Guy Arab

Guy Arab
Preserved Birmingham Corporation Tramways Guy Arab IV
Overview
Manufacturer Guy Motors
Production 1933 - 1970s
Assembly Wolverhampton
Powertrain
Engine Gardner
Rolls-Royce

The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by Guy Motors. It was introduced in 1933 as a double deck chasis.[1][2]

In 1942, Guy launched a modified version with wartime constraints requiring components previously made of aluminium to be made from cast iron, increasing its weight by 20%. Over 2,700 were built during the war years.[3]

After the war, a single deck version was introduced, while the pre-war double deck version was reintroduced.[4] It remained in production until the 1970s.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ A New Guy Oiled Bus Work Commercial Motor 23 June 1933
  2. ↑ Guy Motors: Into the 1930s Wolverhampton History & Heritage
  3. ↑ Guy Motors: World War 2 Wolverhampton History & Heritage
  4. ↑ Guy Motors: The Post War Years Wolverhampton History & Heritage
  5. ↑ Big psv expansion for Hong Kong Commercial Motor 9 January 1970
  6. ↑ Pettie, Jasper (1979). Guy Buses in Camera. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0 7110 08841.

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