ALBION MOTOR CAR CO.(GB) 1900-1972

This time the focus is on references of the Commercial Range that were produced after 1913

Commercials is not really my area of speciality and most car magazines that I have viewed give lip service to the commercial range very rarely are tests performed

however much classic & Vintage magazines in more recent years have always had a Commercial column of discoveries of history on some of the more unusual makers Practical Classics Had Commercially Travelling & Commercially Speaking as Does The Automobile - The Commercial column later spun off from The Automobile Magazine and others to Specialised Commercial Magazines that lot after this area - I covered most Practical Classics to 1998 still on gong anf most of the Automobile to 1988 - Book mark this blogg as I will be progressively adding to it over next few years

Trucks 1912-1919

1912 Truck photographed in New Zealand NZ Reg AS3165; D Bennets; CHCH a competitor in the 1975 NZ Commerical Vehicle Rally
See: November -December 1975 Restored Cars (Aus) Page 20 Issue 13

1914-1918 A10/B10 Lorry a Discovery Comments: Worthy of Comment Graeme Owen of Sheepscombe near Stroud sent an account of recent trips in Glocester area with friend Charlie Price ; 2nd found in Cirencester leaving main rd of colesbourne truck chassis recovered via 1930 Leyland RETRIEVER 8.6 LITRE DIESEL 6 WHEELER; CLOSER INSPECTION ALBION ONE OF 6000 A10 or B10 approved by the war dept great war b made until 1927 further 9000 made ; columist Grand Mother ran one of former WD types for family green grocer business E Williams 5 High st west noewood reg YL 5787 - IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SAME VEHICLE? inc photo of recovery

See: September 1981 Old Motor (GB) Page 10 Volume 3 Issue 9 edited by Michael Worthington-Williams

1915 Flat deck truck one turned up for sale in New Zealand in 1993
See: September 1993 NZ Classic Car Page 81 Volume 3 Issue 9 it was for sale by tender in 06 area (ie Levin -Wairarapa -New Plymouth area)

A10 1914-1918 owner writes for parts (inquries are useful as often names & addresses of the finder who more often and not is the owner is saif vehicle from which other Albion enthusists can seek out to gain info)Reader follows up Oct 85 issue Orcadian Oddessy by Michael Worthington-Williams which he recorded a visit to Orkney he photographed an area called Camp showing a solid tyred commercial from disc reader beliefs it’s a front axle from A10 of Great war Period Reader would like parts; no photo

See March 1986 The Automobile (GB) Page 6 Volume 4 Issue 1

1920-1929 Trucks

1920s A100 TRUCK apparently in 1998 The Specialist Commercial magazine of which I have not had the pleasure of documenting ran a Restoration Saga of such a truck getting restored
See June to August issue of Vintage Roadscene (GB)

1920s mid SB24 Lorry on solid tyres mentioned in a column
Commercial Corner Follow up a mention restoration underway it will join the vintage fleet of Bevan Furniture at Newhaven but it needs a flywell and clutch (they already use and have 1919 RAF Type Leyland as a regular rally goer and hopefuly the Albion will accompany it) no photo -words by Nick Baldwin
See: October 1984 The Automobile (GB) Page 69 Volume 2 Issue 8

To continue

ALBION MOTOR CAR CO.(GB) 1900-1913

ALBION MOTOR CAR CO.(GB) of Scotland cars

Originally sold cars later moved to Commercials particularly trucks and buses where they were in production until 1972

First cars which were produced for very few years until 1913

References
History

Brief History
See: 16th November 1949 The Motor (GB) Page 523-526 : Comments: -Part of a feature on Scotish cars

History
See: 10th November 1961 Autocar (GB) Page 802-803 Comments: - Car History Profiled against 3 other Scottish makes Argyll; Arrol-Aster;Arrol-Johnson

Few of the cars surive although I believe a Few more have come to light since below references one is in the Scotish Museum

1904/5 16hp chassis discovered : chassis re-surfaced again,1st 1990
See October 1998 The Automobile (GB) Page 67 - probablty same car sold at Auction in 1989-1990

1904 16hp chassis was auctioned by Sold! Highlights of LAMBERT & FOSTER Autumn 1989 Allington Castle nr Maidstone Wednesday Oct 18; 1904 Albion 16hp chassis engine on wheels sold on a telephone bid at 5000p back to Scotland where it will be housed on a planned museum of Scottish road transport near Edinburgh (bw photo of it on back of a flat deck truck as lot 253); just a mention part of a auction report by Richard Hudson-Evans
See: January 1990 Practical Classics Page 111 Vol 10 Issue 9

1908 Flat top photo of one in Australia in 1956 : Keith Holmes as he leaves Katoomba on the 1956 Blue Mountain Rally for vintage cars part of a feature -Old Soldiers never die feature and photos by Bill Daly
See: Photo in June 1956 Modern Motor (Aus) Page 49 Volume 3 Issue 1

ALBERT

ALBERT

References on this maker:

History of Maker and discussion of only surivor
an article was cross refernced to as source (not documented by me as of yet)
See: Veteran & Vintage (GB) 1956 carried story of a Surving 11.9hp Albert car made by Adam Grimaldi of Vauxhall London in 1920 the firm was taken over by Gwynnes if Chiswick (who had made the engines) better known for their fire engine pumps and their own Gwynne Eight light cars ; Mentioned in Discovery feature 1922c vehicle Gwynne-Albert 4 door tourer had been featured in Aug 1984 The Automobile Page 18 GWYNNE-ALBERT (GB)

All weather tourer 1921-Park Ward body RHD
See: Classic & Sportscar (GB) 1986 APR Page 149 Volume 5 Issue 1
Details: car that came up for sale by a dealer in 1986 used regularly over last 5 years ; Park Ward body and in very original and concours condition 6850p and dealer was Akeds of St Annes ; St Georges Road ; St Annes ; Lancashire (Volvo main dealers) 0253 722241

Front axle assemby inc hubs for sale

See: The Automobile (GB) 1986 NOV page 10 Volume 4 Number 9Spare Parts -parts available sale aswell as similar parts for Lancaster 10 1933 ; no photo by vendor: Mr A Richardson; Barn Farm; Horsham Lane; Wallis Road ; Dorking Surrey; RH5 5RL

New Entry in 2010 -Letter to Editor reader claims not a 1922 car featured in previous issue Discovered Photo : Details : letters follow up reader sends an huge letter of corrections to photos and discovered cars previously featured 1st is the photo of the Albert in November issue almost sure not a 14hp which was introduced late in 1922 as 1923 car the reg number appears to be PC 4420 which would be an Oxford issue of around April 1922 and therefore too earlier to be a 14hp model no photos with writer by David Hales; Esher; Surrey See: December 1987 THe Automobile (GB) Page 6 Volume 5 Issue 10