Tag: Ford
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J W Fieldsend Ltd – Ford Thames Trader – TRJ 731
Photograph by “unknown” if you took this photo please go to the copyright page. J W Fieldsend Ltd (Salford)1961Ford Thames Trader 570E Plaxton C41F I feel fairly sure that the above shot was taken at the 5th National Coach Rally which started in Wigan and finished in Blackpool where this shot was taken. According to a…
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East Kent – Ford Thames 570E – TJG 440
East Kent Road Car Co Ltd1960Ford Thames 570EHarrington Crusader Mk1 C41F East Kent Road Car Co Ltd. bought this smart unique vehicle into the fleet at the start of the 1960’s, this was a common sight with the coach touring fleets around the country but for East Kent, this was a one off. A Ford…
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Yorkshire Woollen – Ford Thames 570E – GHD 215 – 871
Yorkshire Woollen District1961Ford Thames 570EDuple C41F By the time this picture of a Yorkshire Woollen Thames was taken, it was in preservation. Never my favourite Yorkshire coaches, I found them a little slow and a lot noisy. One of them provided the only occasion I experienced where all passengers had to get off and walk…
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Dan Air – Ford R226 – HDA 554D
Copyright Pete Davies Dan Air (London)1966Ford R226Plaxton C52F Here is a view of Ford R226 HDA 554D, taken at Lasham airfield on 30th August 1975. She appears to have started life with Don Everall of Wolverhampton, and has a Plaxton coach body. In this view, she has become a staff bus for the airline Dan…
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Hutchison – Ford R192 – FVA 462D
Hutchison of Overtown1966Ford R192Duple C45F FVA 462D a Ford R192 with Duple C45F body, it was new to Hutchison of Overtown in 1966. She’s seen at the Wisley Rally on 5 April 2009, but I’ve never (knowingly) seen a vehicle in Hutchison livery. Is this the original livery of Hutchisons? Photograph and Copy contributed by…
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Whitefriars Coaches – Ford R226 – DNM 761D
Whitefriars Coaches (Wembley)1966Ford R226Plaxton Panorama 1 C52F Seen at the 1967 Brighton Coach rally this particular coach is not all that it appears to be.Built to the specification of Don Janes the owner of Whitefriars Coaches of Wembley it started life as a normal 1966 Ford R226 chassis. But was then rebuilt to Mr Janes…