Superior (bus manufacturer)
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| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Superior Industries was an Australian bus body builder in Brendale, Brisbane.
Superior Industries was founded as a builder of truck and ambulance bodies in Virginia.[1] Having diversified into bus bodying, in May 1969 it moved to larger premises in Vauxhall Street, Virginia.[2]
In the late 1960s a large number of Leyland Leopards and in the mid-1980s some Leyland Tigers were bodied, but most bodies were mostly constructed on lighter chassis from Bedford and Ford and later Hino and Mercedes-Benz.[3]
In 1977, Brighton Motor Body Company was acquired.[4][5] In 1980, Superior moved to a new factory in Brendale.[3] Superior ceased trading in 1996 by which time it had bodied about 450 buses.
Further reading
- Newsletter of the Queensland Omnibus & Coach Society issues 59-66 2002
References
- ↑ Custom-built ambulance Truck & Bus Transportation July 1967 page 40
- ↑ Superior in new, bigger premises Truck & Bus Transportation June 1969 page 136
- 1 2 Superior Bodyworks Australian Bus Panorama issue 7/8 May 1992 page 5
- ↑ Superior acquires Brighton Truck & Bus Transportation January 1978 page 114
- ↑ Superior Acquires Brighton Fleetline issue 32 March 1978 page 10
