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Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California.The plant opened in 1947 producing Chevrolet Advance Design trucks. Later it would produce several different models including Chevrolet full-size (Caprice, Impala, etc.), Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Nova / Buick Apollo / Oldsmobile Omega / Pontiac Ventura, and Chevrolet ...
A Hayes-Anderson truck from 1933. The Hayes Manufacturing Company was established in Vancouver in 1920 by Douglas Hayes, an owner of a parts dealer, [1] and entrepreneur W. E. Anderson from Quadra Island, [1] as Hayes-Anderson Motor Company Ltd. [2] The company sold American-built trucks and truck parts for the first two years, then built their own trucks, because the trucks weren’t strong ...
His son George Brockway later turned the carriages into a truck manufacturer in 1909. The first trucks were high-wheelers. During World War I, Brockway built 587 Class B Liberty Trucks for the military. After the war they produced a new range from 1-ton to 5-tons. 1924 Brockway 2.5-ton truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa.
San Jose Assembly was a Ford Motor Company manufacturing site in Northern California, outside of San Jose in what is now the town of Milpitas.It was the automaker's primary factory in that region from 1955 to 1983, [1] [2] replacing the Richmond Assembly facility.
Moreland was an innovative company that produced 70% of its trucks on-site, they introduced the "Gasifier" in the early 1900s, which allowed gas engines to run on petroleum distillates, similar to kerosene. The trucks came with a one-year warranty, much better than the standard 90 day warranty of most truck companies at the time. [1] [2]
Pilette Road Truck Assembly: Windsor, Ontario: 1974 2003 Pittsburgh Metal: Pittsburgh: 1948 2008 Renault Setúbal, Portugal: Renault 5, Renault 4, Renault Clio: 1977 1998 Business Park Renault. Billancourt factory. Paris, France: 1934 1992 The plant was demolished in 2005 and the site is now being redeveloped. Renault. Park Royal factory Acton ...
Scammell Scarab in British Railways livery, London, 1962. Scammell Scarab with dual headlamps. The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967.
Janesville Assembly's chimney. Janesville Assembly Plant was a former automobile factory owned by General Motors located in Janesville, Wisconsin.Opened in 1919, it was the oldest operating GM plant when it was largely idled in December 2008, and ceased all remaining production on April 23, 2009.