Guy Arab

Guy Arab
Preserved Birmingham Corporation Tramways Guy Arab IV
Overview
ManufacturerGuy Motors
Production1933–1970s
AssemblyWolverhampton
Powertrain
EngineGardner
Rolls-Royce

The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by Guy Motors. It was introduced in 1933 as a double deck chassis.[1]

In 1942, Guy launched a modified version with wartime constraints requiring components previously made of aluminium to be made from cast iron, increasing its weight by 20%. Over 2,500 were built during the war years.[2]

After the war, a single deck version was introduced, while a new double deck version, the Arab III, was introduced.[2] It remained in production until the 1970s.[3][4]

The West Riding Automobile Company of Wakefield had a large number of Guy Arabs and one, KHL 855, is preserved at the Dewsbury Bus Museum and has been restored to "as delivered" condition.

In Hong Kong, Guy Arab V was one of the most iconic bus models of the now defunct China Motor Bus (CMB) company. They have been serving on CMB routes from the 1950s until 1997. Part of CMB's Guy Arab V fleet were converted from single-deckers to double-deckers with a rebuilt bodywork in late 1960s to early 1970s.

  • Provincial war time utility Guy Arab II, built 1942
    Provincial war time utility Guy Arab II, built 1942
  • West Riding no. 458 was a Guy Arab IV, built 1957
    West Riding no. 458 was a Guy Arab IV, built 1957
  • The final Guy Arab V bus to be built was supplied to Chester City Transport in 1969 as their no. 47
    The final Guy Arab V bus to be built was supplied to Chester City Transport in 1969 as their no. 47

References

  1. ^ A New Guy Oiled Bus Work Commercial Motor 23 June 1933
  2. ^ a b Morris, Stephen (1995). British Buses since 1945. Ian Allan Transport Library. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7110-2280-1.
  3. ^ Big psv expansion for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 9 January 1970
  4. ^ Pettie, Jasper (1979). Guy Buses in Camera. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-08841.

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