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Commer-Harrington Coach
Hello everyone,
I've just watched an old British comedy (The Runaway Bus 1954) and I understand the coach featured in it was a Commer/Harrington integral coach. Was this a production vehicle or simply a one off? It's just that I can't seem to find anything much out about it on the internet. |
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The bus used was MYV617 the original Commer-Harrington integral coach, still with BOAC at the time. It had previously been more(?) famous as an exhibit at the 1952 Motor Show.
The Contender integral vehicle range had been running since 1952 and ceased production as Crusader started in 1958. http://www.busesonscreen.net/screenim5/runbus48.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeupstairs/4315837176/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadtra...os/6288407743/ http://i.ebayimg.com/t/BUS-COMMER-HARRINGTON-CONTENDER-AVIONS-BOAC-DINKY-TOYS-1956-/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/JisAAOxy0QtR737I/$T2eC16d,!y8E9s2fk3T9BR737HqgWQ~~60_12.JPG http://www.sct61.org.uk/se27 http://www.sct61.org.uk/zzxka262 Quote:
. Last edited by G-CPTN; 1st March 2014 at 20:48. |
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Commer Harrington
Thanks for taking the time to send me all that info G-CPTN, very interesting, I wonder if it still exists?
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Thanks again G-CPTN, a great pity.
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Thanks again G-CPTN, The TS3 link is always a very interesting line to follow, as I'm a massive 2 stroke diesel fan. There was until very recently on utube, one of the few prototype TS4s that somehow managed to escape the Chrysler axe. It would have been a world beater, but Chrysler Europe had different ideas and killed off that well proven version of THE most efficient form of diesel engine in the world, a design that many manufacturers are now looking at once again with great interest!
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