Ford R-Series

The Ford R- series was the manufacturer Ford Thames at Dagenham, London, England, a bus chassis. The model was Mitter 1960s produced until 1986. A number of components, including engines, were shared with the truck Ford D series. The engine was mounted standing here but before the front axle in order to arrange the passenger entrance right next to the square of the Fahres can. The vehicles were 10 (Model R192, R1014 later ) or 11 m ( R226, later r1114 ) long and equipped with a 140 hp diesel engine. The series has continually evolved. In the last built variants R1015 or R1115, the turbo - diesel engine was tilted to the side in order to save height. These variants were built from 1978.

The R- series was primarily a competitor to the various Bedford chassis, which were very successful at that time. Both chassis featured a cheaper alternative to the construction of the then market leader Leyland Motors and later by Volvo and DAF represents a synchronized transmission was standard, some vehicles were later, however, equipped with Allison automatic transmissions, to reduce the workload of the Fahres in urban areas. The bodies came from Duple Coachbuilders ( Duple Dominant ) and Plaxton ( Plaxton Panorama Elite and Plaxton Supreme) and Willowbrook.

The R- series enjoyed in Britain in the 1970s very popular. After the election of the Conservative government in 1979, subsidies for public transport, however, were greatly reduced, so that the demand subsided. The last vehicles were produced in 1986. Buses with front engine are in Europe now barely still in use, as increased demands are placed on accessibility, which can be fulfilled only by low-floor buses. Some buses of the R- series are used in the passenger sector, such as in Malta, other vehicles were converted to motorhomes and car transporters.

A major user of built on this chassis buses was Jersey Motor Transport. In the 1970s and 1980s, the fleet consisted of nearly 100 % of buses of the R- series. Reason was the manufacturer and various body building firms willingness to supply non-standard shorter and narrower buses that met the local size restrictions. Most of these buses had the narrow construction of the Duple Dominant, earlier structures also came from Willow Brook, later of Wadham Stringer. Jersey Motor Transport also had some larger and longer buses with Plaxton bodies of which were originally built for operators in the North East of England. These buses require special operating rules and could be used on Jersey only on some routes. Because of the operational limitations they were sold after a few years.

Hyundai R192 / R182

Hyundai of South Korea built 1969-1976 Ford R192 with 125 hp and a R182 from 1973 to 1977 with the 150 hp diesel engine by means of badge engineering. After that Hyundai replaced through the own developed series Hyundai HD160 / HD170.

Ford r1114 Plaxton construction 1978