Willowbrook was an English bus bodybuilder. Founded in 1927, it acquired the business of Stokes & Holt,
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
. In 1952 it acquired a
patent
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from
Brush Traction
Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec.
History
Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works
Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Works since t ...
to build metal-framed bodies. Sold to
in September 1958, and then in a
management buyout
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in 1971, it ceased in 1983.
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{{Automotive industry in the United Kingdom, state=collapsed
Companies based in Loughborough
Defunct bus manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1927
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1983
1927 establishments in England
1983 disestablishments in England