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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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• Nuffield Organisation
  ...their activities was production of the [[Liberty L-12]] engine for use in British tanks of the period. In 1939 one of their subsidiaries was given the opport Commercial vehicles in the Morris range were produced for military use - such as the [[Morris C
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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==
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• Vanden Plas
  ===Early British History=== ...the Belgian firm was exhibiting at the [[London Motor Show]] alongside the British company.
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• Foden
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Foden Trucks''' was a British [[truck]] and [[bus]] manufacturing company which has its origins in Sandba ...d in Parliament). This model was the basis for a highly successful line of vehicles which were produced over the next 30 years.
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• Morris
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Morris Motor Company''' was a British [[automobile|car]] manufacturing company. After the incorporation of the co ...ices, Morris Motor Company continued to grow and increase its share of the British market and, in 1924, overtook [[Ford of Britain|Ford]] to become the UK's b
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• Leonard Lord
  ...Lambury''' KBE (15 November 1896 – 13 September 1967) was a captain of the British motor industry. ...ction, and in particular the construction of [[ambulance]]s and government vehicles.
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• 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 ...(1964–1970). The merger combined most of the remaining independent British car manufacturing companies and included car, bus and truck manufacturers a
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• 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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• 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.
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• British Motor Corporation
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''British Motor Corporation''' (BMC) was a UK vehicle company, formed by the merger o ...ding Austin, Morris, MG, [[Austin-Healey]], Wolseley as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors. The first chairman was Lord Nuffield ([[William
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• Coventry Climax
  '''Coventry Climax''' was a British fork-lift truck, fire pump, and specialty engine manufacturer. |title=Aston Martin: Car Manufacturer: Great British Design Quest
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• Daimler Motor Company
  :''This article is about the British automobile manufacturer. See [[Daimler]] for other uses derived from the Ge '''Daimler''' has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British '''Daimler Motor Company''', based in Coventry. The company was a subsidiar
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• Tom Walkinshaw Racing
  ...CSLs]], but soon was contracted to head [[Mazda]]'s works program in the [[British Touring Car Championship]]. The TWR developed [[Mazda RX-7|RX-7]], with Win ...ge Rover]] for René Metge in 1982, TWR began an association with [[British Leyland]], preparing the [[Jaguar XJS]] and [[Rover SD1|Rover 3500 Vitesse]] for bo
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• Wolseley Motor Company
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Wolseley Motor Company''' was a British [[automobile]] manufacturer founded in 1901. After 1935 it was incorporated ...biles|Léon Bollée]] that he had seen in Paris. Later he found that another British group had bought the rights so Austin had to come up with a design of his o
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• Riley
  ...1938 and was later merged into [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]]. Today, the trademark is owned by [[BMW]]. .... Although the rest of the Riley companies would go on to become part of [[British Motor Corporation|BMC]], PR Motors remained independent. After the death of
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• Alvis Cars
  ...dom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased. ...BS was rumoured to be the new Alvis model but with the takeover by British Leyland this too was shelved. By the time the TF21 was launched in 1966, (available
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• Transverse engine
  ...on (with the exception of some [[Audi]]s), while most [[rear wheel drive]] vehicles use a front-to-back [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]] arrangement. ...guration became common in the 1960s. They were also used in the British [[Leyland Atlantean]] and in many transit buses and nearly all [[double decker bus]]e
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• Morris Marina
  ...car industry. It was known in some markets as the '''Austin Marina''', '''Leyland Marina''', and '''Morris 1.7'''. ...ook | title = From Dynasties to Dotcoms: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of British Business in the Past 100 Years | first = Carol | last = Kennedy | year = 20
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