Leyland Leopard PSU3C-2L 1977 O.680 engine

My first Finnish Lahti build coach bought in 1995 and filmed June, 23rd 2009.

[@gaudeamus66]

Hyvää päivä Englanissa ! I can offer some more information on the Leopard/Lahti coach. The engine is a Leyland 11.1-litre horizontal O.680 type of 150 horsepower. The red lever on the left is the switch for flashing direction indicators, with horn push switch at the end. On the right is the 5-position selector switch for the Leyland semi-automatic planetary gearbox, in this case with four speeds forward and one reverse. There was a five-speed and reverse option. It is great to drive !

[@friedrichkertoja]

Vaikka olen ollut bussialalla pian 20 vuotta, niin en ole koskaan päässyt tutustumaan näihin brittisyntyisiin busseihin. Tämäkin yksilö tässä videolla siis 70 luvulta. Varmasti on tämäkin omana aikanaan edustanut silloista teknistä huippua. Kiitos Video tallenteesta kuitenkin 😊👍

[@TheConradChannel]

That's a nice old bus. I wish busses still looked this nice these days, they all look like boring white kitchen appliances now

[@ianmax69]

Excellent nice to see a Leyland Leopard680 in LHD saved!!

[@gaudeamus66]

Hi Vbusiarz, Are you sure ? When I was in training at Leyland in 1967, the vertical O.680 engine for trucks would give 180 (a good one) ! The published maximum of 200 horsepower but it never exceeded 192 bhp in production. I have researched this question with friends in the Leyland Society. British practice was to quote gross horsepower of 1,014 metric hp, so 192 UK bhp was equal to 195 mhp. The West German truck and bus industry used DIN 70 020, meaning net mhp at the clutch. Best wishes !

[@whorayful]

We used to have those as suburban route busses here in Adelaide, South Australia, complete with the same preselecter gear box, I never realised they were 4 cylinder, no wonder they struggled with hills with 70 or so teenagers crammed in them.

[@craigybus1]

Straight six 680 cubic inch, or around 11.1 litres, normally rated at 150 bhp, very under stressed

[@jetstream454]

Not a 4 cylinder, although I know the intake manifold would suggest it is

[@Kitfugl]

Oh, that sweet sweet sound of Leyland engines...

[@Kitfugl]

Its the airhorn that you see. Either that, or stopswitch. My Autosan-H9-21 has a stopswitch on the rightside, but a airhorn in the left.

[@markuskiiveri9967]

Näyttäisi entiseltä lokki linjojen bussilta kouluaikoina paljon istunut kyydissä

[@tpvalley]

whats the button on the floor for where clutch pedal would normally be?

[@MegaZsolti]

Take it for a joyride :D and put it on video :D

[@burghill1979]

exhaust brake maybe???? or a foot operated engine stop???

[@HugoGarcia-xd2de]

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[@Mitsugejl]

The button in the floor might either be the stopswitch or high/lowbeam in the headlamps. Some danish built leyland buses had two buttons in the floor. Better step on the right one :)

[@mrspivvy]

some atlanteans had a foot control for the front doors in that position, but that looks more like an exhaust brake to me

[@tuomasharju9356]

godspeed into a eternity.

[@leopard7780]

Thanks for your comments. The button on the floor is the foot operated dip switch. No exhaust brakes in Leopards. The front and center door buttons are on the right side of the gear switch.

[@djzbigi]

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[@Kitfugl]

@leopard7780 is it for sale??

[@Kitfugl]

@mrspivvy thats the horn.