Van Hool 309
Van Hool 309 in Superman II, Movie, 1980
Class: Bus, Single-deck — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2006-02-24 07:29 |
I've seen this film and while I'm not sure who made that bus, I can say it's NOT from an American company as far as I know. |
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◊ 2006-02-24 16:01 |
It gets thrown around and wrecked so it may just be a model or movie prop. I'll wait for a while and if no one can I.D. it then I'll make it "made for movie" -- Last edit: 2006-02-24 16:20:53 |
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◊ 2006-02-24 22:23 |
At a rough guess I'd say it's a European touring coach from the 1950s or 1960s dressed up to look like a New York style transit bus (blue stripe, advertisements on the side). IIRC an American city street set was built on the backlot at Pinewood Studios for the Superman films, so I imagine that the producers thought that buying a real American bus and shipping it over from the US just to smash it up was too expensive and they decided to find something closer to home that would do instead. |
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◊ 2006-02-25 08:58 |
I think it can be an italian coach, probably Fiat, but what bodycoach builder? I dont know  |
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◊ 2007-03-16 18:54 |
Take a look at this link: Link to "images.google.com" bus #120 -- Last edit: 2007-03-16 18:54:56 |
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◊ 2007-04-23 04:45 |
Setra? Mercedes? |
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◊ 2008-10-30 10:58 |
this is definitely belgium made VAN HOOL usually based on FIAT chassis see year 1959 in link underneath http://www.vanhool.be/historiek.asp?HID=27 -- Last edit: 2015-11-26 12:59:59 |
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◊ 2013-09-08 22:29 |
Van Hool 309. It was made by "stretching" to 11 metre the 9-metre chassis of original Fiat 309. |
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◊ 2014-01-14 20:49 |
Boy, the things you learn on IMCDB. |
