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VDL Bova

VDL Bova was a luxury coachbuilder based in Eindhoven, in The Netherlands which began building coaches in 1931. In particular, it is well known for the Bova Futura, a streamlined coach usually powered by a DAF engine, which was first introduced in the 1980s and is still in production as of 2018 as the VDL Futura.

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Integral Buses and Coaches • Benelux (coach/interurban, replaced by Europa) • Europa (coach, replaced by Futura) • Futura (coach/interurban, replaced by VDL Futura 2) • Magiq (coach, derivative of Futura, replaced by VDL Futura 2) • X-press (low-floor bus with rear engine, only 16 built in 1980) Bus and Coach Chassis • Calypso (coach, with Europa underframe and Duple bodywork) Bus and Coach Bodywork Initially Bova built bus bodywork on a variety of chassis, but switched to building integral vehicles in the early 1970s. After becoming part of VDL Groep some chassis/bodywork combinations of DAF/Berkhof heritage were sold as complete vehicles under the VDL Bova name: • Lexio (interurban bus based on VDL SD400 chassis, replaced by VDL Citea) • Synergy (double-deck coach based on VDL SBR4000 chassis, rebadged from Berkhof Axial 100. Replaced by VDL Futura FDD2) ==References==
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