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- Guy Arab Mk IV/Park Royal
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China
Motor Bus
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This model first appeared at Showbus 2003,
on sale at the Britbus/AsianBus stall as well as a few other stalls, but
was not generally available in the UK until November. Having purchased
my model today (27th November) whilst being generally impressed by the
model, it wasn't until I placed it on the 'table' for photographing that
I noticed the model had quite a disturbing 'lean', resulting in the front
nearside wheel remaining off the ground. The photographs below show the
problem.
17 Guy Arab Mk IVs were purchased from Southdown
and entered service in Hong Kong between December 1970 and January 1972.
They were the first second-hand buses purchased by CMB. The buses were
new to Southdown in 1956, and were bought to cover for the short wheelbase
Guy Arab Mk V single deckers whilst they were re-bodied as double-deckers.
In 1974, as part of CMB's push towards One
Man Operation, a decision was taken to refurbish these vehicles, which
included the fitting of a single-width doorway, with folding doors, in
the first of the nearside bays. A farebox was fitted and the bulkhead window
was altered, thus allowing the driver to see the farebox!
On 14 July 1977, MW8 was used by the Hong
Kong Government in a roll-over test at the Lion Rock Tunnel, and was subsequently
withdrawn.
| Manufacturer
of model |
AsianBus |
| Scale |
1:76 |
| Prototype chassis |
Guy
Arab Mk IV |
| Prototype bodywork |
Park
Royal |
| Prototype length |
8.6
metre (28 feet) |
| Fleet number |
MW8 |
| Registration
number |
AH4155 |
| Route number |
7 |
| Destination |
Aberdeen |
| Quantity (total) |
1,008 |
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Hong Kong
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United Kingdom
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| Quantities (if
known) |
not known
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not known
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| Date released |
due December
2003
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November 2003
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| Availabilty |
not yet available
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now available
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| Comments |
-
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-
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| Current market
price |
HK$ ?
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UK£ 33
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