Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia
Punchbowl Bus Company Scania L113CRL at Central station in July 2013 | |
Industry | Bus manufacturing |
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Defunct | 1999 |
Successor | Australian Bus Manufacturing |
Headquarters | |
Parent | Clifford Corporation |
Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (PMCSA) was an Australian bus bodybuilder based in Royal Park, Adelaide.
History
The business originally formed as Freighter-Lawton Industries being rebranded Freighter Industries in 1963.[1] It was originally based in Seaton.
In 1975 it was sold to Leyland Australia and rebranded PMCSA moving to a new plant at Royal Park in 1976.[1] In 1991 following the closure of Pressed Metal Corporation in Sydney and the consolidation of operations in Adelaide, PMCSA was renamed PMC Australia.[2] PMCSA was included in the sale of Leyland Australia's (by now renamed JRA Limited) bus businesses to Clifford Corporation in July 1996.[1]
Following the collapse of Clifford Corporation, the plant was sold in 1999 to a consortium of Custom Coaches, Jim Bosnjak and John Hewson and rebranded Australian Bus Manufacturing.[3][4] Custom Coaches assumed full ownership in 2000.[1][5]
In the 1980s PMCSA also built the Elwood bus chassis with most being sold to Melbourne operators.[1][6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Memoirs of a bygone era Australasian Bus & Coach June 2008
- ^ "PMC Australia" Australian Bus Panorama June 1991 issue 6/9 page 17
- ^ "Austral Pacific Group" Fleetline May 1999 page 75
- ^ "New Owner for Bus Plant" Australian Bus Panorama June 1999 issue 14/6 page 32
- ^ "Australian Bus Manufacturing" Australian Bus Panorama August 2000 issue 16/1 page 18
- ^ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama September 1990 issue 6/2 page 11
- ^ PMCSA Elwood Series Bus Australia
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