Bristol Commercial Vehicles
Bristol Commercial Vehicles was a vehicle manufacturer located in Bristol, England. Most production was of buses but trucks and railbus chassis were also built.
The Bristol scroll featured on the radiator of a K5G bus | |
| Company type | Privately held company, later Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Vehicle manufacture |
| Founded | Bristol, England, 1908 |
| Defunct | 1983 |
Key people | George White (founder) |
| Parent | Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co |
The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company started to build buses for its own use in 1908 and soon started building vehicles for other companies. In 1955 this part of the business was separated out as Bristol Commercial Vehicles Limited. It closed in 1983 when production was moved to its then parent company Leyland.
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