Coventry bought its first motorbuses, seven double deck Maudsleys, in 1914.Heavy bombing of the City in 1940 caused extensive damage to the tramwasy system and as a result, many replacement buses were borrowed from other operators.The company bought its first Daimlers in 1933 and repeat orders gave the local product overwhelming superiority - 96% of the fleet by 1942.The last buses received built to wartime design, were a batch of Duple bodied CWA6's numbered 373-386 delivered new between August 1945 and march 1946.They had many relaxed features including more opening windows, full destination displays and rexine covered seats.