Fisher and Ludlow was a British car body manufacturing company based in
Castle Bromwich
Castle Bromwich () is a large suburban village situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of the West Midlands. It is bordered by the rest of the borough to the south east; also Sutton Coldfield to the east and ...
,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
.
Operation
A high volume operation, Fisher and Ludlow built finished and trimmed car bodies which were then trucked to the "manufacturer"'s works to be fitted with all the mechanicals.
Ownership
It was acquired by the
British Motor Corporation
The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.Morris-Austin Merger Company Named. ''The Times'', Friday, 29 February ...
(BMC) in 1953. After the merger of BMC and
Pressed Steel Company
Pressed Steel Company Limited was a British car body manufacturing business founded at Cowley near Oxford in 1926 as a joint venture between William Morris, Budd Corporation of Philadelphia USA, which held the controlling interest, and a Br ...
(PSC) in 1966, and the formation of the
British Leyland Motor Corporation
British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings. It was partly ...
(BLMC) in 1968, the ''Fisher & Ludlow'' business was merged with the PSC business to form
Pressed Steel Fisher under BLMC.
External links
1950 metal finishing, Morris Minors1950 paint preparation, Standard Vanguards1950 final assembly, Bendix washing machinesGrace's Guide - Fisher & LudlowA short history of F & L. It contains a link to a 1950 publication detailing the first 100 years.
Austin MemoriesFisher & Ludlow Camping & Caravan Club
The Fisher and Ludlow Camping and Caravan Club, which used to form part of the social club is still in existence and part of the British Leyland Camping and Caravan Association.
References
Coachbuilders of the United Kingdom
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