Willowbrook (bus manufacturer)
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Loughborough , England |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Owner | Duple Coachbuilders |
Willowbrook was an English bus bodybuilder. Founded in 1927, it acquired the business of Stokes & Holt, Leicester. In 1952 it acquired a patent from Brush Traction to build metal-framed bodies. Sold to Duple Coachbuilders in September 1958, and then in a management buyout in 1971, it ceased in 1983.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Willowbrook sold for £0.7m Commercial Motor 7 May 1971
- ^ Companion to Road Passenger Transport History. Walsall: Roads & Road Transport History Association. 2013. p. 639. ISBN 9780955287633.
External links[]
Media related to Willowbrook buses at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Companies based in Loughborough
- Defunct bus manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1927
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1983
- 1927 establishments in England
- 1983 disestablishments in England