C & O Manufacturing Santa Fe Springs, California     Beginning with a truck repair operation, C & O Manufacturing expanded to building their own refuse body models in 1970. Named for partners Dean Clark and Chester Ott, this small Southern California builder built a loyal customer base on quality workmanship and engineering tailored to individual customer needs.     Looking for a quality product which could compete in the SoCal market, Dempster purchased C & O in the early 1980s, operating it as their West Coast subsidiary for several years. 1981 C & O top pack front loader One of three custom-built C & O rail front loaders for CalSan Inc. C & O/Dempster manual side loader C & O/Dempster 'Ultralight' front loader C & O/Dempster partial-pack front loader C & O top-pack front loader REFERENCES For the definitive story of C & O Manufacturing, see the in-depth article By Zachary Geroux at West Refuse Truck Media and Consulting: The C & O Story Vintage C & O Literature in PDF at the Classic Refuse Trucks Library 1/12/14 © 2014 All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos from factory brochures/trade advertisements except as noted