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Aveling-Barford, Grantham

The Grantham road-roller and earthmoving maker, formed in 1934, which built Bren gun carriers and Loyd Carriers in the Second World War.

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9VEHICLES IN THE REGISTRY1934FOUNDED1936–1960VEHICLE YEARSDefunctSTATUS

The count is what the registry has catalogued so far, not the maker's output; the years are those vehicles' build years. Know of another?

History

Aveling & Porter took over Barford & Perkins on 13 February 1934 and renamed itself Aveling-Barford, moving to the Invicta Works at Grantham, leased from Ruston & Hornsby. In the war it turned from road rollers to Bren gun carriers, Loyd Carriers and shell fuse caps. Afterwards it grew into a major builder of dump trucks, graders and rollers, and was bought out of insolvency by Wordsworth Holdings in 1988.

Vickers-Armstrongss built by Aveling-Barford, Grantham

9 records in this registry. Each opens its full registry page.
Carrier, Machine-Gun No. 2 — no image yetCarrier, Machine-Gun No. 21937 · Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40) · Carrier, Machine-Gun No. 2 · builtCarrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II — photographCarrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II1938–40 · Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40) · Carrier, Bren No. 2, Marks I and II · builtCarrier, Scout Mark I — no image yetCarrier, Scout Mark I1938–40 · Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40) · Carrier, Scout Mark I · builtCarrier, Armoured Observation Post — no image yetCarrier, Armoured Observation Post1938–40 · Machine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40) · Carrier, Armoured Observation Post · builtUniversal Carrier Mark I — photographUniversal Carrier Mark I1940–41 · Universal Carrier (1940–60) · Universal Carrier Mark I · builtUniversal Carrier Mark II — photographUniversal Carrier Mark II1940–45 · Universal Carrier (1940–60) · Universal Carrier Mark II · builtUniversal Carrier Mark III — no image yetUniversal Carrier Mark III1940–45 · Universal Carrier (1940–60) · Universal Carrier Mark III · builtMachine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40) — photographMachine-gun, Bren and Scout carriers (1936–40)1936–40 · builtUniversal Carrier (1940–60) — photographUniversal Carrier (1940–60)1940–60 · built

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Maker record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched