1957 Thames Trader Military bus MkI

1957 Thames Trader MkI in Look at Life: The Jet Folk, Documentary, 1964

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
atom ◊ 2014-03-28 11:36	1957-1961 Thames Trader Mk.1 based.
jcb ◊ 2014-03-28 11:56	With its high mounted cab and chassis , odd vehicle to convert to a bus Back end -
andrepa ◊ 2014-03-28 13:34	odd looks but improved offroad capability
3asv6 ◊ 2014-03-28 18:17	At least existed in HK and Macau in the 1960's, KMB had a similar thing in service also. I had seen a bus bodied Thames Trader in a Macau bus book... -- Last edit: 2014-03-28 18:18:12
mike962 ◊ 2014-03-28 18:32	you have any idea about this Honk Kong thing ? /vehicle_355600.html
2491tj ◊ 2014-03-28 18:48	Thames trader bus, issued to US Air Force in UK, hence the livery to the vehicle side.
3asv6 ◊ 2014-03-28 23:44	mike962 wrote you have any idea about this Honk Kong thing ? /vehicle_355600.html You say this link? This is simply a bonneted american style school bus, impossible to be a HK bus. -- Last edit: 2014-03-28 23:45:07
mike962 ◊ 2014-03-28 23:53	yes sorry wrong link, I meant that bus