033 Grumman Olson Route Star Van (1996)
Grumman Olson Route Star Van
GRUMMAN OLSON - MORGAN OLSON ALBUM
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Morgan Olson is an American company that produces aluminum walk-in vans, founded in 1946 by Jimmy Olson in Long Beach, New York Previously owned by Northrop Grumman and doing business as Grumman Olson for several decades, the company was then taken over by a group of senior managers. In 2003, Grumman Olson was purchased by the American company JBPCO, who also owned Morgan Corp., the then-largest manufacturer of truck bodies in the United States. Grumman Olson was renamed Morgan Olson in 2004. The idea for the first aluminum walk-in van was originated by Walter Heingartner, owner of Kinney Motors Chevrolet in Brooklyn, NY. Heingartner was friends with Jimmy Olson, then Commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority. Olson had no truck experience, but knowing there were ten independent laundry companies in Brooklyn alone, he saw a market, he and partner "Jake" Swirbul, a concept vehicle was produced in 1939, but the project was shelved for the duration of WWII After the war, Olson and three partners formulated J.B.E. Olson Corporation on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. The company prospered and in 1984 was awarded a contract woth over 0ne billion dollars to supply 150,000 Grumman LLVs to the UA Postal Service. By the 1990s and with a declining sales the company fell into difficulty, being declared bankrupt in 2001. The company was purchased by JBPCO, a parent company whose sales are nearly one billion annually, in 2003. At that time the name of the company was changed to Morgan Olson.
The Route Star van was introduced in 1990 ,as an aluminium bodied step Walk Through van built in five sizes with load capacities of 7,600 to 14,000lbs GVWR which is built to customer requirements, the advantage of the multi purpose, multiple chassis van has seen it adapted to the requirements of many of Americas leading fleet operators, including Amazon, Fed Ex and Coca Cola. The van survived the winding up of Grumman Olson and continued in production under the Morgan Olson
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033 Grumman Olson Route Star Van (1996)
Grumman Olson Route Star Van
GRUMMAN OLSON - MORGAN OLSON ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72177720305376994_
Morgan Olson is an American company that produces aluminum walk-in vans, founded in 1946 by Jimmy Olson in Long Beach, New York Previously owned by Northrop Grumman and doing business as Grumman Olson for several decades, the company was then taken over by a group of senior managers. In 2003, Grumman Olson was purchased by the American company JBPCO, who also owned Morgan Corp., the then-largest manufacturer of truck bodies in the United States. Grumman Olson was renamed Morgan Olson in 2004. The idea for the first aluminum walk-in van was originated by Walter Heingartner, owner of Kinney Motors Chevrolet in Brooklyn, NY. Heingartner was friends with Jimmy Olson, then Commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority. Olson had no truck experience, but knowing there were ten independent laundry companies in Brooklyn alone, he saw a market, he and partner "Jake" Swirbul, a concept vehicle was produced in 1939, but the project was shelved for the duration of WWII After the war, Olson and three partners formulated J.B.E. Olson Corporation on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. The company prospered and in 1984 was awarded a contract woth over 0ne billion dollars to supply 150,000 Grumman LLVs to the UA Postal Service. By the 1990s and with a declining sales the company fell into difficulty, being declared bankrupt in 2001. The company was purchased by JBPCO, a parent company whose sales are nearly one billion annually, in 2003. At that time the name of the company was changed to Morgan Olson.
The Route Star van was introduced in 1990 ,as an aluminium bodied step Walk Through van built in five sizes with load capacities of 7,600 to 14,000lbs GVWR which is built to customer requirements, the advantage of the multi purpose, multiple chassis van has seen it adapted to the requirements of many of Americas leading fleet operators, including Amazon, Fed Ex and Coca Cola. The van survived the winding up of Grumman Olson and continued in production under the Morgan Olson
Diolch am 74,029,371 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 74,029,371 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 20.06.2019 at Eton Wick, Berkshire 142-033