Luxury Landliners

macpower, Feb 7, 3:49pm

Anyone know of any surviving landliner buses from the early 1960`s that plied Auckland to Wellington and return.I think most of them had a split roof with a upper level similar to Scenic Cruise buses from greyhound in USA.

woody1946, Feb 7, 4:39pm

You could have a look through here under 'Bus Location'

http://www.omnibus.org.nz/index.html

woody1946, Feb 7, 4:42pm

I always used to think the NewmansAnsair's were real spaceage looking when I was young

http://www.omnibus.org.nz/buslocation/ansair/newmans21.html#n21

gooddealz2, Feb 7, 10:59pm

Here's a split level.Is this the type of thing! https://www.facebook.com/index.php!lh=7a356cff7a7780cc3485d47bf1d6a759&eu=pE10iNL-DXF2yQ-zaGUPQQ#!/photo.php!fbid=479507748780298&set=a.309267309137677.76858.136764789721264&type=1&theater

gooddealz2, Feb 7, 11:00pm

Oops should have used one of those tiny URL's. Otago Heritage Bus Society.

macpower, Feb 8, 5:48am

God buses these where Denning series buses Australian designed and assembled especially for Mt Cook Buses V6 detroit powered , fast and noise to go with it.Yes early Luxury Landliners looked the same in the 60,s

robbief, Feb 8, 6:55pm

yes it was kit prisk ex dannevirke

macpower, Feb 9, 7:11am

Russell and Somers where the booking agents for Luxury Landliners .they used to leave from Customs st Auckland outside Russell Somers building which was derelict from fire and demolished recently -now a carpark area.Did my first overland trip to wellington on one of these buses in 1959.Interested to see if any are still around.They where the flashest buses around then.

sin01, Feb 9, 6:49pm

The coaches were built in CHCHbuy Mc Winnies in RicartonRdback in the 50 sJohn

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