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43215 - Volvo Olympian/Alexander
Kowloon Motor Bus
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The model - Corgi/KMB again used modeller's licence on this 1998 'Year of the Tiger' model. This livery was in fact applied to a 12 metre Duple Metsec bodied Dennis Dragon  3AD52 (see photograph below). A very sought after model, being the first in the KMB 'Year of ' series of models, all of which, to-date (January 2006), have been based on the Olympian casting.

The bus - as mentioned above, the model does not represent an actual vehicle.

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 Manufacturer of model  Corgi
 Scale  1:76
 Prototype chassis  Dennis Dragon
 Prototype bodywork  Duple Metsec
 Prototype length  12 metre
 Fleet number  AV278
 Registration number  HL831
 Route number  1998
 Destination  Year of the Tiger
 Quantity (total)  10,000
 
      Hong Kong 
UK
 Quantities (if known)
?
A small number were made
available to Corgi Goldstar
stockists
 Date released
Aug 1998
?

 
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Photograph courtesy of Gareth Jones
    
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Photograph courtesy of Gareth Jones
 
Model No. 43215
Photograph courtesy of Gakei
   

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