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Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Inc. was an American manufacturer of streetcars based in High Point, North Carolina.Following the liquidation of Southern Car Works, its engineer Perley A. Thomas in 1916 founded the new company named for himself.
As Thomas Car Works had ended its involvement with streetcars since World War II, the new generation of company leaders chose a new name for the company tied closer to its current product lines; in 1972, Perley A. Thomas Car Works was renamed Thomas Built Buses, Inc (used in its emblems and marketing material since the 1950s). [2] [1]
Thomas guided his company through a transition to bus manufacturing in 1936. The Perley A. Thomas Car Works was later reorganized as Thomas Built Buses, Inc., and became one of the three principal builders of large school buses in the United States by the end of the 20th century.
A 1907 Thomas Flyer on display in Toronto 1907 Thomas Flyer at Stahls Automotive Collection. The E.R. Thomas Motor Company built automobiles from 1902 to 1919. The first Models were the 1902 Model 17, which was available in either a detachable rear entrance tonneau or runabout, equipped with a single cylinder 8hp and 2 speed planetary transmission.
The Thomas Minotour is a bus body manufactured by Thomas Built Buses since 1980. The smallest vehicle sold by the company, the Minotour is a bus body designed for cutaway van chassis . Primarily sold for school bus usage, the Minotour is also produced as a MFSAB (activity bus) or in specialized configurations specified by the customer.
The driver who died in Wednesday evening's two-vehicle crash that closed Interstate 270 on Columbus' Far East Side for hours has been identified by the Franklin County Coroner's Office.. Christy ...
Jewett Car Company (1894–1918) [2] G. C. Kuhlman Car Company (1892–1932) [2] Niles Car and Manufacturing Company (1901–1917) Pullman Company/Pullman Standard (1891–1952 for streetcars) St Louis Car Company (1887–1973) [2] John Stephenson Company (1831–1917) [2] Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1917–1936; bus manufacturer from 1936 on)
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