Wadham Stringer
{{Short description|English ambulance and bus manufacturer}}
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Wadham Stringer was an English ambulance and bus manufacturer.
History
Wadham Stringer was formed when Wadham merged with Stringer Motors in 1968. It was a distributor for Morris cars and British Leyland commercial vehicles. It also was an Austin, Jaguar, MG and Wolseley franchisee.[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/26th-december-1969/40/new-companies New Companies] Commercial Motor 26 December 1969 In 1972 it acquired Portsmouth based bodybuilder Sparshatt Group.[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/25th-august-1972/25/wadham-stringer-buys-sparshatt-group Wadham stringer buys Sparshatt Group] Commercial Motor 25 August 1972{{cite book|title=Companion to Road Passenger Transport History|date=2013|publisher=Roads & Road Transport History Association|location=Walsall|isbn=9780955287633|page=612}}
In 1979, the business was sold to Tozer Kemsley & Millbourn.[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/22nd-december-1979/6/wadham-s-take-over Wadham's take over] Commercial Motor 22 December 1979 In 1993, it was purchased by Universal Vehicle Group.[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/26th-august-1993/19/un-buys-out-ws UN buys out WS] Commercial Motor 26 June 1993
After being placed in administration, the factory was acquired by Salvador Caetano in 1998.
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