| The model
- I received the above model in early January 2006. I was informed that
it was a promotional model commissioned by Volvo. Mine was unboxed, had
no limited edition certificate and carries no front registration number.
Having made an appeal for further information
on this model, Mini Pointer Dart has kindly provided further information
and photographs of a certificated model.
The certificated model is limited to 500
pieces and comes in a blue Volvo box. It sits on a wooden effect plinth.
The limited edition certificate is I believe on the underside of the plinth
and the same limited edition number is displayed as the front registration
number. The rear registration number reads B10M on both models.
The detailing is very good, as the photos
below show
The bus
- The Xi'an Silver Bus Corporation mainly produces B7R and B10M buses is
one of many manufacturers which produce luxury tour buses and inter-city
long-distance bus. Established in 1994,the company is a joint-venture enterprise
invested by the Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited and Volvo
Bus Corporation which is the second largest manufacturer producing heavy-duty
bus. Since 1995, Xi'an Silver Bus Corporation has produced more than l,500
buses.
It is a Volvo 9700 (on a B10M chassis) built
in China by the Xi'an Silver Bus Corporation based in Yanliang Economic
Development Zone, Xi'anCity, Shaan-xi Province, China and the pictures
illustrate the company livery. Needless to say, the model illustrates the
livery exactly.
The real bus has the registration number
pasted to the front windscreen whilst the model has no frontal identity. |
