Dennis Pelican

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The Dennis Pelican was an omnibus made by the British manufacturer Dennis Brothers . Only one copy was built in 1956.

In the mid-1950s, a trend towards buses with underfloor engines also began in Great Britain. The advantages of this arrangement of the engine were the greater seating capacity for a given length, the easier entry and exit for passengers, the better weight distribution and the easier access to the mechanical assemblies, which led to savings in maintenance costs. Dennis wanted to add a lightweight model to his newly developed underfloor bus and developed the Pelican. A horizontally installed six-cylinder diesel engine with 5.5 l displacement was used . The engine developed by Dennis himself developed 92 bhp . The construction came from Duple Coachbuilders and was designed for 44 seats. However, Dennis saw no chance of asserting himself against Leyland and AEC in the highly competitive market and did not take the bus into series production. The vehicle was sold to Yellow Coaches in Guildford , used there for a period and later abandoned. The body was later placed on the chassis of an AEC Reliance .

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