Smithfield Bus & Coach Works

Smithfield Bus & Coach Works was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Smithfield, Sydney.

Smithfield Bus & Coach Works

Industry	Bus manufacturing
Founded	June 1971
Founder	Bosnjak family
Defunct	May 1981
Successor	Custom Coaches
Headquarters	Smithfield , Australia

History

Smithfield Bus & Coach Works was formed when Westbus proprietors Bob and John Bosnjak purchased the bus bodying designs and jigs of Commonwealth Engineering in 1971.^[1][2]

As well as buses for private operators, Smithfield bodied these buses for government operators:

• 312 Leyland Leopards for the Public Transport Commission^[3]
• 22 AEC Swift 505s for ACTION^[4]
• 74 Volvo B58s for ACTION^[4]
• 16 MAN SL200s for ACTION^[4]
• 1 MAN SG192 for ACTION^[4]
• 33 Volvo B58s for Metro Tasmania^[5]

In May 1981 Smithfield Bus & Coach Works was sold to Custom Coaches.^[1]