Brief History of the Marque: Barr and Stroud
In 1888 Archibald Barr and William Stroud began their association, forming
the Barr & Stroud company in 1913.
In 1977 Pilkington PLC acquired Barr & Stroud, and in 2000 Thomson-CSF
completed its acquisition of Pilkington Optronics. That same year, Thomson-CSF
Racal PLC became Thales PLC, a corporation with development of the UKs
future Aircraft Carriers.
The 1923 Grindlay-Peerless ran a 350cc Barr & Stroud engine, as
did many other marques of the day.
Manufacturers using Barr & Stroud engines included Rex-Acme
and Grindlay-Peerless.
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