Fiat 306
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The Fiat 306 was an Italian
bus
produced by Fiat Veicoli Industriali (FIAT
's bus division before the creation of the IVECO
consortium) from 1956.
It was manufactured in 3 series: 306/2 was launched in 1960, while 306/3 was from 1962, with different car body. The Fiat 306 was delivered as a chassis
which was later added a car body by different companies, including CANSA, Carrozzeria Orlandi, Menarini
and others. Fiat 306, whose production ended in 1982, was massively used in Italy by numerous local transport administration. It was replaced by IVECO 370
, launched in 1977.
Italy
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bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
produced by Fiat Veicoli Industriali (FIAT
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
's bus division before the creation of the IVECO
Iveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
consortium) from 1956.
It was manufactured in 3 series: 306/2 was launched in 1960, while 306/3 was from 1962, with different car body. The Fiat 306 was delivered as a chassis
Chassis
A chassis consists of an internal framework that supports a man-made object. It is analogous to an animal's skeleton. An example of a chassis is the underpart of a motor vehicle, consisting of the frame with the wheels and machinery.- Vehicles :In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the...
which was later added a car body by different companies, including CANSA, Carrozzeria Orlandi, Menarini
Menarini
The Menarini Group is an Italian pharmaceutical company. It was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1886, and has three divisions: Menarini Ricerche, Menarini Biotech and Menarini Diagnostics. It is committed to the search for pharmacological solutions for such therapeutic areas as cardiovascular...
and others. Fiat 306, whose production ended in 1982, was massively used in Italy by numerous local transport administration. It was replaced by IVECO 370
Iveco 370
The Iveco 370 was an Italian bus produced by Fiat Veicoli Industriali starting from 1976, and, from 1980, by the IVECO consortium.Produced in different lengths, it replaced the previous models Fiat 306, Fiat 308 and Fiat 309. It was built in two versions, suburban and Gran Turismo, in the length of...
, launched in 1977.