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Tickford

Tickford was the public trade name of Salmons & Sons, a coachbuilder at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, first given to an innovative roof. After David Brown bought the firm in 1955, Aston Martin moved its operations to the site.2,1

Land Rover Series I Tickford Station Wagon
Land Rover Series I Tickford Station Wagon
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Key facts

Headquarters
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England2 Independently researched

History

Salmons and Sons was better known publicly as Tickford, a name first given to an innovative roof, and used for bodywork on many types of vehicle in the postwar years. The firm's site at Newport Pagnell had earlier housed Salmon Bros., the coachbuilders. David Brown purchased Salmons and Sons Coachbuilders Ltd in 1955 and moved Aston Martin's operations there; Motor Sport records the production move from Feltham to the old Tickford works. A founding date for the firm was not found in the sources read.

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Milestones

  1. 1955
    David Brown bought Salmons and Sons Coachbuilders Ltd and moved Aston Martin operations to Newport Pagnell.1

Sources

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  1. 1
    Local heroes: Aston Martin Newport Pagnell Level D Bicester Motion
    • purchased Salmons and Sons Coachbuilders Ltd in 1955
    • Local heroes: Aston Martin Newport Pagnell
    Accessed 2026-11-13
  2. 2
    Aston Martin of Newport Pagnell (Motor Sport, September 1976) Level C Motor Sport Magazine archive
    • Aston Martin moved to the premises of the old Tickford Motor Body Works at Newport Pagnell
    • Aston Martin of Newport Pagnell (Motor Sport, September 1976)
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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