The  Bristol LS

Production

Production from 1951 to 1958.
	A total of 1409 were produced
		Type	LS4G			LS5G			LS6G			LS6B
			First	Last		First	Last		First	Last		First	Last
	COACHES
		C32F	-	-		Apr 55	Apr 56		-	-		-	-
		C34F	-	-		-	-		Mar 57	Jun 57		May 57	Jun 58
		C35F	-	-		-	-		Jun 57	Jun 57		-	-
		C37F	-	-		-	-		Jun 52	Oct 52		Jun 53	Mar 54
		C38F	-	-		-	-		Mar 56	May 56		Apr 54	May 54
		C39F	-	-		Oct 52	Jun 57		Jun 52	Jun 57		Jun 53	Aug 57
		C41F	-	-		-	-		Jul 52	May 57		-	-
	DUAL PURPOSE
		DP39D	-	-		Jan 53	Jun 54		Dec 52	Feb 54		Nov 53	Sep 54
		DP39F	Dec 52	May 53		May 55	May 55		-	-		Jun 55	Jul 58
		DP41D	-	-		Dec 52	May 53		-	-		-	-
		DP41F	-	-		Mar 53	May 58		Jun 56	Jul 57		Jun 56	Jun 56
		DP43F	-	-		-	-		May 55	Jul 56		-	-
	BUS
		B35F	1951	1951		Jan 53	Jan 53		-	-		-	-
		B41F	-	-		May 55	Jan 57		Jun 56	Jun 56		-	-
		B42D	1951	1951		-	-		-	-		-	-
		B42F	-	-		-	-		-	-		Jan 51	Jan 51
		B43D	-	-		Oct 52	Oct 57		-	-		Jan 54	Oct 54
		B45F	-	-		Nov 52	Jun 58		Nov 52	Sep 57		Dec 53	Jan 56
		B54F	-	-		Dec 54	Dec 54		-	-		-	-

Mechanical

Engine
		Bristol AHW	8.14 litres, six cylinder horizontal oil engine
		Gardner 4HLW	5.6 litres, four cylinder horizontal oil engine
		Gardner 5HLW	7.0 litres, five cylinder horizontal oil engine
		Gardner 6HLW	8.4 litres, six cylinder horizontal oil engine
Gearbox			16.25" diameter dry plate clutch, 5 speed synchromesh with 5th speed overdrive
Alxe
		Front	1 section beam
		Rear	Fully-floating axle with spiral bevel gear
Suspension			Semi-elliptic leaf springs, shock absorbers on front axle
Brakes			Clayton-Dewandre vacuum servo operation

Dimensions

	LS Dual Purpose	LS Coach	LS Bus
Wheelbase
Overall length	30 ft		30 ft
Overall width	8 ft		8 ft
Height	10 ft 2 in		10 ft 2 in
Seating Capacity	39, 41 or 43	32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39 or 41	35, 41, 42, 43, 45
Chassis Designation	LS4G / LS5G / LS6G / LS6B	LS5G / LS6G / LS6B	LS4G / LS5G / LS6G / LS6B