Westinghouse Hobbs
of Worsley Road North, Walkden, Manchester.
c.1962 Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co built a fully automated factory in Walkden, Manchester to manufacture the "Mecha-Matic" automatic transmission, designed by Hobbs Transmission Ltd of Leamington Spa[1]
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Automatic transmissions. See also Hobbs Transmission.[2]
The venture proved unsuccessful, the company lacking relevant expertise in transmissions
1965 The Walkden factory's lease was sold to Eaton E.N.V. Transmissions.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 1963 Motor Show
- ↑ Belfast Telegraph, May 20, 1965