Industry | Vehicle manufacturing |
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Founded | 1969 |
Founder | Robert Frederick Whitehead |
Headquarters | , Australia |
Products | Customised buses & trucks |
Owner | Robert Frederick Whitehead |
RFW was an Australian specialist vehicle manufacturer based in Chester Hill, Sydney. The firm specialized in heavy industrial vehicles including coaches, fire appliances, garbage trucks and road-rail vehicles for use in the Asia Pacific region. Many of its vehicles were all wheel drive. The RFM models featured a wide choice of original running gear for their wide range of vehicles for several roles from Bedford GM, Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Nissan Diesel UD, Rolls-Royce Diesel and also Scania.
RFW was founded by former Royal Australian Air Force fitter Robert Frederick Whitehead.[1][2] RFW completed its first vehicle in 1969, a modified 8 x 4 Bedford KM dump truck.[3][4]