Dennis is the marque of the Guildford, Surrey, commercial vehicle builder founded as Dennis Brothers by John Cawsey Dennis and Raymond Dennis, who began with Speed King bicycles in 1895 and built their first motor vehicle in 1898. The firm incorporated as Dennis Brothers Limited in 1901, made cars until about 1913, and then concentrated on buses, fire engines, lorries and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts, all built to the customer's order. Ownership passed through several groups after the original shareholders sold out in 1972, and the name appeared on vehicles from Dennis Motors, Hestair Dennis and Dennis Specialist Vehicles. The Dennis name survives on Alexander Dennis buses, Dennis Eagle refuse vehicles and Dennis mowers. This make groups the Dennis-badged models of the Dennis Specialist Vehicles company, from front-engined buses and Loline double-deckers to the Sabre and Rapier fire engines.
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Dennis Brothers Limited was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford.
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Dennis Brothers Limited was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford.
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It is best remembered as a manufacturer of buses, fire engines and lorries (trucks) and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts.
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Dennis Brothers Limited was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford.
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manufactured by Dennis Specialist Vehicles
Dennis Dominator (Wikipedia)
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Dennis's first rear-engined double-decker bus chassis
Dennis Domino (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis in Guildford, England in 1984 and 1985
Dennis Dorchester (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis in small numbers between 1983 and 1988
Dennis Dragon (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis in England between 1982 and 1999
Dennis Falcon (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis between 1981 and 1993
Dennis Jubilant (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis between 1977 and 1981
Dennis Lance (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis between 1991 and 2000
Dennis Lancet (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis during the 1980s
Dennis Loline (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Dennis between 1958 and 1966
Dennis Rapier (Wikipedia)
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produced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, Surrey, England from 1991 to the early 2000s
Dennis Sabre (Wikipedia)
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produced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, Surrey, England from 1995 to 2007
Dennis A Type (Wikipedia)
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built by the Dennis Brothers
Dennis DF series (Wikipedia)
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produced by Hestair Dennis (later Dennis Specialist Vehicles) from 1979 to the early 1990s
Dennis DS series (Wikipedia)
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built by Dennis Specialist Vehicles from 1979 to the early 1990s
Dennis N-Type (Wikipedia)
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introduced by Dennis Brothers of Guildford (later Dennis Specialist Vehicles) in around 1905
Dennis RS/SS series (Wikipedia)
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built by Hestair Dennis (later Dennis Specialist Vehicles), produced from 1978 until the early 1990s
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