British Leyland
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Leyland Motors Limited (later known as the Leyland Motor Corporation) was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses. The company diversified into car manufacturing with its acquisitions of Triumph and Rover in 1960 and 1967, respectively.
Leyland Motors Expands - 1950’s The 1950s saw a massive expansion of Leyland Motors as the famous UK makes of Scammell Lorries and Albion Motors were acquired, and the company became a major supplier to international markets.
In 1966 Leyland merged with another car manufacturer, The Rover Co. Ltd. (founded 1904), and the combined companies became Leyland Motor Corp. Ltd. The first chairman of the new British Leyland in 1968, Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, had also been the old Leyland’s last chairman.
Leyland’s new tractor range: A weathered example of the Leyland 255, the smallest of the new 1972 Leyland range to feature the new 4/98 engine. The safety cab was brought across from the 344 model that the 255 replaced, and was capable of being tipped backwards to gain access to the driveline.
Leyland Truck and Bus – the largest commercial and passenger vehicle manufacturer in the UK, employing 31,000 people at 12 locations, producing 38,000 trucks, 8,000 buses (including a joint venture with the National Bus Company ), and 19,000 tractors per year.
Leyland Motors entered the 1960s with a comprehensive truck range, most models having the new LAD (Leyland Albion Dodge) ‘Vista-Vue’ cab. They were generally marketed as the ‘Power-Plus’ models. The use of ‘zoo’ names continued, with models such as the Badger, Beaver, Hippo and Octopus.
This list of car models made by British Leyland Motor Corporation is a great way to see how British Leyland Motor Corporation has evolved over the years. British Leyland Motor Corporation types also have car class information available if you click on their names and go to their dedicated page.