Friday, June 13, 2014

1957 AEC Reliance diesel bus


Formerly part of Wellington City Transport's fleet; officially registered at present as having a 14 litre engine, but this figure is disputed, see comment.  For heaps more, see the book Wellington Transport Memories.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

14 litres? Er, not quite...
The Reliance started out as a 410 cubic inch at 6.71 litres. The one shown is a 470 at 7.7 litres and the 505 at 8.27 litres was the best engine of the series. The earlier models suffered somewhat from cylinder head and head gasket issues.
Grant.