Den Oudsten

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Den Oudsten Bussen B.V. was a Dutch

The company, which was family-owned, had a profound influence on public transport in the Netherlands from the 1960s right up until the late 1990s. It mainly built coaches and bodyparts for buses that were assembled on chassis made by DAF, Leyland, Volvo, and Iveco.

In 1986 one of the family members, Jan den Oudsten, acquired a

Many older models of Den Oudsten buses that are no longer used in the Netherlands were shipped to other countries, where they can still be seen on local public transport duties. Den Oudsten buses have been spotted as far afield as

The eventual bankruptcy of the company is believed to have been caused by the increasingly competitive nature of the

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• Downloadable brochure about the 2002 auction at Den Oudsten Bussen B.V.(PDF-file)