The Buses of "Coventry" AEC en Bedford OB Coach 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4739713
Area
Model cars
Title
The Buses of "Coventry" AEC en Bedford OB Coach
Brand
Corgi
Manufacturer
Collection
Number
97061
Car brand
Various
Model
Variant
Type
Bus & coach (Bus, Touringcar), Gift set, Limited Edition
Scale
1:50
Colour
Production year of the model car
1991
Number produced
First year of production original car
Country of origin of the model
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Dimensions
15 x 4,5 x 5,5 cm en 12,5 x 4 x 6,5 cm
Details
COVENTRY is major city in the heart of England which rose like ahounix after nearly being destroyed early in World War II, Due to a shortage of vehicles during the war years, the city was allocated 9 Bedford OEB's, numbered 290 to 298. These had a utility type body and as such they were a little different from the Corgi Bedford OB. They saw very little service and were withdrawn in 1948. For many years, the manager of Coventry Transport favoured the AEC but found he was in a position where he had to buy from local manufactures such as Daimler and Maudslay. To satisfy everyone, many of the Daimler's in the City fleet were powered by AEX engines but in 1951 a unique batch of 9 buses (numbered 117 to 125) was delivered. These were basically AEC Regent III;s but were assembled at the local Maudslay factory and as such became Maudlay's Regent III's. This was possible due to Maudslay having been bought out by AEC in the late 1940's. These buses were withdrawn from service in 1964-65. The vehicles were similar in appearance to the Corgi AEC double decker model included in this set, Limited Edition 10.000 pcs. (with certificate)