Private company
Duncan & Fraser
Manufacturer of trams, railway carriages, horse-drawn vehicles, coachbuilder and assembler of motor vehicles1
Duncan & Fraser Limited was a vehicle manufacturing company founded in 1865 in Adelaide, South Australia that built horse-drawn carriages and horse trams, and subsequently bodies for trains, electric trams and motor cars, becoming one of the largest carriage building companies in Australia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAdelaide1
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Duncan & Fraser Limited was a vehicle manufacturing company founded in 1865 in Adelaide, South Australia that built horse-drawn carriages and horse trams, and subsequently bodies for trains, electric trams and motor cars, becoming one of the largest carriage building companies in Australia. In 1919 the company decided to abandon coachbuilding and confine itself to automotive manufacture; by 1927 the construction of Ford Model T motor car bodies had become the company's principal activity and the company was operating automotive distributorships and dealerships.2
Timeline
- 1865Founded Founded1
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- 1WikidataDuncan & Fraser on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDuncan & Fraser on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsDuncan & Fraser photo by Unknown author Unknown author, CC0