These were used almost exclusively on the KM (Knight-McDonald) and shoppers/trippers. Steering was really heavy. A full day driving this was really work !
Yes, as the Brits say, "underfloor" engines. In Ottawa, they were 4-cylinder AECs, until the 1957 CCFs arrived. The engine obviously changed with the '57s, since the sound was more like a flat-6
What kind of engine did it have? I read they had "pancake" engines (flat 6?) and I know an old guy who called them the "Therpocketa-pocketa-pocketa buses" because of the sound they made. In the video, it sounds like a Detroit Diesel.
when I was a kid pretending I was driving one (on my bike) I would make a "alog alog alog" sound because when I was right up close to one idling that's what I thought I was hearing.
These were used almost exclusively on the KM (Knight-McDonald) and shoppers/trippers.
Steering was really heavy.
A full day driving this was really work !
Yes, as the Brits say, "underfloor" engines. In Ottawa, they were 4-cylinder AECs, until the 1957 CCFs arrived. The engine obviously changed with the '57s, since the sound was more like a flat-6
These bus has an AEC diesel. It's a british engine. The transmission is a Spicer tourque converter drive.
@cvueguy they also ran on the 49 and they were the only shopper buses
Hey I'm the first one to take the ride!
I will have to get my video of the 1937 Hayes uploaded.
What kind of engine did it have? I read they had "pancake" engines (flat 6?) and I know an old guy who called them the "Therpocketa-pocketa-pocketa buses" because of the sound they made. In the video, it sounds like a Detroit Diesel.
when I was a kid pretending I was driving one (on my bike) I would make a "alog alog alog" sound because when I was right up close to one idling that's what I thought I was hearing.