Tag: Guy
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Court Cars – Guy Vixen – KTT 689
Court Cars of Torquay1948Guy VixenWadhams C29F KTT 689 is a 1948 Guy Vixen with petrol engine and C29F body supplied by Wadhams Bros. It is one of a pair supplied to Court Cars of Torquay. In later life it was preserved under cover at WETC for some 20 years before being bought by Ron Lucas.…
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Highland Omnibuses Ltd – Guy Arab UF – KWO 37 – K47
Highland Omnibuses Ltd1952Guy Arab UFDuple C37F Back in the days of half-cabs, most coaches were distinguishable from single-deck buses by their window line. On buses this was straight and level, but on coaches it usually formed a gentle curve from the focal point of bonnet and cab down towards the rear. Later, when the engine…
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Greyhound – Guy Arab UF – GVD 43 – 43
Copyright Ian Wild T D Alexander (Greyhound) Sheffield and Arbroath1952Guy Arab UFAlexander C41C This coach was one of a batch of ten new to Central SMT in this case as their fleet number K43. Bob Alexander liked rugged reliability and from my conversations with the fitter at Greyhound, this vehicle fitted the bill being quoted…
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Southampton Corporation – Guy Arab UF – JOW 928 – 255
Southampton Corporation1955Guy Arab UF 6HLWPark Royal B39F JOW 928 is a Guy Arab UF, dating from 1955. It has a Park Royal body and, in the first view it has been renumbered to 903 for duty with the Council’s Welfare Department. It is in the Southsea rally on 17 June 1984. This second view shows…
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Llandudno UDC – Guy Otter – CCC 596
Llandudno Urban District Council1954Guy OtterRoe B25F Llandudno UDC was one of Britain’s smaller municipal fleets, and unlike most municipalities, it’s services were aimed at tourists rather than local residents. A fleet of small buses was built up for use principally on the Marine Drive, a 5 mile scenic road around the base of the Great…
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Harper Bros – Guy Arab LUF – 1292 RE – 58
Copyright Ray Soper Harper Bros19??Guy Arab LUFWillowbrook Viking C??F This shot is from the Ray Soper gallery contribution titled “Harper Brothers of Heath Hayes” click on the title if you would like to view his Gallery and comments to it.The shot is shown here for indexing purposes but please feel free to make any comment…
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Samuel Ledgard – Guy LUF – DCN 838
All three shots from the Stephen Howarth collection Samuel Ledgard1954Guy Arab LUFPicktree C35F DCN 838 was new to Samuel Ledgard in 1963, it was one of 35 second hand vehicles added to the fleet in an attempt at some sort of standardisation, in order to reduce stocking a wide range of spare parts.It was new…
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Samuel Ledgard – Guy Arab LUF – DCN 834
Copyright John Boylett Samuel Ledgard1954Guy Arab LUFPicktree C35F DCN 834 was a Guy Arab LUF (chassis number 72143) with a Gardner 6HLW engine, bodied with a Picktree Continental C35F body.Picktree were based at Bensham in Gateshead, near the Northern General headquarters, who had a financial stake in Picktree, these coaches being the last PSVs built…
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Whieldons (Green Bus Co) – Guy LUF – 500 URF
Whieldons (The Green Bus Co. Ltd)1958Guy LUFBurlingham Seagull C37F From the beginning of November 1973 Whieldons t/a The Green Bus Service was taken over by the National Bus Co with Midland Red continuing much of the network although three Uttoxeter services passed to PMT o/w the Potteries Motor Services. Mr C J Whieldon had commenced…
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Southern Motorways – Guy GS – MXX 343 – Ex LTE GS 43
Copyright Roger Cox Southern Motorways1953Guy GSECW B26F Here is a picture of one of the ex LTE GS type Guy Specials operated by Basil Williams of Emsworth during the 1970s, who then traded as “Southern Motorways”. In the week I “drove” a desk at London Country back then, and, to keep my hand in, I…