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Oct 31, 2008 12:18:29 GMT
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Oct 31, 2008 12:29:51 GMT
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Fill it with Minis and Gold Please! Massive respect, doing a car is one thing but a coach is another  |
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Ether
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Oct 31, 2008 12:37:33 GMT
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Great build and hooj respect for restoring a bus!  |
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rod
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Oct 31, 2008 12:42:50 GMT
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Very ,very nice mate ! Always wanted to build a camper from a coach! Oh and welcome!
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Oct 31, 2008 12:56:29 GMT
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'Hang on lads, I've got a great idea!' Absolutely marvellous!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
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1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
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Siert
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Oct 31, 2008 13:04:01 GMT
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Besides all other things that woodwork is brilliant!
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Oct 31, 2008 13:08:58 GMT
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nice resto mate i used to drive these when i first got my bus licence  |
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Oct 31, 2008 13:29:48 GMT
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cheers all,
its been a long three years.....
got loads more photos
and loads of other projects that swallow all my money and time..........
you know how it is! ;D
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Oct 31, 2008 13:43:13 GMT
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"You´re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off" Respect, and I thought the stuff we got up to was time consuming. ;D Love to have seen your wives face when you turned up with that!!! ;D Oh and welcome aboard! |
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Last Edit: Oct 31, 2008 13:43:51 GMT by Oldbus
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Oct 31, 2008 13:47:26 GMT
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That's absolutely brilliant ;D
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Oct 31, 2008 15:29:58 GMT
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"GET THE WHEELS IN LINE, GET THE WHEELS IN LINE!!!" Cooler than penguin pi55. |
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Oct 31, 2008 15:49:55 GMT
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Remember my dad always used to say "You need a trade get a trade" Great I got a trade and now nobody wants a bloody coach-builder............ ;D ;D Well not round ere for the right money. Congrats mate.  I spy a hitch hiker.  |
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Oct 31, 2008 18:55:40 GMT
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that is awsome... truly awsome....
there was a feature in practical classics a while back about a chap who drove oneof these to India or something cant remember exactly...
would love one of these, couple of quick questions...
whats it like on fuel?
can it be downgraded to 7.5 plg for driving on a car license?
whats the insurance like?
top work though sir she is a beauty
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Padz
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Oct 31, 2008 19:06:53 GMT
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pardon the french but that is ferking awesome!
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Oct 31, 2008 20:07:21 GMT
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Superb work and what a great machine!
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Oct 31, 2008 20:13:07 GMT
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Absolutely in awe.
Great project and outcome.
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dubzi
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Oct 31, 2008 22:54:04 GMT
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That is a great bus, hat's off to the work you've done. I'd really love a Bedford VAL as seen in the Italian Job. One for when I've won the lottery though.....  There's loads of vintage Bedford coach detail & photos here, if anyone's interested: wakefield-files.freehostia.com/ |
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m0rris
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I'd really love a Bedford VAL as seen in the Italian Job. One for when I've won the lottery though..... Two bits of chance there, winning the lottery and then finding a befdford val 14 with harrington cavalier coachwork, especially as there are sadly only three known! Serious respect for restoring a coach, looks like the work paid off though! m0rris |
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Thats actually brilliant!Massive respect for such an undertaking!! And I'd love to see the look on peoples' faces when they drive past thinking "That looks like to one from the Italian Job" and see a mini in the back  |
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answers to questions above..... fuel. i fitted a bigger leyland motor (401ci instead of 330ci) - they did have a similar engine fitted from new (though bedford never mentioned that they bought it from a competitor!) mine was from another coach, so although the block was the same sort fitted by the factory all the ancilleries werent - this led to one or two issues......... it will do about 12 - 14 mpg, its fairly steady away and lazy, it only does 55 - 60mph. insurance. flux charge about 350 a year. its insured as a motor camper conversion with provision for taking a car. they where very good and had no problems with it. licence. it can be driven fine on a pre 97 car licence - its gw is less than 7.5, (it weighs about 5ish) . its correctly registered on the v5c as a motor camper and needs a class 4 mot. that way its all legal and above board. ive spent a lot of time making sure this is correct as many people drive these conversions as recovery trucks, so no mot is required etc. ref the Harrington. the model used in the film was a Harrington Legionaire. it was a rare coach from new, i think about five still exist with three of them getting turned into italian job replicas  this one was restored to a very high standard from a wreck. i did have a VAL (the VAL stands for VA Long, where mine is a VAM - VA Medium) with the same body style as mine (a plaxton panorama 1) but it was too far gone to save - kids had smashed most of the windows and it had rotted out - it did provide the leyland engine and the wood for the new camper part we did.    we got the whole thing chopped up in 48 hours - possibly the most knackering and manic weekend ever! it took about two years for the garden to recover - bits of this coach are now in about five other VAL's so it didnt die in vain. ;D |
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