Van Hool T21 series

The Van Hool T21 series is a family of luxury touring coaches from the Belgian manufacturer Van Hool, introduced in 1995 and based on the European T9 platform for the North American market. It came as a 40-foot T2140 or an extended 45-foot T2145, and it offered more engine choices than the T8 and T9 coaches before it, which were almost exclusively powered by Cummins diesels; buyers could specify the Cummins M11 plus, the Detroit Diesel Series 60 or the Caterpillar C13 ACERT. Later models of the series simplified the windshield into two panes, replaced the headlight assemblies with individual projector lamps and consolidated the driver console. ABC Companies, the exclusive North American dealer, was still delivering new T2145 coaches in 2011.