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OM44801 - Leyland Victory Mk 2/Alexander
Kowloon Motor Bus
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The model - this model shows KMB's final livery for the Victory, which was applied from 1982 until 1999. The model was released in Hong Kong on 3rd April 2001 and became generally available in the UK in February 2003. It is the third in the 'Leyland Victory Mk2' series from KMB.

The bus - Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of over 500 Leyland Victory Mk 2 buses between May 1979 and February 1983. They were numbered G5-544. G5-G155 featured an external sliding driver's cab door. Later batches featured an internal sliding driver's cab door.  G346-543 saw the removal of the radiator filler cap just below the windscreen and a deeper windscreen than the earlier batches. G337 was first registered 5th May 1981.

   
 Manufacturer of model  Corgi
 Scale  1:76
 Prototype chassis  Leyland Victory Mk 2
 Prototype bodywork  Alexander CB
 Prototype length  9.7 metre
 Fleet number  G337
 Registration number  CM8788
 Route number  8
 Destination  Jordan Road Ferry
 Quantity (total)  10,000
 
Hong Kong 
UK
 Quantities (if known)
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 Date released
3rd Apr 2001
Feb 2003

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