Garner (truck)

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Garner was a British commercial vehicle manufacturer . The company existed from 1909 to 1933, but truck production continued until 1946.

The Henry Garner Ltd went in 1909 from the two years previously founded Moseley Motor Works with headquarters on Alcester Road in Birmingham . The company founded by Henry Garner (1876–1949) initially mainly acted as a motor vehicle agency ( Austin , Humberette ). According to its own account, it was the largest authorized dealer for Austin in Great Britain. Vehicle components such as carburettors were also offered; It is unclear whether these were produced in-house or only sold under their own name.

Henry Garner came to commercial vehicle production during the First World War . He sought government contracts and traveled to the United States , where he secured vehicles and licenses. In addition, a major contract was signed with the William Galloway Company in Waterloo (Iowa) for 1000 Galloway Bear Cat tractors . This deal broke for reasons that are not entirely clear. It appears that Galloway was unable to deliver on time due to the war-related shortage of materials and that Garner made use of a resignation clause after the temporary armistice and the cancellation of the order by the government. Galloway then had to file for bankruptcy. The tractor, which was sold in the UK under the brand name Garner , can be found in British catalogs and was also received in the specialist press. However, only a few copies reached Great Britain.

The continuous production of commercial vehicles only began with the change of name to Garner Motor Ltd in 1927 . A wide range of types of trucks with payloads between two and four long tons was produced . The individual series were offered with different wheelbases and engines with outputs between 22.4 and 56.6 bhp . While the smaller vehicles were offered as two-axle vehicles with twin tires on the rear axle, the TW60 with a payload of four long tons got a single-tyred twin axle at the rear. The company produced both Langhauber and forward control .

The numbers produced were not particularly high. In 1933 the company was incorporated into Sentinel and production continued in Shrewsbury until 1936. Since Sentinel only manufactured steam-powered vehicles at the time, the vehicles developed by Garner were a welcome addition to the production program. In 1946 Sentinel began producing diesel-powered trucks under its own name and the Garner brand was dropped.

literature

  • SW Stevens-Stratten: British Lorries 1900–1992 . Ian Allen Ltd, Shepperton 1992, ISBN 0-7110-2091-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Grace's Guide: Henry Garner.
  2. ^ Bill Vossler in Gas Engine Magazine, April 2005: Galloway - Gas Engines Defined Iowa Manufacturer's Career.
  3. ↑ Red Book, 1913-1917: Petrol Motors: Garner (American).
  4. ^ Commercial Motor, January 1918: The Garner Tractor. A British Modification of an American Agrimotor, Suited to British Conditions.