Wadham Stringer was an English vehicle distributor as well as a specialist manufacturer of ambulance, coach, bus and tanker bodies.
History
Wadham Stringer was formed when Wadham merged with Stringer Motors in 1968. In 1972 it acquired Portsmouth based bodybuilder Sparshatt Group.[1][2]. By 1978 it was a distributor for BL, Vauxhall and Ford cars as well as British Leyland commercial vehicles [3]. Other activities included the GRP manufacture of boats and distribution of agricultural equipment through its subsidiary, H Beare & Sons.
In the 1960s, it had been an Austin, Jaguar, MG and Wolseley
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References
- Wadham stringer buys Sparshatt Group Commercial Motor 25 August 1972^
- Companion to Road Passenger Transport History Roads & Road Transport History Association, 2013^
- Commercial Motor advert, Vol 148 No 3776, October 20 1979, pp 8-13^