The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by
Guy Motors. It was introduced in 1933 as a double deck chassis.
In 1942, Guy launched a modified version with wartime constraints requiring components previously made of
aluminium
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to be made from
cast iron
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, increasing its weight by 20%. Over 2,700 were built during the war years.
After the war, a single deck version was introduced, while the pre-war double deck version was reintroduced. It remained in production until the 1970s.
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
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, 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.
Gallery
File:Provincial Guy Arab II.jpg, Provincial war time utility Guy Arab II, built 1942
File:Guy Arab KHL855 in Wakefield.jpg, West Riding no. 458 was a Guy Arab IV, built 1957
File:Chester City Transport bus 47 (DFM 347H), 2008 NWMRT Chester Bus Running Day (3).jpg, The final Guy Arab V bus to be built was supplied to Chester City Transport in 1969 as their no. 47
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{{commons category-inline, Guy Arab series
Double-decker buses
Half-cab buses
Single-deck buses
Vehicles introduced in 1933