The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by

Guy Motors Guy Motors was a Wolverhampton-based vehicle manufacturer that produced cars, lorries, buses and trolleybuses. The company was founded by Sydney S. Guy (1885–1971) who was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham. Guy Motors operated out of its Falling ...

. It was introduced in 1933 as a double deck chassis. In 1942, Guy launched a modified version with wartime constraints requiring components previously made of

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to be made from

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, increasing its weight by 20%. Over 2,700 were built during the war years. After the war, a single deck version was introduced, while the pre-war double deck version was reintroduced. It remained in production until the 1970s. The

West Riding Automobile Company The West Riding Automobile Company was a bus company that served the Wakefield area of Yorkshire, England from 1922. Company history The West Riding Automobile Company was formed as a subsidiary of the Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways ...

of Wakefield had a large number of Guy Arabs and one, KHL855, is preserved at the

Dewsbury Bus Museum The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust, a registered charity, and is run entirely by volunteer effor ...

and has been restored to "as delivered" condition. Guy Arab KHL855 in Wakefield

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{{commons category-inline, Guy Arab series Double-decker buses Single-deck buses Vehicles introduced in 1933