Ansett Pioneer evolution
Different long-distance coaches from the 1950s and 1960s
1954 Ansair Flxible Clipper, built under licence by Ansair in Melbourne from the Flxible Corporation of Loudenville Ohio USA. Powered by a General Motors (GM) Detroit 4-71, 4-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine coupled to a 5-speed Fuller manual transmission.
This bus was new to Cooks in Tasmania, joined Ansett Pioneer in 1961, and finally Tasmanian Coach Lines before being secured for preservation and shipped to the mainland. It was acquired by Driver Classics in 1983 and has been subject of a comprehensive ground-up restoration.
1961 GM PD 4106, manufactured wholly by the General Motors Corporation at Pontiac Michigan USA. Powered by a GM 8V-71 two-stroke diesel engine, which is transveresly-mounted at the rear. It has a 4-speed Spicer manual transmission.
Built for Ansett Pioneer to US-specification, it was converted to RHD by Ansair in Melbourne. This model of GM was the harbinger of a new generation of road coaches in Australia, it introduced many features that were to become the "norm"...such as air-con, powerful rear-mounted engine,underfloor luggage lockers, tinted windows, on-board toilet compartment, aircraft-like seating and new levels of mechanical reliability.
Ansett Pioneer evolution
Different long-distance coaches from the 1950s and 1960s
1954 Ansair Flxible Clipper, built under licence by Ansair in Melbourne from the Flxible Corporation of Loudenville Ohio USA. Powered by a General Motors (GM) Detroit 4-71, 4-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine coupled to a 5-speed Fuller manual transmission.
This bus was new to Cooks in Tasmania, joined Ansett Pioneer in 1961, and finally Tasmanian Coach Lines before being secured for preservation and shipped to the mainland. It was acquired by Driver Classics in 1983 and has been subject of a comprehensive ground-up restoration.
1961 GM PD 4106, manufactured wholly by the General Motors Corporation at Pontiac Michigan USA. Powered by a GM 8V-71 two-stroke diesel engine, which is transveresly-mounted at the rear. It has a 4-speed Spicer manual transmission.
Built for Ansett Pioneer to US-specification, it was converted to RHD by Ansair in Melbourne. This model of GM was the harbinger of a new generation of road coaches in Australia, it introduced many features that were to become the "norm"...such as air-con, powerful rear-mounted engine,underfloor luggage lockers, tinted windows, on-board toilet compartment, aircraft-like seating and new levels of mechanical reliability.