Many vehicles produced by Victor Electrics were classified by their payload, which was measured in hundredweights, and this usage has been retained in the article.

The company was formed in 1923 by Outram's Bakery in Southport, Merseyside, to make bread vans for their own use, but they soon diversified into other markets, including the Dairy industry.

In the early 1920s they ran a fleet of steam lorries, petrol vans and horses and carts, which were used to deliver bakery products both nationwide and locally.

They proved to be successful, and in 1927, they investigated the possibility of allowing another company, already involved in the manufacture of electric road vehicles, to take over the enterprise.

The motor was mounted in the centre of the vehicle, and drove the rear axle through a propeller shaft and overhead worm drive.

[1] By 1929, Victor were making three models of bonnetted van, all with similar basic dimensions, but differing in the length of the rear storage area.

The Model A was designed for a 20 cwt payload, and formed the basis for a number of vans supplied to the General Post Office in 1929.

[2] In 1931 they introduced a 27 cwt vehicle designed for the Dairy industry, with forward control and a walk-through cab having no doors.

The 40-cell, 168 Ahr battery, manufactured by D P Kathanode, was located over the front axle, and supplied current to a Metro-Vick motor.

It had a full order book in 1968 and won the Queen's Award to Industry on the strength of its export performance.

[8] In 1973, the company, by then named Brook Victor Electric Vehicles, introduced a 3-ton platform truck, which came with pneumatic types, but an option for solid tyres was available.

It was rescued from a scrapyard by an enthusiast in Blandford, Dorset, and when he sold his collection, it moved to The Transport Museum, Wythall, to the south of Birmingham, where it is currently awaiting restoration.