Thailand

Bangkok Mass Transit Authority

See also picture(s) below
eig./owner/prop: BMTA 101-300??
Chassis: Volvo B57
Carrosserie/body: Cherdchai
year buillt/in service/withdrawal 197x

These were the 200 air conditioned Volvo B57 front engined buses built at Cherdchai Bodybuilders, Korat (also known as Nakhon Ratchasima). Steel framed with aluminium panels. The Air-con equipment was supplied by B.Grimm & Co. based on an air cooled Deutz engine and Carrier compressor. Unfortunately the system was very problematic, and was replaced pretty quickly by packaged Japanese units.
Pictures taken by Clement Lau.