C. D. Beck & Company, of

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, was an American intercity

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and

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manufacturing company that was founded in 1931. In 1953, Beck acquired Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company, maker of

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and transferred its production from Cincinnati to Sidney. In 1956,

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bought Beck and expanded its facility the following year. However, in 1960 the factory was closed and sold to Westinghouse Air Brake. Total Beck bus and coach production was around 3150 units.

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External links

Beck in Coachbuilt.com
{{North American bus builders Defunct bus manufacturers of the United States Sidney, Ohio