Commer was a British maker of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979. Its range took in car-derived vans, light vans, medium to heavy trucks and buses, and the company also designed and built some of its own diesel engines for its heavy commercial vehicles. The business began as Commercial Cars Limited, incorporated in September 1905 to build commercial cars, omnibuses, charabancs and fire engines, with a works at Biscot Road in Luton. It was one of the first commercial vehicle makers in the United Kingdom. The Commer name ended in 1979.
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Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979
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1. Grace's Guide: Commercial Cars
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1905 Company founded as Commercial Cars.
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Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979
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Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979
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The Commer Cob is a 7 cwt delivery van introduced in early 1956
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Commer (Commercial Cars Ltd) 1925
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After the Rootes Group, which owned Commer, was purchased by Chrysler, the SpaceVan was also sold under the Dodge, DeSoto and Fargo marques.
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