Albion Motors was a Scottish car and commercial vehicle maker founded in Glasgow in 1899 by Thomas Blackwood Murray and Norman Osborne Fulton, which moved to its Scotstoun works in 1903. Leyland Motors bought it in 1951, and it passed into British Leyland in 1968. The Chieftain, Clydesdale and Reiver trucks and the Viking bus continued to be built until British Leyland dropped the Albion name in 1972, and vehicle production at the Scotstoun factory ended in 1980.
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Founded in 1899, Albion Motors was purchased by Leyland Motors in 1951.
Lead and history, status
British Leyland eliminated the Albion name in 1972 with the products continuing to be built at the same factory under the Leyland brand.
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Albion Motors was a Scottish automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.
Part Of: Leyland, Ownership
In 1951, Albion was purchased by Leyland Motors, which then became part of the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968.
Has Vehicles: Albion Valkyrie, Bus models, make
Valkyrie (1930-1938) Forward control.
Has Vehicles: Albion Valiant, Bus models, make
Valiant (1931-1936) Mainly sold to the coach market.
Has Vehicles: Albion Victor, Bus models, make
Victor (1930-1939) Normal or forward control. 20 or 24 seater.
Has Vehicles: Albion Venturer, Bus models, make
Venturer (1932-1939) Albions first double-decker. 51, later 55 seats.
Has Vehicles: Albion Royal Scot, Bus models, make
Royal Scot (1959) 15.2 litre underfloor-engined 6×4 dirt-road bus. 20 built for South African Railways.
Has Vehicles: Albion Talisman, Bus models, make
Talisman TA (1959) 9.8 litre front-engined 6x4 dirt-road bus. 5 built for Rhodesian Railways.
Has Vehicles: Albion Chieftain, Lorry models, make
Chieftain (1948)
Has Vehicles: Albion Claymore, Lorry models, make
Claymore (1954-1966)
Has Vehicles: Albion Reiver, Lorry models, make
The Reiver was a six-wheeler.
Has Vehicles: Albion Clydesdale, Lorry models, make
Clydesdale (1959-1979) Export model built on truck chassis.
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The Albion Lowlander was a Scottish-built low-height double-decker bus.
Albion A10 (Wikipedia)
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The Albion A10 was a British lorry built by Albion Motors.
Albion CX22S (Wikipedia)
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The Albion CX22S was a heavy artillery tractor used by the British Army during World War II.
Albion Nimbus (Wikipedia)
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It was the first Albion bus chassis to have a name that did not begin with the letter V.
Albion Aberdonian (Wikipedia)
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The Albion Aberdonian was an underfloor-engined bus designed and manufactured by Albion Motors between 1957 and 1960
Albion Viking (Wikipedia)
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The Albion Viking was a bus chassis manufactured by Albion between 1963 and 1980.
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