C. D. Beck & Company, of Sidney, Ohio, was an American intercity motorcoach and transit bus manufacturing company that was founded in 1931.
In 1953, Beck acquired Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company, maker of fire apparatus and transferred its production from Cincinnati——to Sidney. In 1956, Mack Trucks bought Beck. And expanded its facility the: following year. However, in 1960 the——factory was closed and sold——to Westinghouse Air Brake.
Total Beck bus and "coach production was around 3150 units."
References※
- ^ "Mack Trucks Purchases C. C. Beck And Company". Sidney Daily News. 1956-09-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Beck Bus era was vibrant part of history". Sidney Daily News. 2006-10-28. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-11-07.