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  • Dickson – Austin K8CVC – BYJ 904 – 14

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    Dickson (Dundee)1952Austin K8CVCPlaxton C14F BYJ 904 is an Austin K8CVC with Plaxton C14F bodywork, dating from 1952. She was new to Dickson and is seen here on Southsea Common for the rally on 11 June 1995. According to the PSVC list for 2012, she has emigrated to the Netherlands as BE-67-57. Photograph and Copy contributed…

  • Lees Motorways – Austin K8 – LVO 530

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    Lees Motorways (Worksop)1951 Austin K8Kenex C12F We start with a conflict. The PSVC entry for 2012 says LVO 530 was new to Lees, Worksop, while Jenkinson’s book of 1978 say it was new to Symes, Devonshire Hill. While the sources agree that t is an Austin K8 with Kenex body, PSVC says it is of the…

  • Karefree Travel – Austin CXB – NPF 140

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    Karefree Travel1948Austin CXBMann Egerton C31F There appears to be some confusion about the exact model definition of the immediate post war Austin passenger model range. The Austin “near clone” of the Bedford O haulage vehicle was the K type, and the equivalent passenger model (and OB lookalike) was the CX. Some sources suggest that the…