1943 Bedford OWB Duple Vista

1943 Bedford OWB in Track The Man Down, Movie, 1955

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-02-02 22:46	1944 plate, OWB, or OB, Body by Duple -- Last edit: 2023-02-03 10:14:39
fred1969 ◊ 2023-02-03 17:55
fred1969 ◊ 2023-02-03 17:56	johnfromstaffs wrote 1944 plate, OWB, or OB, Body by Duple what does it means "OBW" ?
Baube ◊ 2023-02-03 18:47	Obi Wan ? ..
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2023-02-03 18:58	O-type Bus. so the chassis is a Bedford OB O-type Wartime Bus, so the chassis is a Bedford OWB. (Note: not OBW) Only 73 OB buses were built before the commencement of hostilities in 1939. Wartime chassis were redesigned (a bit) to eliminate scarce materials like aluminium. 3398 OWBs were built, ending in late 1945. The OB chassis recommenced in October 1945, 12693 more OBs were built ceasing in 1951. If built in 1944, this will be an OWB chassis, but some OWBs were rebuilt to OB standard. I have no way of finding out if this is one of those, or if the plate is genuine. Except by looking at "Buses on Screen", who say: - "KPA836 is a 1943 Bedford OWB rebuilt with a postwar body, and carries fleet number B3. It appeared in its original guise in the 1946 movie School For Secrets" -- Last edit: 2023-02-03 19:42:01