Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Gilford Motor Co
From Graces Guide
The Gilford Motor Co of High Wycombe produced commercial vehicles from 1926
General
1926 The Gilford Motor Co of High Wycombe started life as E. B. Horne and Co of Holloway Road, London N7, when it was converting Garford war surplus vehicles.
1927 The company moved to larger premises at Bellfields, High Wycombe
Produced a range of buses and coaches
1937 The company ceased trading when it was taken over by Sentinel. Only one vehicle is known to have been preserved.
Buses
See Gilford: Buses
Lorries
See Gilford: Lorries
See Also
Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris