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1953 Commer Contender Harrington BOAC

1953 Commer Contender in London Airport - Heathrow in the 1950s & 60s, Documentary, 2006

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1953 Commer Contender Harrington BOAC

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johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-10-11 13:06	Commer/Harrington Contender NLP 686. /vehicles.php?make=Commer&model=Contender&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on Strangely, not on BLOTW. -- Last edit: 2020-10-11 13:36:18
SteveA ◊ 2020-10-11 15:05	Apparently BOAC had 28, of which 19 were used overseas, and at least one was Rolls-Royce powered ( Link to "en.wikipedia.org" ). I would assume the 9 UK units included prototype MYV617, which was exhibited at the 1952 Commercial Motor Show and co-starred with Frankie Howerd in 'The Runaway Bus' - http://busesonscreen.net/screen1/index.php?p=screenfm.fmr.runawaybus - but I'm an aggregator, not an expert :-)
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-10-11 15:10	That R-R engine was used in the Alvis 6x6 vehicles, by 'eck it could get through some petrol.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-10-11 15:15	Are we, therefore, strictly correct in putting this as Commer/Harrington, or should it be just Harrington Contender? After all, we don't call a Guy Arab a Gardner, do we?
dsl ◊ 2020-10-11 21:39	London to New York by bus without even a toilet ..... NLP 666 was London Jan 53 to June 54 "allocated in blocks".
CougarTim ◊ 2020-10-11 21:56	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MYxAlA5wuk
SteveA ◊ 2020-10-12 00:11	CougarTim wrote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MYxAlA5wuk ....and that is Western National 636, a Bristol SUL4A in Monty Python's Flying Circus - and not a Bristol SC4LK as listed on this website.
SteveA ◊ 2020-10-12 00:14	johnfromstaffs wrote Are we, therefore, strictly correct in putting this as Commer/Harrington, or should it be just Harrington Contender? After all, we don't call a Guy Arab a Gardner, do we? - they were of integral construction and therefore normally referred to as Commer-Harrington integral.
dsl ◊ 2020-10-12 00:41	SteveA wrote ....and that is Western National 636, a Bristol SUL4A in Monty Python's Flying Circus - and not a Bristol SC4LK as listed on this website. Changed. I'm sure it was getting to the top of the to-do list after nearly 12 years .....
dsl ◊ 2020-10-12 00:48	SteveA wrote ... therefore normally referred to as Commer-Harrington integral. I'm wary of creating a new make Commer-Harrington as they could easily get lost and forgotten. But Commer with model as Harrington Contender or Harrington Integral Contender would give them a good chance of being found again in places where folk are likely to look. Comments??
jcb ◊ 2020-10-12 07:07	I agree .
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-10-12 08:49	While hesitating before displaying the ultimate arrogance of quoting myself...no, stuff it, here goes - /vehicle.php?id=570865 In my defence I am also quoting others, but I do see a modus operandi already in use in the database. -- Last edit: 2020-10-12 08:51:42
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-10-12 08:55	Btw, what an ugly thing it is, but Harrington did come up with some monstrosities amongst their better stuff. http://www.thcoachwork.co.uk/way4.htm -- Last edit: 2020-10-12 09:01:42
zodiac ◊ 2020-10-12 12:57	Perhaps not beautiful, but I'd imagine it was practical. https://playingtrains.wordpress.com/2015/11/26/waiting/ I believe you could fit a lot of luggage both beneath and above the passenger compartment and at the same time have a coach that could be used in narrow streets. But, mind you, sidewind would have been a problem...

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