The model - This is the second version of the KMB
Toyota
Coaster from Collector, details of which were received in April
2005. No release date is known. I
am very grateful to Carl Bentley for proving
the information and photographs of this model. I do not believe this model comes with a limited edition certificate.
The bus
- KMB took delivery of 91 long-wheelbase 24 seater Toyota Coasters between
1987 and 1990. They are to the same design as the short-wheelbase Coasters,
operating as Public and Private Light Buses in Hong Kong in their thousands.
Fitted with air-conditioning, they also feature tinted windows and have
an additional steel sheet placed on the roof, with an air gap between it
and the actual roof, to help reduce heat intrusion.
The above information
has been extracted from Mike Davis's excellent book 'Hong
Kong Buses - Volume Two - Kowloon Motor Bus', published by DTS
Publishing.
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