Saehan BL064
| Saehan (SMC) BL064 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Saehan Motors Company |
| Production | August, 1977 – September, 1981 |
| Assembly | Busanjin, Busan, South Korea,[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Micro Bus |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Isuzu Journey M |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.8 L Isuzu 4BA1 l4 (diesel) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 6400 mm |
| Width | 2200 mm |
| Height | 2400 mm |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | GMK (Chevrolet) BLD24 |
Saehan (SMC) BL064 is a licensed built Isuzu Journey M series.
Description
| External image | |
|---|---|
 Saehan BL064 : [1] |
Saehan Motors reintroduced this micro bus series after a brief absence since taking over from GM Korea. It continues to have the capacity of 25 passengers. However, this bus series received larger Isuzu based 4BA1 engine series from its predecessor. Production of this Micro Bus series ceased to be made after the government enacted “Automobile Industry Rationalization Policy.” Only 945 units were made during its production run.
Paint Scheme
The default color sold by the company was used at the Seoul area starting in 1977; white with orange horizontal stripes. Other colors were also applied as green with midsection of beige up to near front of the rear wheel with twice alternating colors in oblique angle strip at the bus. The remaining midsection part was matched to the body color. By 1980, some of these buses were painted as white divided with marine blue at the top at the windows area and the bottom horizontal.
See also
- Saehan Motor Company (1976~1983)
- Automotive industry in South Korea
- Isuzu Journey
- Isuzu B Engine
- (in Korean) 새한 BL
- (in Japanese) いすゞ・ジャーニー
References
- ^ Daewoo Bus Global Corp.; Company; In Korea; Busan Plant Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Korean) 기업연혁: 새한자동차
- (in Korean) 연혁: 1970 ~ 1980년대
External links
- (in Korean) 서울시내버스 도색역사 (Seoul Paint Scheme starting 1977)
- (in Korean) 대우버스 50년사 (1st picture of 3rd panel of this first bus rolled off the assembly line)
- (in Korean) GMK버스 Chevrolet BLD24, Chevrolet BD50DL 차종에 대하여 설명해주세요.[배기량, 엔진, 출력] (GMK (Chevrolet) BLD24 body dimension)
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