1992 Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer

1992 Dennis Dart in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 12.05

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
ewood.eddie ◊ 2008-12-10 21:23	where are the rest of the buses from this race!I notices an ex Blackburn Optare Metrorider, an ex Greater Manchester Leyland Olympian and a former Bath Bus Company (BBC!) Leyland DAB Bendibus driven by Richard Hammond there was also another rear engined left hand drive bendibus. The idea was that they were having a race to show Boris Johnston which bus was best, ie fastest, for use in london. The Dennis Dart won.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-12-10 21:35	Don't forget that you can view vehicles grouped by episode. The Olympian: /vehicle_203133-Leyland-Olympian-1987.html The Leyland-DAB: /vehicle_203129-Leyland-DAB.html The Metrorider: /vehicle_203135-MCW-Metrorider-1997.html The other articulated bus (Mercedes-Benz O305G): /vehicle_203134-Mercedes-Benz-O-305-G.html -- Last edit: 2008-12-10 21:35:51
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2010-04-11 17:21	1992 The vehicle details for K708 KGU are: Date of Liability 01 02 2009 Date of First Registration 20 11 1992 Year of Manufacture 1992 Cylinder Capacity (cc) Not Available CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Heavy Oil Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE Vehicle Type Approval
anamyd ◊ 2018-06-11 22:09	It’s actually sister bus K709KGU, also registered in November 1992 but weirdly the tax expired in February 2011, about 2 and a half years after the Top Gear Bus Race. Can’t imagine it was actually put back on the road so not sure what’s up with that.