Buckingham

John Thomas Buckingham & AT Ward (Buckingham & Ward Motors) formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1930, to make cars and trucks.  The first car was to be named Hamard Six but was finally called the Buckingham instead, with the prototype made in 1933, the same year they took over Humble (foundry) to cast engines. By 1935 production of Buckingham cars had not been realised. 

JT Buckingham made a further attempt to built cars this time with Pengana Motor Industries Limited of Melbourne, Victoria in 1937 - influenced by the Bounty Act; (alleged) option to import USA Hupmobile plant; as well as a site for manufacture; but by 1939 no cars were made.

In 1947, The People's Car Limited was formed with JT Buckingham as a director. In a newspaper article was talk of the  May and Millars Foundry in Horsham, Victoria building an engine block for The People's Car. 

Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection, but not appearing here are - article The Peoples's Car by Norm Darwin ThePeoplesCar&Buckingham.pdf (squarespace.com) ; the transcript of Ivan Hoffmann's oral history interview with Archie Allan McIntyre (of May and Millars Foundry); photos; letters; articles; Victorian Government gazette; National Australian Archives (NAA) records A461/1 Q418/1/6; references.

20 February 1931 The Motor Trade Journal

20 February 1931 The Motor Trade Journal

31 September 1933 Sun News Pictorial

15 October 1933 The Coach And Motor Body Builder

17 January 1934 Sun 

28 February 1934 Sun 15 January 1939 The Coach And Motor Body Builder

15 February 1940 The Coach And Motor Body Builder 30 April 1947 Canberra Times

12 May 1989 The Mail-Times

12 May 1989 The Mail-Times