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There's a helper spring assembly on the rear axle ..3 springs are missing but i can see how it should be . Is it automatic gearbox ? Is it a B 80 ? it has some plug leads missing but it has 8 plugs . The fan actually rotates , as do the pulleys ! Needs belts . Some detached parts need refitting , has broken front axle beam , have a new one made from plasticard that dad made .. need a front hub making . A few rivets have popped apart ..

So is it an Avenger mk2 ?

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Certainly a beautiful model.....Does look like a B80, I don't think it is Commer Avenger as nothing I've read mentions that application. Over to t'internet....
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Yeah i spent last night on Commerial Motor archive ...nothing much on 1950s Commers that matched that i could see .
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Commercial Motor 7TH DEC 1956 looks promising .?

" CE, Luxury "- A Harrington Contender mk v111 ..commer and b80 engine ?
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I was getting there myself, too!! Not found that CM article but there was this.....Only mentions the B60 but here we are dealing with giffer memory rather than contemporary press....

http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?cat=566
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Page 63 Google commercial motor 7th Dec 1956 CE luxury . Surely that' s it ?

Just one problem.. the model has door/steps on the nearside, in front of the front wheel..
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All adds up OK, doesn't it? Awesome engine for a coach, though!
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I wonder how many feet it did to the gallon?
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Hooli wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:42 pm I wonder how many feet it did to the gallon?
I was chatting to a friend's dad who was a fireman and apparently RR powered petrol fire engines did 3 mpg.
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