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The AEC Reliance was a mid, under-floor mounted engined, single-deck bus chassis manufactured by AEC between 1953 and 1979. The name had previously been used between 1928 and 1931 for another single-deck bus chassis.〔(London R-class Reliances ) Ian's Bus Stop〕 ==History== Two prototypes were completed in 1953, one with Duple coach bodywork and one with Park Royal bus bodywork.〔(AEC Reliance Prototypes ) Bus Lists on the Web〕 Production vehicles entered service from 1954.〔(AEC Reliance ) Bus Lists on the Web〕 The last Reliance entered service in 1981. Following successive changes to Construction & Use regulations, the maximum length of the Reliance was increased twice from the original 30 feet: firstly, to permit an overall length of 36 feet from 1962;〔Truran/Platt p.20〕 and later, to permit a length of 39 feet.〔(Now AEC's 12-metre for UK ) ''Commercial Motor'' 24 November 1967〕 Various AEC engines were fitted during the chassis's production, including the 7.7-litre AH470, 8.1-litre AH505, 9.6-litre AH590, 11.3-litre AH691 and 12.4-litre AH760.〔Truran/Platt p.20〕 Transmissions fitted to the Reliance include an AEC synchromesh gearbox, AEC ''Monocontrol'' semi-automatic epicyclic transmission, and ZF 6 speed crash-gearbox. The Reliance had the Leyland Tiger Cub and, from 1959, the Leyland Leopard as its major competitors throughout its life, even though they were built under the same ownership from 1962 onwards;〔Truran/Platt p.19〕 Both the Reliance & Leopard were replaced by the Leyland Tiger, although the Volvo B58 later won a number of customers' orders. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AEC Reliance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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