1971 Leyland Laird Airport apron bus - Pilot Cab

1971 Leyland Laird in For the Love of Benji, Movie, 1977

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin: — Made for:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Pokeoddsponge ◊ 2008-01-25 04:25	Looks like a Ford C-Series?
valiant1962 ◊ 2008-01-25 05:40	If it is a Ford in Europe it would probably be a D-Series
chris40 ◊ 2008-01-25 09:15	I think it's a Bathgate-cab Leyland - Clydesdale?
Sunbar ◊ 2008-01-25 13:17	I would agree BMC or Leyland - the headlight 'pod' I think is just visible... BMC 1968-1970 redesignated Leyland 1970-1975 (superseded the FJ series) so 'Boxer' or 'Clydesdale' probably.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-01-25 14:37	Bus: Custom? rather Truck: Trailer truck
chris40 ◊ 2008-01-25 15:02	Well, you might argue it's a bus. It's used to carry passengers from the terminal to the aircraft, or vice versa.
CarChasesFanatic ◊ 2008-01-25 16:17	It's a truck towing a trailer that's been converted to carry passengers, and what you identify is the tractor, not the trailer.
antp ◊ 2008-01-25 17:02	Indeed. "bus/custom" is for buses heavily modified, or for buses specially made for music tours etc.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2008-01-25 17:24	I would think that the trailer was built from scratch to carry passengers, like the Cuban "camel" bus trailers.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2008-01-25 19:37	I agree that the cab looks like the Leyland Bathgate cab. Since it's more likely that the export name would have been Leyland, could we agree on "Leyland Boxer"? There's no evidence on this picture to say any more.
Sunbar ◊ 2020-04-18 18:44	1970 BMC Laird or 1971 Leyland Laird, eight wheel studs and slim wheel arches.