Willowbrook (bus manufacturer)
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Headquarters | , England |
| Products | Bus bodies |
| Owner | Duple Coachbuilders |
Willowbrook was an English bus bodybuilder. Founded in 1927, it acquired the business of Stokes & Holt, Leicester. In 1952 it acquired a patent from Brush Traction to build metal-framed bodies. Sold to Duple Coachbuilders in September 1958, and then in a management buyout in 1971, it ceased in 1983.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Willowbrook sold for £0.7m Commercial Motor 7 May 1971
- ^ Companion to Road Passenger Transport History. Walsall: Roads & Road Transport History Association. 2013. p. 639. ISBN 9780955287633.
External links
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Media related to Willowbrook buses at Wikimedia Commons
