Leyland
United Kingdom · Founded 1896
Leyland was a major British commercial-vehicle manufacturer whose truck lineage ran from early steam and petrol vehicles through the named heavy ranges, Ergomatic-cab trucks and the T45 family. Its truck operations later became part of Leyland DAF.
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- Engines
Truck Models
Comet
Introduced 1947
Leyland's Comet was a long-running medium-weight truck family that progressed from the early post-war design through Vista-Vue/LAD and Ergomatic-cab phases for British and export haulage.
Beaver
Production period unknown
Leyland used the Beaver identity for major heavy-goods lineages, from earlier conventional-cab chassis to the Ergomatic-cab Beaver introduced in the 1960s for maximum-weight road haulage.
Bison
Production period unknown
The Leyland Bison was a heavy multi-axle rigid family used widely for tipper, mixer and high-capacity haulage work.
Boxer
Production period unknown
The Leyland Boxer was a medium-duty forward-control truck for distribution, municipal and general haulage applications.
Buffalo
Production period unknown
Leyland used the Buffalo name for important heavy road-haulage trucks, including the Ergomatic-cab tractor and rigid family that preceded the T45 programme.
Chieftain
Production period unknown
The Leyland Chieftain was a long-running medium-heavy rigid family positioned between the lighter distribution range and Leyland's heaviest road trucks.
Constructor
Production period unknown
T45-family multi-axle vocational truck developed for construction, tipper and mixer duties.
Hippo
Production period unknown
Leyland's heavy multi-axle Hippo lineage included the pre-war road truck and militarized early form, followed by the new-design Hippo Mk II developed for high-capacity wartime logistics.
Marathon
Production period unknown
Leyland maximum-weight long-haul tractor developed around a raised version of the Ergomatic cab.
Octopus
Production period unknown
Eight-wheel Leyland heavy rigid whose named lineage became closely associated with high-capacity British road haulage.
Roadtrain
Production period unknown
Heavy long-haul member of Leyland's T45 program, using the shared T45 cab architecture in tractor and rigid configurations.
T45
Production period unknown
Integrated Leyland truck program covering road-haulage and vocational duties with a new shared cab family.
Terrier
Production period unknown
The Leyland Terrier was a light and medium distribution-truck family within the British Leyland goods-vehicle range.