14-Oct-2015, 10:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 14-Oct-2015, 10:40 PM by anacortesdamp.)
Did the Wilson government force the merger with British Motor Corporation, Dave? That was certainly the impression I had. In the end, all the BMC names went down the river, leaving just the Rover brand name (which was an LML subsidiary from the late 1960s on).
I don't know what PACCAR originally planned to do with Leyland Trucks after they bought it. Last time I went to the open day (maybe 5 years ago) at their R&D facility about 15 miles from here, they still had Foden, Leyland and DAF logos on the reception area wall.
I understand that the Scottish Leyland factory that Volvo Commercial Vehicles bought still makes double-deckers, but they don't label them as "Volvo-Leyland" any more. We see a few Dennis three-axle double-deckers around the greater Seattle area. Everett-based Community transit has about 30 of them that are used on express inter-city commuter runs to and from Seattle. CT reckons they can get more people in 40' of street space than the 65-foot articulated single-deckers used by other operators.
Frank
I don't know what PACCAR originally planned to do with Leyland Trucks after they bought it. Last time I went to the open day (maybe 5 years ago) at their R&D facility about 15 miles from here, they still had Foden, Leyland and DAF logos on the reception area wall.
I understand that the Scottish Leyland factory that Volvo Commercial Vehicles bought still makes double-deckers, but they don't label them as "Volvo-Leyland" any more. We see a few Dennis three-axle double-deckers around the greater Seattle area. Everett-based Community transit has about 30 of them that are used on express inter-city commuter runs to and from Seattle. CT reckons they can get more people in 40' of street space than the 65-foot articulated single-deckers used by other operators.
Frank