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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. Along with the manufacture of complete streetcars, Thomas Car Works also renovated and repaired ...
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]
The following year, he organized Perley A. Thomas Car Works, which became famous for its streetcars. Perley A. Thomas streetcars were renowned for their expert craftsmanship and solid construction, and operated in many large North American cities, including Detroit, Michigan, New York City, Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The principal equipment of the line consists of 35 streetcars built in 1923–24 by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works. They have been rebuilt several times during their long service life. [16] The line also uses four Perley Thomas replica streetcars equipped with a wheelchair lift. [12]
Thomas is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (Freightliner). The oldest surviving bus manufacturer in the United States, Thomas was founded in 1916 as the Perley A. Thomas Car Works. Type A-only manufacturers Collins Bus Corporation: Type A 1967 Hutchinson, Kansas
Perley A. Thomas Car Works, a 20th-century builder of wooden and steel streetcars, based in High Point, North Carolina in the United States. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Perley .
Perley A. Thomas Car Works; Thomas Built Buses; T. Template:Thomas Built Buses; ... Thomas Vista; Perley A. Thomas This page was last edited on 6 February 2022, at 05 ...
Prior to its reorganization as Thomas Built Buses in 1972, Thomas Car Works produced both front and rear-engined transit-style school buses to compete with other manufacturers. As was the common practice during the era, production of the chassis was outsourced to another manufacturer.