The bus used was MYV617 the original Commer-Harrington integral coach, still with BOAC at the time. It had previously been more(?) famous as an exhibit at the 1952 Motor Show.
The Contender integral vehicle range had been running since 1952 and ceased production as Crusader started in 1958.
http://www.busesonscreen.net/screenim5/runbus48.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeupstairs/4315837176/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadtra...os/6288407743/
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http://www.sct61.org.uk/se27
http://www.sct61.org.uk/zzxka262
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Harrington employed units from the Avenger together with a mid-mounted TS3 engine in its Contender range of integral buses and coaches of the mid-1950s.
BOAC took 28, of which nineteen were used overseas making them the largest customer for the Contender, Maidstone and District were second with 11 buses and one coach.
There was a special design built for BOAC this had a straight waistrail and a multi-paned lantern-type windscreen.
One at least of these were powered by an eight-cylinder Rolls-Royce petrol engine of military pattern, driving torque-converter transmission.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...racting_market
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