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43207 - Volvo Olympian/Alexander
Kowloon Motor Bus
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The model - for some reason, Corgi or KMB decided to give this model an identity crisis. Despite being labelled as an Olympian, the model has been given the identity of a Duple Metsec bodied Dennis Dragon! This is despite the Re-unifification livery being applied to an Alexander Olympian (see photograph below). The model was initially released in Hong Kong only during October 1997, but quantities subsequently appeared in the UK. The AD class has been modeled both by Drumwell and Collector's Model and examples of these can be found here.

The bus - as mentioned above, AD247 is an 11 metre Dennis Dragon with Duple Metsec bodywork. The AD class totalled 360 vehicles.

 
 Manufacturer of model  Corgi
 Scale  1:76
 Prototype chassis  Dennis Dragon
 Prototype bodywork  Duple Metsec
 Prototype length  12 metre
 Fleet number  AD247
 Registration number  GR 3429
 Route number  102
 Destination  Shau Kei Wan
 Commissioned by  Kowloon Motor Bus
 Quantity (total)  10,000
 
      Hong Kong 
United Kingdom
 Quantities (if known)
?
?
 Date released
October 1997
?
 Availability
generally available
generally available
 Current market price
HK$ ? 
UK£ 25 

 
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Photograph courtesy of Gareth Jones

 
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Photographs courtesy of Gareth Jones

 
Model No. 43207

 
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