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Dennis Specialist Vehicles was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford, building buses, fire engines, lorries (trucks) and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts. All vehicles were made to order to the customer's requirements and more strongly built than mass production equivalents.
In 1984 Hestair Dennis decided to concentrate on building just chassis, relying on other firms to build the bodies of the vehicles. The following year the company was renamed Dennis Specialist Vehicles. Also in 1985, John Dennis, grandson of the founder, started his own works in Guildford, known as John Dennis Coachbuilders.
Dennis specialist vehicles. The records of Dennis Specialist Vehicles Ltd form one of the largest collections at Surrey History Centre. They document the history of the company, Dennis...
Oct 6, 2013 · Andy Goundry looks at the almost silent demise of Dennis Specialist Vehicles who are still the by-word for fire and rescue appliances: To people of a certain age, the name Dennis is synonymous with shiny red fire engines, and has been so for almost the whole of the 20 th century.
The Dennis Society is gradually compiling Chassis Lists for vehicles produced by Dennis Brothers of Guildford, Dennis Brothers, Dennis Bros (1913), Dennis Specialist Vehicles and Alexander Dennis.
Chassis NumbersModelCommentsFirst Year Of Production7000-7999Fire EnginesFire Engine19253000A-4486Fire EnginesFire Engine193950-25/30 CWT1st batch192145400-2.5 TonChange in chassis specification1926Dennis Specialist Vehicles was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford, building buses, fire engines, lorries (trucks) and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts. All vehicles were made to order to the customer's requirements and more strongly built than mass production equivalents.
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