History
Wadham Stringer was formed when Wadham merged with Stringer Motors in 1968. It was a distributor for Morris cars and British Leyland commercial vehicles. It also was an Austin, Jaguar, MG and Wolseley franchisee.[1] In 1972 it acquired Portsmouth based bodybuilder Sparshatt Group.[2][3]
In 1979, the business was sold to Tozer Kemsley & Millbourn.[4] In 1993, it was purchased by Universal Vehicle Group.[5]
After being placed in administration, the factory was acquired by Salvador Caetano in 1998.[3]
