Coachmaster

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Coachmaster
Industry Bus manufacturing
FoundedFebruary 1958
DefunctApril 1972
Headquarters
OwnerSaint family

Coachmaster was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Sydney.

Sydney State capital of New South Wales and most populous city in Australia and Oceania

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History

Coachmaster was founded in 1956, bodying 146 buses, primarily for New South Wales operators, until ceasing in 1972. [1] It was majority owned by the Saint family, proprietors of Peakhurst Bus Company.

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References

  1. Travers, Greg (1979). The Australian Private Bus. Sydney: Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. p. 33. ISBN   0 959601 61 9.

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