Coachmaster

Coachmaster was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Sydney.

Coachmaster
IndustryBus manufacturing
FoundedFebruary 1958
DefunctApril 1972
Headquarters
OwnerSaint family

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.

Operators to purchase Coachmaster bodied buses included McVicar's Bus Service, Hunters Hill Bus Company, Peakhurst Bus Company, Punchbowl Bus Company and Westbus.

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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