Founded by John Issac Thornycroft in 1859
and then in 1962 becoming part of British Leyland
Marine branch, then the company was solded to
differents manufacturers became a private company
as Thornycroft in 1995, manufacturing marine
engines up today. Thornycroft marinises Kubota
base engines marinised in U.K. but they also
built their own engines and then marinised
engines built by AEC, BMC, Ford, Cummins and
Hino. They have a wide range of applications
and requirements as engines for yachts, motor
cruisers, river boats, barges and generators.
Thornycroft has a worldwide dealers
and suppliers network.