AEC Regent V

AEC Regent V in Billy Liar, Movie, 1963

Class: Bus, Double-deck — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2008-09-12 17:46
chris40 ◊ 2008-09-12 22:17	stronghold, are you sure this is a trolleybus? I know it appears to have poles in the thumbnail, but it appears to have a half-cab, which would be unusual in a trolleybus
fsebus ◊ 2008-09-12 22:47	Bradford BCT (autobus, pas trolleybus): j'hésite mais préconise: AEC 9613E MarkIII/East Lancashire de 1952-1953 (série 66 à 105, HKW 66/105)
SteveA ◊ 2008-09-12 23:37	There is a trolleybus in this scene, but the main screenshot here is a motorbus. You don't see enough of it to identify it, though. The second shot is the trolleybus and you can see the poles
fsebus ◊ 2008-09-13 18:12	Possible pour le trolleybus, SteveA ! On ne voit pas l'avant, de fait, et en observant les 2 clichès, que j'ai un peu vite "mariés"( caisses presque identiques, avec accès à l'avant) on constate que la publicité n'est effectivement pas la même!
Lloyd ◊ 2009-05-24 03:52	This is certainly Bradford, Yorkshire. The main picture is one of the rare Gardner-engined AEC Regent half cab motor buses, the smaller picture is a trolleybus, one of many either new to Bradford or bought second hand that were rebodied with forward entrance bodies, Several survive in preservation, as does one of the AEC's.
Sunbar ◊ 2012-02-04 17:17	AEC Regent V (angled windscreen shaped at the bottom in line with the panel form). http://www.sct61.org.uk/bf123.htm http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=1551 -- Last edit: 2012-02-04 17:23:42