Brittain Smith and Company
| Brittain Smith and Company Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1969 |
| resolution | 1970 |
| Seat | Dublin , Ireland |
| management | JW Freeman |
| Branch | Automobiles |
Brittain Smith and Company Limited was an assembly plant for motor vehicles and thus part of the automotive industry in Ireland .
Company history
The company was founded in Dublin in September 1969 . It was a merger of the Smith Motor Group with the BLN Motor Company . The assembly of automobiles continued. JW Freeman was chairman, GV Brittain and CA Smith his deputy.
In 1970 the company was split up again. British Leyland Motor Corporation is said to have been dissatisfied with the fact that Smith Motor Group continued to assemble Renault vehicles through Renauto . The Brittain branch then traded as the Brittain Group .
vehicles
Parts came from Austin Motor Company , Morris Motor Company, and Riley . Have survived secured Morris Minor and Riley 4/68 . In addition, the Mini was assembled as an Austin Mini.
Production numbers
The following are the registration numbers of Austin, Morris and Riley vehicles in Ireland for the years Brittain Smith and Company assembled them. The figures also include the assemblies at the predecessor and successor companies, as splitting is not possible within one year.
| year | Austin | Morris | Riley | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4,320 | 5,695 | 58 | 10,073 |
| 1970 | 4,965 | 6.321 | 7th | 11,293 |
| total | 9,285 | 12,016 | 65 | 21,366 |
literature
- Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
- ↑ Granby Motor Sport: The Long Term Project (accessed December 26, 2019)