PRESERVED BUSES & COACHES
| REG | OVL 473 |
| MAKE | Bristol |
| MODEL | FS5G |
| YEAR | 1960 |
| BODY | L33/27RD Eastern Coach Works, Lowestoft. |
| OWNER | Mick Rolley, Quainton, Bucks |
| HISTORY | Started life with
Lincolnshire Road Car in 1960. It remained in service with the
company for 10 years and then for a further seven years as part of the
National Bus Company. It was bought for private use in 1977, changed
owners a further twice, but remained in private hands. However, in
1986, it was bought by Stagecoach Scotland and worked in Perth until sold
again to Magicbus who also ran it in Perth until 1991. That year it
was purchased by Gibbons Classics of Maidstone, Kent, who began a
restoration programme. Three years later they sold it on to the
present owner who undertook further restoration work, and began showing
the vehicle at various bus rallies. Now 50 years old, it is painted
in the original Lincolnshire livery.
Information obtained from: http://www.3cbcvm.org.uk/bristolfs5g.html |
| Above photo taken at: | Oxford Bus Museum Running Day |
| Taken on: | 17th October 2010 |
Photographs © Mike Smith 2010
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