Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Armstrong-Saurer

From Graces Guide

Saurer commercial vehicles were designed and produced in Switzerland and later produced in the UK

1907 Pickfords began importing them

1930 Armstrong Whitworth was licensed to produce the Saurer at its Scotswood-on-Tyne works

1931 First models shown at the Commercial Motor Show

1937 Production ceased.

1942 Armstrong-Saurer Road Vehicle Service was one of the few assets remaining in Armstrong Whitworth Securities Company Ltd before it could be wound up[1].

List of Models

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 26 June 1942

British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing