Superior (bus manufacturer)
Superior Industries was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Brendale, Brisbane.
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
History
Superior Industries were a builder of truck and ambulance bodies in Virginia that in 1966 diversified into bus bodybuilding. 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.[1]
In 1980 Superior moved to a new factory in Brendale.[1] 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
- "Superior Bodyworks" Australian Bus Panorama 7/8 May 1992 page 5
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