Key details
- Current owner
- ARCA
- Original owner
- Canals Transport de Viatgers
- Year
- 1969
- Registration
- GI-83359
- Make
- Pegaso
- Model
- 5031-L
- Bodywork
- Ayats
- Entered service
- 1969
- Withdrawn from service
- unknown
Technical information
- Make
- Pegaso 5031-L
- Length
- 11.950 mm
- Height
- 3.100 mm
- Width
- 2.500 mm
- Interior height
- —
- Door width
- 850 mm
- Chassis
- Pegaso 5031-L
- Engine
- Pegaso 9106/7, six cylinders in line, 10,518 cc and 200 hp at 2,100 rpm
- Engine layout
- vertical rear engine, naturally aspirated with direct injection
- Gearbox
- six-speed synchromesh manual ZF
- Steering
- hydraulic power assistance
- Brakes
- dual pneumatic circuits and exhaust-shutoff engine brake
- Suspension
- leaf springs; anti-roll bar and telescopic shock absorbers on the front axle
- Fuel tank
- 260 litres
- Coachbuilder
- Ayats
- Entered service
- 1969
- Capacity
- unknown
- Registration
- GI-83359
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Introduction
The Pegaso 5031-L is an elegant coach measuring 12 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, which entered service in 1969.
Its exceptionally comfortable seats and technical characteristics make it particularly well suited to long-distance journeys.
Vehicle condition
After withdrawal, the vehicle passed to collector Francesc López. He transferred the coach to ARCA in September 2009.
The vehicle is mechanically operational, although technical problems currently prevent it from being driven on public roads.
History
This elegant coach is a Pegaso 5031-L with Ayats bodywork. It began service with F. Canals as fleet number 9 and later passed to Canals Transport de Viatgers, owned by one of the brothers behind the former company. There it had the distinction of carrying fleet number 1.
The Pegaso 5031-L was designed especially for long-distance travel. Its vertically mounted rear engine makes full use of the passenger compartment while reducing noise and vibration, and its 200 hp output provides good performance.
Its six-speed ZF gearbox is coupled to a hydraulically operated, pneumatically assisted clutch, offering the driver a relatively comfortable working environment. The steering is also hydraulically assisted. Two pneumatic braking circuits serve the two axles, while an engine brake improves ride smoothness and fuel economy.
The Ayats bodywork is both attractive and practical. Its outward-opening doors are particularly noteworthy: the front door is pneumatically operated and the rear door is manual.
After withdrawal from service, the coach was acquired by Girona collector Francesc López, who transferred it to ARCA in September 2009. The intention was to provide the association with a comfortable vehicle for long-distance journeys, and it did so. Mechanical problems later emerged in the half-shaft and differential assembly, however, while the interior seats deteriorated rapidly and now require urgent reupholstering.