All British Car Co
of Bridgeton, Glasgow
1906 Company formed by George Johnston, formerly of Arrol-Johnston. The company was registered on 15 March, to carry on the business of motor car manufacturers, and acquired the undertaking of Johnston and Co of Bridgeton, Glasgow. [1]
The company was set up primarily for the manufacture a 54 hp eight-cylinder car with its cylinders arranged as two parallel fours; the pistons were actuated by two rocking beams which were driven by connecting rods from a normal four-throw crank. The unit was more complex than was necessary, and only a dozen All-British Cars were ever completed, between 1906 and 1908.
The company also produced buses of a very small design, 1 ft 4 inches lower than other open-top double-deckers. The chassis was said to be guaranteed for three years. [2]
The company agreed to sell 250 buses through a sister company the London based All-British Chassis Bus Co.
1908 Three ABC double-decker buses went into service with Autocar of Tunbridge Wells and one was still used as a spare bus in 1914.