My Mercedes-Benz O 305

• Powered_By_CNG

  31 Mar 13, 10:53

  Hi everyone,

  I know that this doesn't have anything to do with Singapore Buses, but I thought I'd post a couple of photos of the Mercedes-Benz O 305 that I purchased this week since from what I understand, these were very popular with enthusiasts when they operated in Singapore.
  
  My unit operated as (500) with the Metropolitan (Perth) Transport Trust which became Transperth.  It was fitted with a Hanover LED display system five years ago which it retains under my ownership.

  

   

  

  Please enjoy and feel free to comment!

• SBS 6078 M

  31 Mar 13, 11:08

  http://sgforums.com/forums/1279/topics/460587

• dan474

  31 Mar 13, 11:15

  nice photos. any photos of the dashboard and interior?

• House of Chin

  1 Apr 13, 01:45

  The front & rear sections of the bodywork, are they original M-B or some high quality copy ?

  The star olive leaf coin badge & vertical grip handle seems missing on the front

   

• Powered_By_CNG

  1 Apr 13, 12:03

  Originally posted by dan474:

  nice photos. any photos of the dashboard and interior?

  I will take some when I'm with the bus next.

• Powered_By_CNG

  1 Apr 13, 12:04

  Originally posted by House of Chin:

  The front & rear sections of the bodywork, are they original M-B or some high quality copy ?

  The star olive leaf coin badge & vertical grip handle seems missing on the front

   

  The front cowl was imported with the chassis from West Germany.  The rear was produced locally due to the requirement for a larger than normal destination display aperture and higher than standard rear seat height.

  Since my unit has the intercity front (StÜLB), it was never fitted with the small Mercedes-Benz pendant, therefore the badging and fittings are all present and correct.

• House of Chin

  3 Apr 13, 00:59

  Intercity version..that'll mean the O 307 ?

   When i looked up the official DB published pamplets from 1980's, impresssion is MB coin badge should be standard feature so long as it's original MB body/cowl ?

  Also, the styling of that era they didn't have black trim, meaning the curved 2 piece windscreen then is more obvious. Yours looks a more modern updated styling of this classic iconic bus from the 60 to 70's era

   

• Powered_By_CNG

  3 Apr 13, 20:33

  Originally posted by House of Chin:

  Intercity version..that'll mean the O 307 ?

   When i looked up the official DB published pamplets from 1980's, impresssion is MB coin badge should be standard feature so long as it's original MB body/cowl ?

  Also, the styling of that era they didn't have black trim, meaning the curved 2 piece windscreen then is more obvious. Yours looks a more modern updated styling of this classic iconic bus from the 60 to 70's era

  It's an O 305 chassis that shipped with an O 307 (StÜLB) front end, a common option for O 305s even in Europe.

  The O 307 (StÜLB) front end did NOT ship with the pendant.