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An ex Italian operated Mercedes Benz O303 touring coach at a Belgian dealers yard.
This former Puccioni of Castelfiorentino machine is of particular interest as it has Padane of Modena bodywork.
Trathens of Yelverton had two right-hand drive versions of this combination new in 1980, and there were just 10 of these bodies built (7 on Volvo B10M & 1 on a Leyland Tiger) for UK operators as I believe they were rather pricey by comparison with other builders.
I'd guess at this fine looking coach being a similar age, but it's certainly no newer than 1992 as Padane had gone bankrupt by then- and I also think the O303 chassis was replaced by the O404 around this time too.
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An ex Italian operated Mercedes Benz O303 touring coach at a Belgian dealers yard.
This former Puccioni of Castelfiorentino machine is of particular interest as it has Padane of Modena bodywork.
Trathens of Yelverton had two right-hand drive versions of this combination new in 1980, and there were just 10 of these bodies built (7 on Volvo B10M & 1 on a Leyland Tiger) for UK operators as I believe they were rather pricey by comparison with other builders.
I'd guess at this fine looking coach being a similar age, but it's certainly no newer than 1992 as Padane had gone bankrupt by then- and I also think the O303 chassis was replaced by the O404 around this time too.