vehicles was a vehicle manufacturer located in Bristol, England.
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