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Front of a 1966 albion cheiftain unit

Front of an earlier model

Albion Motors of Scotstoun, Glasgow was a Scottish automobile manufacturer, later it concentrated on building commercial vehicles. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Albionmotors. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Albionmotors. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 686 KB) Attribution - Les Chatfield http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 686 KB) Attribution - Les Chatfield http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 755 KB) Dust cart attrbuion - Les Chatfield http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 755 KB) Dust cart attrbuion - Les Chatfield http://www. ... Scotstoun is a district of Glasgow, Scotland, northwest of Glasgow City Centre. ... Jump to: navigation, search Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Jump to: navigation, search A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...

History

Passenger car manufacturing

Originally known as Albion Motor Car Company Ltd, it was founded by Thomas Blackwood Murray and Norman Osborne Fulton (both of whom had previously been involved in Arrol-Johnston) in 1899. They built their first motor car, a rustic-looking dog-carts made of varnished wood; these were powered by a flat-twin 8hp engine with gear-change by "Patent Combination Clutches", in 1900. Arrol-Johnston (later known as the Arrol-Aster) was a Scottish automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1931. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Car redirects here. ... BMW motorcycle powered by a flat-twin engine A flat-twin is a two cylinder internal combustion engine where the cylinders are arranged in a flat configuration. ... ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

In 1903 the company introduced a 16hp vertical-twin, followed in 1906 by a 24hp four. One of the specialties the company offered was solid-tired shooting-brakes. The last private Albions were powered by a 15hp monobloc four. 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...

Passenger car production ceased in 1913. Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Commercial vehicle production

Although the manufacture of motor cars was the main industry in the first ten years of its existence, it was decided in 1909 to concentrate on the production of commercial vehicles. Albions were renowned for their superior engineering and reliability; their slogan "Sure as the Sunrise" was known across the globe. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Albion Motor Car Company Ltd was renamed Albion Motors in 1930. Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1951, Leyland Motors took over. Trucks and buses (single and double deckers) were manufactured in the Scotstoun works until 1980 (1972 for complete vehicles). The buses were exported to Asia, East Africa, Australia, India and South Africa. After the British Leyland Motor Corporation was founded in 1968, only two models, Albion Clydesdale and Albion Viking were continued. Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Leyland Motors is a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and worlds largest continent. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda Burundi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Sudan are sometimes considered a part of East Africa. ... The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in Britain in 1968. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

It should be noted that almost each Albion bus was given a name beginning with "V", these models being the Victor, Valiant, Viking, Valkyrie, and Venturer (a double-decker).

Automotive components production

A complete change of profile went on in 1980. Since then, only automotive components, such as rear axles, have been produced. Leyland dropped the Albion name when the company name was changed to Leyland (Glasgow) and later to Leyland-DAF from 1987 when it became a subsidiary of that Dutch concern. Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A management buy-out in 1993 brought Albion Automotive as it was thenceforth known back into Scottish ownership. The actual owner, the American Axle & Manufacturing Company (AAM) of Detroit, Michigan, took over Albion in 1998. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jump to: navigation, search American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. ... This article refers to the largest city of Michigan. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Official languages English de-facto Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

It is now operated under the name of Albion Automotive.

External links

• Transport Diversions Emporium - ALBION ALBUM 1899-1999
• American Axle & Manufacturing (Albion Automotive)
• The Albion Clubs website