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Wright Contour

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Wright Contour
Overview
ManufacturerWrightbus
Production1982 - 1987
AssemblyBallymena, Northern Ireland
Body and chassis
ChassisACE Puma IV
Bedford YNT
Ford R Series
Leyland Tiger
Volvo B10M

The Wright Contour was a body of a coach. It was made from 1982 to 1987 by Wrightbus.[1][2]

The Wright Contour body was built on the following chassis:

In 1983, Whittles ordered some Bedford Y Series with Wright Contour bodies.[5]

In 1987, Wrightbus made a high-floor body of a coach called the Contour Imperial. It was built on the Volvo B10M chassis[4][6]

In 1987, Wrightbus stopped making the Contour and the Contour Imperial.[7][8]

References

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  1. Contour unveiled Commercial Motor 20 November 1982
  2. Bedford 12m coach to counter heavies YNTs, in the meantime Commercial Motor 2 July 1983
  3. Berry, Howard (15 April 2021). Bedford Buses and Coaches. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7569-5. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wright's rolling imperial Commercial Motor 30 May 1987
  5. British coachbuilders are on the offensive Commercial Motor 6 August 1983
  6. Contour Imperial Commercial Motor 16 May 1987
  7. Wright extends range with 53-seater citybus Commercial Motor 14 November 1991
  8. Express body for Ulster Commercial Motor 16 January 1992

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