Caio Apache Vip O400UPA

<p>Hello, today I'm bringing you a long-awaited model: the Caio Apache Vip I O400UPA.</p><p>It was the only articulated Apache VIP in São Paulo.</p><p>Manufactured in 2000, it arrived in early 2001 with the prefix 27 010, which belonged to a GLS Bus that had been burned during the perueiros' protests, but shortly afterwards it gained the prefix 7 27 010.</p><p>When it arrived, had 3 doors on each side, and the ones on the left were high, for the corridors of the time.</p><p>In 2003, the prefix was changed to 7 2010. Also the last door on the left was closed and the other two adapted for boarding on the sidewalk.</p><p>It was the only articulated bus purchased between 1998 and 2003 for São Paulo city.</p><p>It operated for 11 years at Viação Campo Belo and was retired.</p><p>This bus remained retired for about 10 years, but in november 2021 was dismantled.</p><p>As an early Apache Vip I some details were different: The seats, light blue details and the internal iron tubes.</p><p><br></p><p>Technical Specs:</p><p>Lenght: 18.600</p><p>Total width: 2.500</p><p>Internal width: 2.350</p><p>Total height: 3.500</p><p>Internal height: 2.140</p><p>Chassis: Mercedes Benz O400UPA PL year 2000</p><p>Motor: Mercedes Benz OM449LA 300CV EURO I PROCONVE P-3</p><p>Torque: 1300Nm 1100-1400rpm</p><p>Gearbox: VOITH DIWA D863.3 3 speed.</p><p>Capacity: 41seats(original) 43 (when the last door was closed) and 78 standing</p><p><br></p><p>Credits:</p><p>Body: Franklim Magalhaes, RedJoker, Victor Borges, Wallace Machado.</p><p>Sound: Gabriel GB, Morphi, Marcos Zane e alterações feitas por RedJoker.</p><p>Wheels: Victor Ortega e alterações feitas por RedJoker.</p><p>Panel: Luiz Matheus, Marcos Elias e RedJoker.</p><p>Fonts: Marcos Elias e Ronaldo Aguial Design.</p><p>Washers: Gabriel Angelo editado por RedJoker.</p><p>Other parts: Marcos Elias, RedJoker and Victor Nathan.</p><p>Steering Wheel: Paulo Henrique.</p><p>Skins: RedJoker.</p><p>Scripts: Alexey Vasiliev, FRENZYMAX, Marcos Elias, Marcos Henrique (Zane), Morphi, MR Software, RedJoker,</p><p>Sergey Wizard.</p><p>The matrix text does not have a bug, the real bus had part of the matrix blocked due to the original rollband matrix.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are some images:</p><woltlab-spoiler><p><img src="https://2img.net/h/omsi.viamep.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/exterior-720x522.png" alt="Caio Apache Vip O400UPA Exterior-720x522"> <img src="https://2img.net/h/omsi.viamep.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/interior-720x557.png" alt="Caio Apache Vip O400UPA Interior-720x557"></p></woltlab-spoiler>