Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:
Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2006-01-15 02:17 |
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◊ 2006-01-15 11:36 |
It is AEC? The two other Panorama that we have (one is also an Elite) are listed as Plaxton |
◊ 2006-01-15 12:06 |
It's a 1969 AEC Reliance (check the AEC badge) with Plaxton Panorama Elite body. It's VHV111G, new to Glenton Tours, hence the gold livery, although there's a fake fleetname on the side. It's a bit unusual as AEC/Plaxton coaches go, because Glenton persisted in specifying centre entrances to their coaches when the rest of the British coach industry was using coaches with front entrances. Regarding the other 'Plaxton' coaches on the database, the green one in 'The Persuaders' is definitely a Leyland Leopard of Southdown Motor Services with Plaxton Panorama body (not the later Elite variant). The 'Le Mans' example is definitely a Ford R-series with Plaxton Panorama Elite body. From the age it has to be an R226 or the shorter R192, but I haven't the right information to hand. I've posted notes against these two entries |
◊ 2006-01-15 12:16 |
So the question: should we list the busses with the body name or the chassis+engine name? We have a Volvo listed as VanHool, but some others are listed as the chassis maker rather than the body maker. -- Last edit: 2006-01-15 12:16:20 |
◊ 2006-01-16 01:03 |
In practice all buses should be listed as the chassis - in many cases a bus is rebodied during its life, not necessarily by the same coachmaker, and not necessarily even with the same type of body. So this is an AEC |
◊ 2006-01-16 12:42 |
In some other cases the bus is sold as the make of the coachmaker (e.g. VanHool and few others), and so it is more interesting to list it under that name. Same for some other vehicles that get a new name for some reasons, this not only happens with busses. |
◊ 2006-01-22 17:18 |
And many buses are not rebodied during their life anymore, at least in continental Europe. |
◊ 2006-02-05 12:29 |
It's always been the case in the UK that the chassis manufacturer offers a product with a choice of bodies in the same way as there may be a choice of engine/gearbox/whatever. So this is an AEC Reliance. Glenton Tours for many years specified a centre entrance, and Plaxton bodywork on their AEC Reliances. |
◊ 2012-06-23 15:49 |
Ep.1.10 "Sleeper" Le S95 |