British Classic Buses in New Zealand (Page 3)

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Last updated 4 December 2007

Here is a third page of material about buses of British origin in New Zealand. Please feel free to send any suitable items and I will be happy to post them.

New Zealand buses Page One is here and Page Two is here.

MORE DISCOVERIES FROM THE CAMP SITES

Yet MORE gems from Mat and Molly Foster - where would these pages be without their delightful photos? Let's start with this creature. With the rego EW9549 and the name "Uncle Jed", it is clearly a post-war Leyland Tiger. But what are its origins? I don't know, but maybe you have some suggestions. Mat says "The Leyland is a motorhome and is still registered for road use".

And then there's this mystery bus. An AEC Regal, but from where? Rather the worse for wear, there should be enough clues there for someone to identify it. Please let me know what you think. There's another picture below.

Mat says "The AEC Regal has pretty much had it, although the engine still fired up after putting a battery on it - not been started for 4-5 years!"

This vehicle is not what it appears. "The Bedford is not a Bedford - it's a 1955 Seddon. Once again it has an SB3 front on it. Not sure what body it has, but the chassis number is 30648."

Mat wrote "the twin steer Bedford VAL is number four that I have found here so far". One of them is on Page 2, and the other two are below;

"This VAL is a 1964, and the only one with that body still on. It's called 'Chubby Cheeks' and is the only one of the 28 that came to NZ with this body. It was a Bedford promo bus."

"The other VAL (blue) is a1965, and comes from South Island. I saw it on the same day - what's the chances of  that?"

"The AEC is from 1957 with an AEC engine, but has not moved for a year or so - it's just parked up and for sale." Maybe it's a Regal IV from Christchurch or New Plymouth - what do you think?

 Thanks again Mat for the great pictures.

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