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Another PSV (Passenger Service Vehicle) for the bus enthusiasts.
Identify the make, model, type of bus and the designer/founder of this type.
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2012, 10:36:56 AM »
I should point out that I've disguised the radiator badge as that would have given the game away too easily.

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 02:39:03 AM »
AEC?

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2012, 11:30:55 AM »
Maudesley?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2012, 11:07:21 AM »
Bump....
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 11:25:30 AM »
Apologies for the delay in answering - neither AEC or Maudslay

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2012, 03:11:43 AM »
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2012, 11:26:33 AM »
Bristol?
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2012, 12:14:24 PM »
Bristol?
Not a Bristol but still a well-known make in its day

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2012, 12:16:16 PM »
Leyland?
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2012, 12:17:47 PM »
Leyland?
Not a Leyland and don't forget I've blurred the radiator badge.....

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2012, 05:45:14 PM »
Bedford?

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2012, 08:57:12 PM »

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2012, 07:11:17 AM »
Foden?
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2012, 09:19:11 AM »
Daimler?

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2012, 09:20:51 AM »
Not Foden or Daimler

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2012, 09:37:16 AM »
Should there be a big letter T on the radiator, for Thorneycroft?
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2012, 01:32:38 PM »
Should there be a big letter T on the radiator, for Thorneycroft?
No but the full name of the make was in the badge at the top of the radiator.....

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2012, 03:01:44 PM »
Commer?

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #19 on: December 05, 2012, 03:13:30 PM »
Commer?
Not Commer.....keep going you're bound to come across this make soon

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #20 on: December 05, 2012, 04:45:07 PM »
Albion

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2012, 06:17:56 PM »
Based on a Morris-Commercial Dictator?
And is it a Colonel Millard designed sleeper coach?
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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2012, 01:44:46 AM »

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2012, 01:47:55 AM »
Based on a Morris-Commercial Dictator?
And is it a Colonel Millard designed sleeper coach?
Not a Morris-Commercial.
It's a short name.
It is a coach but not designed for sleeping in.
It's a prototype of quite a few that were built on different chassis.....

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Re: MJW #1044
« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2012, 04:58:56 AM »
a short name=GUY?