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[[Image:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img83 bus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Truck art in South Asia|Customised bus in Pakistan]]]]
'''Customised buses''' are [[bus]]es that have been [[:Category:Vehicle modification|modified]] for [[Interior design|decorative]] purposes. The customisation is unrelated to performing their job or work, usually as [[public transport]] buses. Customised buses are also sometimes not used for a job or work, and are decorated as personal projects for exhibition, although this is rare compared to other types of art vehicle such as [[art car|cars]], [[art bike|bikes]] and [[customised trucks]].

==Customisation detail==
The customisation usually involves:
* Custom exterior and interior [[livery|paint schemes]], including phrases and proverbs and people, such as religious [[icon]]s.
* Extra decorative visual elements, such as extra lights and reflectors, flags, banners and bunting or religious symbols and artefacts.
* Modified [[coachwork|body parts]] such more elaborate [[Grille (car)|grille]]s, [[wheel]] arches, [[exhaust system|exhaust]]s

==Incidences of customisation==
[[Image:Malta bus Honey Words dont come easy.jpg|thumb|left|Slogan on a [[Malta bus]]]]

The island of [[Malta]] has had a long tradition of customising [[Malta bus|their buses]] used for public transport,<ref>[http://www.maltatransport.com/en/ptd/history/routebuses.shtml?s=C2CC7393-7D7330150958-6FDD Malta Transport Authority], History of the Maltese Route bus</ref> due to the variety of models imported, and the small nature of garage facilities. The customisation in Malta is understated compared to other countries. In the 2000s a drive was initiated to update the fleet with more modern buses, but historic examples remain, and the tradition of customisation has continued for the modern models.

The ''[[Colectivo]]'' urban buses of Argentina, particularly [[Buenos Aires]], were historically highly-customised with a technique called [[fileteado]], dating back to the 1920s. The practice of customisation continued until the adoption of more modern public transport buses which saw the practice fade out. Historic customised Colectivos are now prized museum exhibits, or have been restored as private vehicles.

The [[Chiva Buses]] of [[Colombia]] are hand-built on truck [[chassis]], used as both public transport and for private hire for parties, including as a novelty attraction in [[New York City]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/nyregion/02chiva.html New York Times] A Taste of Colombia Rolls Through New York’s Streets, 2 March 2008</ref>

The jeep derived "[[Jeepney]]" [[share taxi]]s of the Philippines have grown in capacity to the size of [[minibus]]es and are still being built by small scale manufacturers, although are facing calls{{when|date=February 2017}} for their reduction in number and competition with regular public transport.

[[Pakistan]] has a long tradition of [[Customised buses and trucks in Pakistan|highly customising buses]] (and [[truck]]s).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200502/masterpieces.to.go.the.trucks.of.pakistan.htm |title=Saudi Aramco World : Masterpieces to Go: The Trucks of Pakistan |access-date=2008-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008035126/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200502/masterpieces.to.go.the.trucks.of.pakistan.htm |archive-date=2014-10-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[El Salvador]] has a history of [[Chiva bus|highly customized buses]] used for public transport. These are typically owned by the gangs, and thus are not operated by a government agency.

==Other types of customised buses==
[[Image:Chiva Turismo.JPG|thumb|right|Mural on a [[Chiva bus]]]]
[[Advert bus]]es, [[party bus]]es, [[sleeper bus]]es and [[tour bus]]es are all types of buses that may feature a degree of decorative customisation as part of their primary function, and not just for personalisation.

==See also==
{{Portal|Buses}}
* [[Jingle truck]] – U.S. army slang for decorated trucks in Asia
* [[Dekotora]] – Japanese decorated trucks
* [[Tap-Tap]] – Haitian decorated buses
* [[Jeepney]] – Philippine decorated buses
* [[Chicken bus]] – Central American decorated buses
* [[Chiva bus]] – Colombian decorated buses
* [[Fileteado]] – Argentine and Uruguayan decorative style widely employed on buses
* [[:es:Ciudad de Panamá#Autobuses|Diablos Rojos]] – Panamanian decorated buses (Spanish-language article)
* [[Skoolies]] – [[school bus]]es converted into [[recreational vehicles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Customised buses}}

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[[Category:Art vehicles]]
[[Category:Buses by type]]
[[Category:Decorated vehicles]]

Customised buses - Revision history

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