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Crossley Mancunian
The Crossley Mancunian was a commercial vehicle chassis produced by Crossley Motors from 1934 until 1941. It was of the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with forward control, sold as a bare chassis including engine, transmission and driving controls, and was intended to be fitted with double deck bodywork built either by Crossley or by an outside coachbuilder. Crossley Motors had produced rolling chassis suitable for buses since 1928, and the principal models of the early 1930s were the Crossley Alpha, Alpha and Crossley Condor, Condor, intended for single- and double-deck bodywork respectively. Crossley had also been manufacturing diesel engines (also known as oil engines) from 1930, which were available as an option on the Alpha and Condor models. Crossley's factories were in and around Manchester, and Manchester Corporation had a policy to support local industry – hence, Crossley's biggest customer for its bus chassis was Manchester Corporation Transport (MCT). In the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossley Motors
Crossley Motors was an English motor vehicle manufacturer based in Manchester, England. It produced approximately 19,000 cars from 1904 until 1938, 5,500 buses from 1926 until 1958, and 21,000 goods and military vehicles from 1914 to 1945. Crossley, Crossley Brothers, originally manufacturers of textile machinery and rubber processing plant, began the licensed manufacture of the Otto internal combustion engine before 1880. The firm started car production in 1903, building around 650 vehicles in their first year. The company was established as a division of engine builders Crossley Brothers, but from 1910 became a stand-alone company. Although founded as a car maker, they were major suppliers of vehicles to British Armed Forces during World War I, and in the 1920s moved into bus manufacture. With re-armament in the 1930s, car-making was run down, and stopped completely in 1936. During World War II output was again concentrated on military vehicles. Bus production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
