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AEC Regent V

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136: 27: 373: 273:, the sole operator of AEC Regent Vs in Hong Kong, received a total of 210 Regent Vs with extra long wheelbase in 1960s. They had 34-foot-long (10 m) bodywork (longer than contemporary British standard of 30 feet (9.1 m)) supplied by 253:
as standard, although some were supplied with the radiator exposed at customer's request. It was fitted with an AEC engine or Gardner 6LW engine, coupled to a synchromesh or AEC Monocontrol semi-automatic or fully automatic gearbox.
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being phased out, as rear or mid-engine designs allowed the passengers to pay fares directly to the driver. The last AEC Regent V entered service in 1969.
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introduced the Bus Grant, which encouraged the introduction of one-person bus operation. This led to the country's front-engined
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between 1954 and 1969. It was the last AEC Regent series double-decker model, and was the successor to the
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during that period). The chassis was also sold to Ireland, Portugal, South Africa, Iran, Iraq,
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It was purchased by a number of bus operators in the United Kingdom outside
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27 ft (8.2 m), 30 ft (9.1 m), 34 ft (10 m)
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The Regent V had AEC's own frontal design and concealed
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