Category:Maidstone & District coach LC1 "The Knightrider" (NKN 650)

English: Now in preservation, The Knightrider was a one off coach built in 1951 (reg. NKN 650), designed by the chief engineer Maidstone & District as a luxury private hire vehicle. Designated internally as LC1 (Luxury Coach 1), the name is probably a play on the company HQ at the time, Knightrider House in Knightrider Street, Maidstone, and the non-standard livery it was finished in - variously described as navy blue, dark blue, midnight blue and even black. The chassis was a Commer Avenger P, powered by a petrol engine. The body was built by Thomas Harrington Ltd, but the interior was in the pullman style, with just 16 seats arranged in 1+2 around tables, and with a cocktail bar at the rear. A generous luggage locker allowed for continental touring, but it also appears to have been used on short trips, such as to the races at Epsom.