Aveling-Barford Model A2½ Roller (1932) Reg no AB556, Haverthwaite, Cumbria - Old Tractors on Waymarking.com

Aveling-Barford Ltd History

Aveling-Barford came into being in 1933, as the result of the amalgamation of the country's two leading manufacturers of road rollers, Aveling & Porter and Barford & Perkins. Neither of the two constituent firms had Lincolnshire connections, Aveling & Porter being based at Rochester and Barford & Perkins at Peterborough, but following the merger the company moved its operations to a new factory on the outskirts of Grantham.

The records of Aveling-Barford include build records, product catalogues, photographs and engineering plans. Many of the records date from before the 1934 merger and therefore relate to the two constituent companies.

Aveling-Barford continued to prosper in the immediate postwar period, but the 1960s and 1970s were difficult decades for the firm. The workforce was slashed and the company's range of products was dramatically reduced, but Aveling-Barford still survives today as part of Wordsworth Holdings Plc.

Model A2½ Reg no AB556, road number ATC 17. In 2002 one of these, AC503, sold at auction for £200. 2½ Tons in weight, P. Brotherhood 4 cylinder petrol engine.
In reasonable condition. (visit link)

Engine Type: Internal Combustion Wheel Type: Steel Make: Aveling-Barford Model: A2½ Pioneer

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