The flanks are hand-painted with a curved red bow and finished with a fine ornamental trim. All under the name of “Hanseat”. It was actually not uncommon in the post-war years to give the bus a name to make it somewhat approachable, like a person. The Setra S8 is a prime example of the culture of comfort the people in the post-war decade had started to appreciate. The flair evoked by the bicolour design came to be expected in every luxury bus operated in the 1950s - just as much as the panoramic roof! WIKING used revitalised moulds to recreate the fine finishing of the S8. The transparent roof was imprinted such that it stayed true to the original. The true-to-prototype painting of the roof and the window bars foster authenticity of the highest order. The history of the S8 is one of a kind in the evolution of buses: Immediately after the war, Otto Kässbohrer embarked on the ambitious project of designing the first omnibus that came with a self-supporting superstructure. Formed as a German acronym reflecting this construction principle, the Setra name was set on a path to success. And, indeed, the Setra S8 entered production in 1952 already, after an internal presentation that revealed its distinctive grid radiator grille for the first time. Not much time passed before Kässbohrer approached WIKING for a cooperation. Creating precedents, Friedrich Peltzer had the S8 miniaturised as ordered - following the same construction principle applied to the Büssing Trambus. The body split and the upper part sporting a fully transparent design - useful and striking at the same time.

Lower part ivory beige, driver's seat and interior carmine red. Inserted light ivory steering wheel. Chassis silver. Roof rack aluminium silver. Side flanks imprinted red with “Hanseat” lettering. Ornamental strips of radiator grille, bumper and side parts as well as rear bonnet silver. Roof surface and window bars ivory beige.