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42814b
- Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer
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New
Lantao Bus
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New Lantau Bus operate three Dennis Darts
with Plaxton Pointer bodywork on the Airport route A35. There are two issues
of this model, which is issued to celebrate the Company's 25th Anniversary.
The Hong Kong version is in an attractive presentation pack (shown below),
in the shape of the Dart, and comes with a booklet, which gives a brief
history of the parent company (Kwoon Chung Motors Company) with a route
guide in English and Chinese. In addition, six lapel badges of selected
buses in the group are included. The UK version, as pictured, is packaged
as a standard Corgi Original Omnibus model.
| Manufacturer
of model |
Corgi |
| Prototype chassis |
Dennis
Dart |
| Prototype bodywork |
Plaxton
Pointer |
| Prototype length |
10
metre |
| Fleet number |
not
carried |
| Registration
number |
HR
8273 |
| Route number |
A35 |
| Destination |
Mui
Wo Ferry Pier |
| Commissioned
by |
New
Lantao Bus |
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Hong Kong
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United
Kingdom
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| Quantity |
-
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2,000
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| Date released |
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March 1999
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| Availability |
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easily found in
UK
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| Current market
price |
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HK$ ??
UK£ 20
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Photograph courtesy of
Alan Wong
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The UK version comes in
Corgi's standard
Original Omnibus packaging
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Photograph courtesy of
Gakei
