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    The AEC Reliance was a mid-underfloor mounted engined single-decker bus and coach chassis manufactured by AEC between 1953 and 1979. The name had previously...
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    Production for UK market finished in 1955 with the introduction of the AEC Reliance but it remained in production for export markets until the 1960s. London...
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    Sentinel SLC/6/30 Britannia (1956–62) on AEC Reliance, Leyland Leopard and Tiger Cub Donington (1956–60) on AEC Reliance and Leyland Tiger Cub, Duple (Midland)...
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  • This is a list of Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) buses from 1909 to closure in 1979. X-type B-type K-type...
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  • settled on the AEC Reliance, of which three different models were purchased: the "short", "long", and "new" Reliances. The Board's fleet of AEC Qs was delivered...
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    Supreme bodywork was fitted to a wide range of chassis, including: AEC Reliance Bedford SB, VAS and Y Series Bristol LH DAF MB200 and SB2005 Ford R-Series...
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    Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979. The name Associated...
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    60 Canberra Bus Service AEC Reliance 470s 30 Canberra Bus Service AEC Swift 505s 50 Leyland OPSU1/1s 50 AEC Regal IVs 50 AEC Regal IIIs Leyland OPSU1/1s...
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  • Commercial Motor Show. One used a Maudslay chassis and the other an AEC Reliance chassis. Both were 41 seaters. Through this time Strachans also produced...
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    engine) was common in single-decker buses in the 1950s and 1960s, e.g. the AEC Reliance. The Ferrari Mondial is to date the only successful example of a true...
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    (Dominant Bus only) Mercedes-Benz LPO608 Seddon Pennine 6 mid engined AEC Reliance Bedford YMQ, YRQ, YRT, YMT, YNT Bristol LH DAF MB200 Dennis Lancet (Dominant...
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  • first six Panoramas, designated "Panorama Pioneer" by SUT, were built on AEC Reliance chassis and seated 36 passengers. The production version of the Panorama...
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    Panther 1974–1976 Leyland Leopard 1974–1976 Leyland Royal Tiger 1974–1976 AEC Reliance 1974–1976 Seddon Pennine RU 1974–1976 Guy Arab Mk IV 1974–1976 Scania...
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    Lodekka 1962 Eastern Counties 4 AEC Swift 1969 Lowestoft corporation 85 AEC Reliance 1964 Great Yarmouth VR385 Bristol VR 1972 Eastern Counties 13 Mercedes-Benz...
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    early pioneer in one-person operation following the introduction of ten AEC Reliance single-deckers in May 1958, became the first municipal bus operator in...
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    The AEC Bridgemaster was a front-engined low-height double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Bridgemaster was introduced by AEC in 1956...
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  • The AEC Renown was the name given to three distinct forward control bus chassis manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) at different periods...
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    COMS bought mostly AEC buses. The museum's collection reflects this by including 17 AECs: six Regals, six Regents, four Reliances and one Renown. The...
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    different chassis, including: Leyland Leopard and Panther Daimler Roadliner AEC Reliance Bedford Y series, VAL and VAM Volvo B58 Bristol RE and LH Ford R-Series...
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    36-foot Reliance 470 registered VPM898, which in turn was sold in 1964 to Hall Bros of South Shields. There were two different sorts of long AEC Reliance, the...
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    Bedford CAL Ambulance – 1492B - built in 1968. AEC Swift bus – SMS369 - EGN 369J - built in 1971. AEC Reliance coach – RP90 - JPA 190K - built in 1972. MCW...
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    Line services were largely operated by AEC Routemaster coaches and AEC Regal IV RFs. NBC ordered 90 AEC Reliances with 45-seat Park Royal bodies, which...
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    Viceroy and Viceroy 37 were made available on heavyweight mid-engined AEC Reliance and Leyland Leopard chassis, although production of these totalled only...
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    the home market for bus & coach concerns. A sole mark 19 using many AEC Reliance components in a Seddon-sourced frame with Harrington body being sold...
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    The FWD R.6.T, later and more widely known as the AEC 850, was a British 6×6 military vehicle of the interwar period that was used in the early part of...
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    The AEC 661T was a two-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1942. Based on the AEC Regent bus chassis, 330 were built...
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    The AEC 663T was a three-axle double deck trolleybus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1931 and 1937. Based on the AEC Renown three axle bus chassis...
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    major direct competitor throughout most of its life was the AEC Reliance, even though AEC was a subsidiary of Leyland for a large proportion of that time...
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    The AEC Regent I was a double-decker bus chassis manufactured by AEC. The AEC Regent was a bus chassis introduced by AEC in 1929. Twelve pre-production...
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  • The AEC Sabre was a bus chassis manufactured by AEC. Launched in 1968, it was aimed at the touring and exports markets, however it was not a success,...
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