FWD

Four Wheel Drive (FWD) produced commercial vehicles from 1921 to 1936 at Slough

General

1904 The company was formed in Milwaukee, USA

WW1 The vehicles were first used in Europe in France by the US ARmy. The vehicles had a track width of 4ft 8.5ins so that the wheels could be changed and the velicle used on the standard gauge railway tracks

1921 UK subsidiary set up in Slough first to convert the US Army models and then producing directly

1927 The FWD sometimes known as the Quad was produced with a 70hp engine

A subsidary company Hardy Rail Motors was formed for rail traction units.

1932 AEC took a controlling interest in the businesses. The vehicles were then marketed as Hardy

1936 Production appears to have ceased around this time

List of Models

• Quad (1927- )

See Also

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Sources of Information

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