Leyland Lynx Prototypes - B60-03

Bringing you the early days of the Leyland Lynx when the dreams of the design team were becoming a reality. Secrets of Lynx design are unveiled as we go back in time to experience what it was like 40 years ago on 7th July 1984.
To my knowledge, this is the first informative video online on the Lynx and I have to give many thanks to Basil Hancock who was heavily involved with Lynx design at the time for making this presentation happen.

[@mistero4]

I’ve driven all but one of the Australian Lynxes, the locally bodied and WMPTE examples. I also worked with Basil in Sydney when I was an apprentice. I had no idea how invested he was in all this until years later. All those missed conversations!

[@MannyAntipov]

An extremely interesting video. The commentary certainly makes me feel I’m in the scene!

[@fatscottie1997]

This is an outstanding video and very informative. I remember WMPTE's 5 stage one lynxes fitted with hydracyclic gear shifters prior to the 250 production models with fully automatic gearboxes.. Hope to see more in this series very soon!

[@nataliehilton]

Centrewest buses at Uxbridge depot had the Lynx on route 607 for many years. They were changed over for Volvo double deckers with Northern Counties bodywork.

[@stevedoesdiesel]

What an excellent video! Drove these in their “second life” with Damory Coaches in Dorset. I think we had a total of 5 if I remember correctly and I remember our manager having a bit of a celebration when all five were on the road for a full days service…. Excellent buses to drive and looked very smart too. Think the rot got too them in the end though like so many 80’s 90’s designs.

[@markcf83]

Just a pity that two things happened which brought about the premature end of these excellent buses. Deregulation Day in 1986 and the advance of low floor buses.

[@KarrrRep]

I have driven two lynxes one had a coming together with a raising bollard resulting in a radiator with a v in the middle and bent entrance floor written off. The second cane from Dorset sprinter both were fitted with the TL11 engine.

[@ShiresMatt]

You need a dark background behind your white on screen text as it’s very difficult to read. Or why not just voice it instead.