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bedford1970
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 Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: Bedford bus restoration |
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Here is my 1970 Bedford Vas with Strachens coachwork.
Slowly being restored to hopefully a high standard.
Originaly regitered as an ambulance it has a great engine having only covered 70.000 miles. It spent the last 8 years being used as a shoot bus on a farm. Externally it is in very good shape, however the chassis is another story.
When I aquired it it had built up a layer of perminent mud 6" thick all over the underside and as a result the chassis is in a poor state. I am having the whole lot shot blasted in the spring! At the moment I am replacing all brake pipes and cylinders.
I will post more photos as I go along with it!
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bedford1970
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| Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Rick
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Rootes75
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| Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| Bodywork looks ok, a very worthy project. |
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bedford1970
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | How are things going with the Bedford?
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Bad news on the bus restoration. The windscreen has been smashed by vandals! Finding a new one is going to be very difficult. Maybe someone here can help? It is possible that the windscreen was used by other coachbuilders but I don't know. Maybe somebody on this forum does? Without a new screen its practically a right off!
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bedford1970
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | Blimey sorry to read that, it acts as a reminder of the perils that can affect anyone who has to park their (often oversize) vehicle away from home (I assume that's the case here?).
Have you put the word out in the classic bus press, to see if anyone has ideas for sourcing a replacement? not that you'd want to fit it just yet, in case it happened again ....
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You're quite right Rick, I certainly wont be replacing the window while its parked where it is at the moment! A side window was also smashed but that's not such a problem as its flat glass. I have put the word out in a few places and was also thinking of a day out at Rush green motors. They have 40 acres of vintage comercial vehicles and I have always managed to find spares there in the past, although I have a feeling that this time wont be so easy! |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Always wanted to go to Rush Green. Heard a lot about the prices of buying vehicles from there. |
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