(29 Jul 2014, 9:13 am)Dan wrote See our fleet list for the chassis variations.
DAF SB120/Wright Cadet
VDL SB120/Wright Merit
They look similar to Renowns because of the Wright bodywork, which is what those vehicles have in common with Volvo B10BLEs.
When they first arrived, GNE listed them as Volvos, yes. Reason why is explained on the Wiki article for the VDL SB120: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDL_SB120
The Merits were purchased from Volvo dealer stock, whereas, so far as I know, the Cadets were ordered directly from Wrights.
I'll be honest here mate, when I was new to the enthusiast community a few years back, I thought the Cadets and Merits were 'Mini Renowns' - I probably got it from SPDs and MPDs, like