1934 Dodge 20 Seat Bus [HLB]

1934 Dodge [HLB] in The Saving of Bill Blewitt, Short Movie, 1937

Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin:

00:02:50 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-04-25 04:46	ACV 350 = July-Dec 1934, Cornwall. Buses on Screen think it might be a Morris Commercial???
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-04-25 08:20	http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im19300311CM-AJS.jpg ??? I know they went bust in 1931, but bodies got changed and chassis were given new plates in those days. It doesn't look like a M-C radiator, but there are various other makes it doesn't look like as well. Maybe we can scrub Bedford and Gilford, and Austin 20 and I can't see a bowtie on it. -- Last edit: 2016-04-25 13:11:27
SteveA ◊ 2016-04-28 20:48	ACV 350 = July-Dec 1934, Cornwall. Buses on Screen think it might be a Morris Commercial???[/quote] My contributor wasn't sure about it being a Morris-Commercial, and nor was I. At the time I added it to BoS I had suspicions it was a 'bitsa', heavily modified from the original, but I'm open to suggestions.
Sunbar ◊ 2022-03-22 22:21	The nearest I can find is a 1934 Dodge (Kew) 20 seat service bus or coach from February of the same year. https://archive.commercialmotor.com/page/9th-february-1934/65 Radiator and winged centre badge are a good match plus overall appearance. The illustration has a similar Duple body but the Cornish bus has a slightly deeper windscreen, either a later change to the Duple body or different coachbuilder on the Dodge chassis perhaps. -- Last edit: 2022-03-22 22:33:07