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The Guy Arab was a bus chassis manufactured by Guy Motors. 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 
aluminium
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has ...
to be made from cast iron
Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content more than 2%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. The alloy constituents affect its color when fractured: white cast iron has carbide impuriti ...
, 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 effo ...
and has been restored to "as delivered" condition.
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{{commons category-inline, Guy Arab series Double-decker buses Single-deck buses Vehicles introduced in 1933