The Ansair Flxible Clipper was a 27 or 29 seat coach built by Ansair Pty Ltd., Essendon, Melbourne under license to The Flxible Company of Loudonville, Ohio, USA. The Clipper was introduced by Flxible in 1936 using a Buick Straight 8 motor. In 1938 the engine moved from the front to the rear. The design was refined post war in 1946. The Ansair Flxible had the same body specification as the Right Hand Drive US Flxible. Mechanical specs had minor changes made to them to reflect the prevalence and availability of British sourced components a 6 cylinder 7.4litre Leyland diesel engine producing 160hp. A Spicer 4 speed transmission was used. Ansair made two versions of the Clipper: The Tourist model 6A (the model of Newman's vehicles), and Intercity model 6B. By the time production ended in the mid 1960's Ansair had produced a total of 131 vehicles. Wheelbase 218in. Length 32ft 11.5in Height 111in. Inside height 92.25in. Headroom 77in
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Palmerston North. These coaches were used on the Wellington - Palmerston North - Napier service until 1969.
| # | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments |  |
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| 21 | AF12 | 1952 | s.377 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 21 | s.270 | 1961 | C27+2childrenF |
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| EN6169 | 1965 | ||||||||
| Couper Motors, Putaruru | 8 | EN6169 | 29/11/68 | C27+2childrenF |
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| 22 | AF13 | 1952 | s.378 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 22 | s.271 | 1961 | C27+2childrenF | |
| EN6170 | 1965 | ||||||||
| Blair Motors, Levin | ? | EN6170 | 20/4/69 | C27+2childrenF | |||||
| 23 | AF18 | 29/5/52 | s.379 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 23 | s.272 | 1961 | C27+2childrenF |
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| EN6171 | 1965 | C21Fv for airport service |
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| White Bus Service Ltd, Dannevirke | 3 | EN6171 | 13/3/69 | C33F |
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| Orewa Transport Ltd, Auckland | ? | EN6171 | 23/5/72 |
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| Newmans Coachlines Ltd, Auckland | 23 | EN6171 | 11/8/78 | ||||||
| Montana Group (NZ) Ltd, Auckland | 23 | EN6171 | 15/6/00 | ||||||
| Nelson City Council, Nelson | 23 | EN6171 | 27/2/01 | Preserved at Founders Museum | |||||
| 24 | AF19 | 1952 | s.380 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 24 | s.273 | 1961 | C29F | |
| EN6172 | 1965 | ||||||||
| Hughes | EN6172 | 28/2/69 | Movan |
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| 25 | AF24 | 1952 | S.381 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 25 | s.274 | 1961 | C29F | |
| EN6173 | 1965 | ||||||||
| E C Reesby, Rotorua | 11 | EN6173 | 4/4/67 | ||||||
| ? | ? | EN6173 | 4/6/73 | Movan | |||||
| 26 | AF25 | 1952 | S.382 (56) | Newman Bros (NI) Ltd | 26 | s.275 | 1961 | C29F | |
| EN6174 | 1965 | ||||||||
| E C Reesby, Rotorua | 15 | EN6174 | 27/5/68 | ||||||
| ? | ? | EN6174 | 14/10/73 | Movan |
Last updated 12 February 2010