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Right from earliest production days, Commer released a range of passenger service vehicles in addition to the truck range. Post World War II saw the introduction of the Commando bus / coach based on the heavier Q range, and on Feb 28 1948, the Avenger chassis was released. In 1954, the TS3 two - stroke motor was made available for the Avenger range, offering excellent fuel-economy. While not as common as other bus chassis, many excellent bodies were mounted on Avenger chassis, including Duple, Harrington and others. In New Zealand, 55 Avenger chassis were purchased by the New Zealand Railways Road Services, as well as others by individual operators. A large number of Avenger chassis were also used in Australia
Avenger Codes (thanks Brian @ Sydney Museum of Fire)
R589 44A 0000 - 9999
C589 84A 0000 - 9999
C510 85A 0000 - 9999
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An Avenger with New Zealand Motor Bodies bodywork at the Arthur's Point camping ground at Queenstown, New Zealand, in use as a house bus - Sept 2004
Bus and Coach Links - Links to web pages with photos of Commer buses and coaches
http://www.holmes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/commer_details.htm
Historical document telling the story of the delivery of 4 Commer Commercial Cars buses in 1909. There is a picture of the buses here
http://www.thcoachwork.dsl.pipex.com/lightw.htm
Website for Harrington Coachworks who built a lot of bodies for Commer coaches. Some period shots of Commer buses. Explore the home web page and links for some other photos of Commer coaches
http://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/commer.asp
A webpage about a 1949 Commer Commando coach awaiting restoration at Cumbria Classic Coaches. Don't look at what it is powered by!
http://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/commercomic.asp
More pictures on the acquisition and start to the restoration of this bus.
http://www.jsh1949.co.uk/jsh1949/BADDELEY%20BROS.htm
Huddersfield Passenger Transport Group and Baddeley Bros Holmfirth fleet list with pictures of some lovely Commer Coaches of the 50s
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/john.marfleet/bus/l_150a.htm
A webpage of of Marfleets Coaches Lincolnshire, England. Scroll down to find quite a few links to photos of Commer Avenger buses
Another (ex NZRRS?) Avenger photographed in Invercargill by Jeff Ross in 2006. According to another publication, 45 were purchased by the New Zealand Government owned New Zealand Railways Road Services in 1949/1950. After this, they used Bedford SB3s almost exclusively and according to reports, New Zealand was one of the biggest users of SB3s outside of Britain with over 2000 being brought into New Zealand. Bus spotters in New Zealand would probably say the majority still survive and most are still on the road!
Sister to the Avenger above, this one is at the Glendhu Bay camping ground at Wanaka and has been there as long as I can remember. Taken Easter 2006
Cresswell Motors 3, ex NZRRS, taken at Karapiro in October 1983. Courtesy of Robert Winchester. Cresswells operated a number of Commer Avengers