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• Chesterfield-based bodybuilder Frank Guy has completed the first PCV conversion on Mercedes-Benz 711ID turbo van.
The 19-seater, which was unveiled last week, has been bought by coach operator JA Leah of Huthwaite, Notts. It cost £34,500 and is fitted with coach seats and a small luggage boot.
Mercedes-Benz launched the 711 at last year's Coach & Bus show at the NEC (CM 24-30 Oct 1991).
It uses the same body shell as the 609, but has 5,990kg GVW compared with the 609's 5,600kg and a turbo version of the four-cylinder engine — which produces 85kW (115hp) with 378Ntri (2791bft) of torque at 1,400-1,500rpm.
The 71ID chassis-cowl has been used by two bodybuilders, Plaxton subsidiary Reeve Burgess and Autobus Classique of Hellaby in Rotherham.
Nottingham-based operator Greenway took delivery of the Autobus Classique 25-seater coach model at the end of May.