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Model of 1942 Guy Arab type motor bus.Painted brown with green metal mesh on windows.Advert for Model of 1942 Guy Arab type motor bus.Painted brown with green metal mesh on windows.Advert for ""Tide, New Weekly Wash Sensation" painted on the side.
Transport
London at War
Greater London
A model of a double-deck bus; its windows are enhanced with metal netting
Model of a Guy Arab type motor bus
This is a model of a Guy Arab motorbus, dating from 1942, as it would have looked in service during the Second World War. Modifications were made for Blackout operations, for example the edges of the front mudguards are painted white to aid visibility and, on some buses, windows were fitted with blast netting to protect against flying glass in case of explosions.
In 1942, Guy Motors of Wolverhampton were authorised to build 500 bus chassis under the strict utility specifications that were in force; 71 of these were sent to London. Their bodywork was by Park Royal Vehicles.
Second World War
The Blitz
Buses
Park Royal Vehicles
bus model, model, motor, timber
1 | Publisher: | http://www.ltmcollection.org/ | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | ltmcollection.org/1985/12/15 | Go to resource |
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