oiltreader:
1938 501 Isobloc coachwork no idea what the mechanical underpinnings would be. All credit to Dave Fawcett for the photo.
Oily
Interesting one Oily. I did a bit of internet rummaging (‘sleuthing’ is overstating it) and it seems there’s some confusion whether this is a 1938 or 1948 coach - I’m no expert but I’ll suggest the latter. As to underpinnings, as Froggy points out Isobloc used a range of engines, but being a French charabanc (and given the results I’ve seen here myntransportblog.com/category/isobloc/) I’d suggest probably Panhard.
Yes ParkRoyal2100 I also thought it looked a bit swish for '38.
Cheers
Oily
Hi Oily, here is a photo I took of a South African Railways ERF bus parked outside Durban Railway Station in 1978 while on a visit to South Africa. SAR had a number of ERF buses both 2 and 3 axle models, some that pulled cargo trailers and others that had half bus body at the front with a load platform over the back bogie which could be sheeted and roped Apologies for photo quality due to having a small low resolution camera back then. Wishing you and all regular contributors a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2021.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
robthedog:
Weren’t they pretty compared to today’s bland offerings
Top one looks like a pre-war Bedford. I recognise the Guernsey Albion in the second pic because I remember travelling on one in summer 1963. The bottom pic looks like a Leyland Gnu.
robthedog:
Weren’t they pretty compared to today’s bland offerings
Top one looks like a pre-war Bedford. I recognise the Guernsey Albion in the second pic because I remember travelling on one in summer 1963. The bottom pic looks like a Leyland Gnu.
NVX 170 was a 1949 Leyland Tiger PS2/11 with a second steer axle added probably unbraked in order to extend the chassis to 30ft legally at that time The body was 39 seater built by Heaver. The coach was owned by the City Coach Co sold later to Barton, Chilwell who removed the 2nd axle and had full fronted double deck Northern Counties fitted.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, here is a photo I took of a South African Railways ERF bus parked outside Durban Railway Station in 1978 while on a visit to South Africa. SAR had a number of ERF buses both 2 and 3 axle models, some that pulled cargo trailers and others that had half bus body at the front with a load platform over the back bogie which could be sheeted and roped Apologies for photo quality due to having a small low resolution camera back then. Wishing you and all regular contributors a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2021.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Ta for the 2021 good tidings G.
A fine example of a Barton decker and what coachbuilder would that be? engine access would be a bit tricky. All credit to kitmasterbloke for the photo.
Oily
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, here is a photo I took of a South African Railways ERF bus parked outside Durban Railway Station in 1978 while on a visit to South Africa. SAR had a number of ERF buses both 2 and 3 axle models, some that pulled cargo trailers and others that had half bus body at the front with a load platform over the back bogie which could be sheeted and roped Apologies for photo quality due to having a small low resolution camera back then. Wishing you and all regular contributors a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2021.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Ta for the 2021 good tidings G.
A fine example of a Barton decker and what coachbuilder would that be? engine access would be a bit tricky. All credit to kitmasterbloke for the photo.
Oily
Hi Eddie, This Barton AEC bodywork is by Northern Counties of Wigan. Cheers, Ray.
Leyland600:
Hi Oily, here is a photo I took of a South African Railways ERF bus parked outside Durban Railway Station in 1978 while on a visit to South Africa. SAR had a number of ERF buses both 2 and 3 axle models, some that pulled cargo trailers and others that had half bus body at the front with a load platform over the back bogie which could be sheeted and roped Apologies for photo quality due to having a small low resolution camera back then. Wishing you and all regular contributors a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2021.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Ta for the 2021 good tidings G.
A fine example of a Barton decker and what coachbuilder would that be? engine access would be a bit tricky. All credit to kitmasterbloke for the photo.
Oily
Hi Eddie, This Barton AEC bodywork is by Northern Counties of Wigan. Cheers, Ray.
December last and the approach to this bridge is a gradual right bend then just before the bridge a gradual left bend under, standard A road width never a problem except when this happens , I’d normally be on 45ish mph at this bit but because of a lot of surface water and still peeing down it was less and even less when I saw this bus well over the white line and thought OH ■■■■…no bang only a dirt rattle from the nearside so lucky lucky at worst khaki underwear . The mirror width of my van 8ft, so ■■■ paper margin.
Oily
Did that one in a rented vehicle camper in the 70s Oily , I could count the piston strokes on the bend . Mrs R went an interesting shade of white when I said be ready to put a stone under the wheel .
rigsby:
Did that one in a rented vehicle camper in the 70s Oily , I could count the piston strokes on the bend . Mrs R went an interesting shade of white when I said be ready to put a stone under the wheel .
Hi rigsby, that’s when you start pushing the steering wheel with no avail
Oily
oiltreader:
Credit to Barry Skeates for the photo.
Oily
Madame Fifi ran a tight ship and kept a tight rein on her gals. She knew they all had day jobs but didn’t know what they did - until she spied this sign on the door of salon No7. “Ah!” she said to herself. “A clippy!”
, I’d normally be on 45ish mph at this bit but because of a lot of surface water and still peeing down it was less and even less when I saw this bus well over the white line and thought OH ■■■■…no bang only a dirt rattle from the nearside so lucky lucky at worst khaki underwear 
. The mirror width of my van 8ft, so ■■■ paper margin.
