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'''Vulcan Motors''' Ltd, of Maidstone | |||
of Maidstone | |||
1937 [[J. Brockhouse and Co]] acquired the entire share capital of [[Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co]] of Southport; the purchased would use the Vulcan works for general engineering but would take steps to maintain production of the Vulcan chassis<ref>The Times, Oct 06, 1937</ref> which they did by selling the rights to the motor vehicle side of the business<ref>The Times, Dec 09, 1937</ref> to [[Tilling-Stevens]] of Maidstone, Kent. Vulcan Works was renamed [[Brockhouse Engineering (Southport)]]<ref>The Times, Dec 15, 1938</ref> | 1937 [[J. Brockhouse and Co]] acquired the entire share capital of [[Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co]] of Southport; the purchased would use the Vulcan works for general engineering but would take steps to maintain production of the Vulcan chassis<ref>The Times, Oct 06, 1937</ref> which they did by selling the rights to the motor vehicle side of the business<ref>The Times, Dec 09, 1937</ref> to [[Tilling-Stevens]] of Maidstone, Kent. Vulcan Works was renamed [[Brockhouse Engineering (Southport)]]<ref>The Times, Dec 15, 1938</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:02, 20 January 2020
Vulcan Motors Ltd, of Maidstone
1937 J. Brockhouse and Co acquired the entire share capital of Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co of Southport; the purchased would use the Vulcan works for general engineering but would take steps to maintain production of the Vulcan chassis[1] which they did by selling the rights to the motor vehicle side of the business[2] to Tilling-Stevens of Maidstone, Kent. Vulcan Works was renamed Brockhouse Engineering (Southport)[3]
1950 Tilling-Stevens was taken over by the Rootes Group and a new 7 tonner appeared at that year's Commercial Motor Show in London.
Rootes had their own established commercial makes in Commer and Karrier and both Vulcan and Tilling-Stevens vanished finally in 1953.
1953 Controlled by Tilling-Stevens Sales Manager: F. M. S. Best. Service Manager: F. J. Hughes.