1973 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R Plaxton Panorama Elite II

1973 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/4R in Pan Am's World, Documentary, 1973

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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sixcyl ◊ 2024-03-05 15:26
sixcyl ◊ 2024-03-05 15:40	https://www.flickr.com/photos/28179929@N08/3122307323/
SteveA ◊ 2024-03-05 23:31	Note the coach in the Flickr image has a roof destination box, so it's not the same vehicle.
sixcyl ◊ 2024-03-05 23:44	SteveA wrote Note the coach in the Flickr image has a roof destination box, so it's not the same vehicle. Yes, I'd noted, but the smaller first side window behind the door matches exactly. -- Last edit: 2024-03-05 23:44:42
SteveA ◊ 2024-03-06 22:17	This looked like a Leopard to me. I did a bit more research on this one. Pan American contracts were operated by Hall of Hounslow, who also operated the RF seen in another screen capture here. They operated AEC Reliances and Leyland Leopards. I found this Reliance Link to "www.flickr.com" , but note the bank of lampss over the front windscreen. I did however find a pair of earlier Leopards: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iainrobbie9/7053142655/in/photolist-bKgczR - although each has an amber lamp on the roof it's set further back in front of the skylight, just as in the screencap above. I'd suggest the coach in the footage is one of these, but it could also be an AEC Reliance with the same coachwork - here's one in a slighlty different livery for Pan Am - Link to "www.flickr.com"
sixcyl ◊ 2024-03-06 22:40	OK let's go to Leyland Leopard.