PMT Duple Commander IV Reliance.
Posted in relation to a comment made earlier today on one of my photos and to go along with the other similar era PMT Reliance pictures. Sorry it's another sketchy type illustration but regretably these wonderful machines disappeared before I owned a camera. I could never really make my mind up whether I liked this particular drawing, but couldn't show one of these coaches otherwise without infringing someone elses copyright.
VVT 912G was an AH691 engined AEC Reliance, had a semi-auto gearbox and coil spring suspension. It and it's small number of sisters would have been at the pinnacle of the era's British coaching even if their Duple built bodywork was showing it's age by the early '70s. It was this fact which saw to their premature demise when PMT's coaching department wanted vehicles which resembled those then being operated by the more go getting end of the Independent sector. In reality, they'd perhaps have been better keeping their mouths closed as they got their first Fords ... be careful what you wish for!
PMT Duple Commander IV Reliance.
Posted in relation to a comment made earlier today on one of my photos and to go along with the other similar era PMT Reliance pictures. Sorry it's another sketchy type illustration but regretably these wonderful machines disappeared before I owned a camera. I could never really make my mind up whether I liked this particular drawing, but couldn't show one of these coaches otherwise without infringing someone elses copyright.
VVT 912G was an AH691 engined AEC Reliance, had a semi-auto gearbox and coil spring suspension. It and it's small number of sisters would have been at the pinnacle of the era's British coaching even if their Duple built bodywork was showing it's age by the early '70s. It was this fact which saw to their premature demise when PMT's coaching department wanted vehicles which resembled those then being operated by the more go getting end of the Independent sector. In reality, they'd perhaps have been better keeping their mouths closed as they got their first Fords ... be careful what you wish for!