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Perhaps I can put Mr E. G. Taylor (CM, April 15, "who remembers Garner?") right on a few points: THE GARNER LORRY was made by a company originally called Moseley Motor Works, which changed its name to Henry Gamer in 1909; they were very smart lorries, the 6AX and the J06 in particular. In 1933 they were taken over by Sentinel and the lorry became known as the Sentinel Garner. Production ceased at the start of World War II and the underfloor engine goods vehicle came in 1945, but the name Garner had been dropped.
GI LFORD (not Guildford). This company mainly produced coaches with a Lycoming engine and Gruss air springs but they did turn out the AS6 3-ton lorry about 1933, though I believe they only made a small number and the company closed down in 1937.
ALFORD AND ADLER. Built the BAT coach in the Thirties, and the company is now part of BLM C.
HALFORD. This lorry was made just after the First World War by J. & E. Hall of Dartford, who are still in business as engineers.
STRAKER-SQUIRE. Col Straker manufactured cars and buses in Angel Road, Edmonton, from 1908 to 1926. The cars were a sort of "below" Rolls luxury cars and the buses were mainly used in East Anglia and small companies in Scotland.
FEDERAL. This was an American lorry with a Hercules engine and it was marketed in this country by Farmer Federal Motors, 250 Ecdeshall Road, Sheffield. They were certainly at the 1935 Show but, I think, faded out before the Second World War.
EDDIE HIRST Manchester.