Wadham Stringer was an English ambulance and bus manufacturer.

History

Wadham Stringer was formed when Wadham merged with Stringer Motors in 1968. It was a distributor for

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cars and

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commercial vehicles. It also was an

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, MG and Wolseley franchisee. In 1972 it acquired

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based bodybuilder Sparshatt Group. In 1979, the business was sold to Tozer Kemsley & Millbourn. In 1993, it was purchased by Universal Vehicle Group.UN buys out WS
''Commercial Motor'' 26 June 1993 After being placed in administration, the factory was acquired by

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in 1998.

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