1967 AEC Merlin MCW

1967 AEC Merlin in Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!, Movie, 1974

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-01-18 08:34	looking for the bus
Sunbar ◊ 2007-01-18 12:11	AEC Merlin I think. To be confirmed by a bus expert.
sixcyl ◊ 2007-01-18 12:26	Indeed, it seems to be a Route 500 Red arrow line bus AEC AH691 Merlin coded XMS, Bodied by Strachan. Entered to service in 1966. But maybe SteveA will correct me if I'm wrong on the exact designation? -- Last edit: 2007-01-18 12:29:44
SteveA ◊ 2007-01-18 18:55	Yes an AEC Merlin on a Red Arrow service, but not Strachan-bodied. Only the first small batch of Merlins was built in 1966 with Strachan bodywork, but the two seen here are the later MCW bodied Merlins, dating from 1967 or 1968, classed MBA