Chassis Codes
In accordance with Bristol Commercial Vehicles practice, chassis were designated by a two or three letter code, followed by the number of engine cylinders and engine manufacturer.
- LDX: Low 'Decker, Experimental (the first two LD vehicles)
- LD: Low 'Decker
- LDL: Low 'Decker, Long (Essentially pre-production FL models - introduced when the maximum legal length of double deck buses was extended from 27 ft to 30ft. Braking was improved from the earlier vacuum assisted to compressed air assisted)
- LDS: Low 'Decker, Short (Essentially pre-production FS models)
- FS: Flat-floor, Short length
- FSF: Flat-floor, Short length, Forward entrance
- FL: Flat-floor, Long
- FLF: Flat-floor, Long, Forward entrance
Example engine classifications
- FS5G: FS with Gardner 5LW engine
- FL6B: FL with Bristol BVW engine (AVW type in Bristol LD6B)
- FLF6G: FLF with Gardner 6LW or 6LX engine
- FLF6L: FLF with Leyland O.600 or O.680 engine
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