Norms Restoration - 31 Seater Projects

1952 AEC Regal III [2547]

2019

Discussion May

Norman Julian shared a link. 21 May
$3500, is this where we are at!
No wonder blinds for restorations are hard to get a hold of!
Paul Melling
Fark......
Bob Gioia
Madness.
Leyland Leopard roll.
Stuart Gale
the roll isnt cut but the seller must be half...
Greg Scott
Wow i paid 1200 bucks for my complete bus with 3 original rolls !
M as kes me feel like i did ok !
James Leonard Garrod
Greg Scott sell the Idiot your bus - he's got a big shed......
Graeme Knappick
No offers though.
Gregor Neil Robertson
Ex Sydney Albion at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum couple of days ago.
Norman Julian
That has been repainted the right shade of green.
Looks brilliant.
Gregor Neil Robertson SVBM again
Norman Julian
The lack chrome on the top of the seats looks OK. Afterall, not many would know in Scotland that this is wrong.
Gregor Neil Robertson
Norman Julian
And again ...Albion originally built in Glasgow, Scotland. Now we have an Albion Museum in the Scottish Borders at Biggar.
Norman Julian
The chassis is Scotish, the body is Australian
Norman Julian
You guys have done a great job restoring this bus.
My congratulations.
Gregor Neil Robertson
Norman Julian ah thanks Julian ...
we have a well populated museum here..
I'm told there are now over 4K preserved buses in the UK - this is from my home city, Edinburgh
Gregor Neil Robertson
The little charmer is a Ford.
Gregor Neil Robertson
Who needs buses this size?
Ridiculous.
Gregor Neil Robertson
Norman Julian thanks.
I don't know the story but I'll try to do the research.
David Griffiths
Gregor Neil Robertson Agreed !!!!!!!!
Garry Coxhead
Be intersting to know whether anyone actually buys it for that.
It would provide some indication re supply and demand for such items.
There would have been hundreds of these south/west rolls printed as they were fitted from all Mark II Leopards onwards to buses at the then 6 depots in those areas.
I'd hate to think what price one could ask for a set of the unique rolls that were fitted to the 31 seaters at Burwood, different to what were fitted to their Tigers & OPD2s.
There would only have been very limited of rolls needed.
To think in the early 70s I had a cupboard full of old rolls, the original Y/L rolls fitted to their AEC UFs and DDs, the original K/T DD rolls, rolls from the B 31 seaters and DDs, Enfield AEC rolls, Brookvale and M/N DD & UF rolls.
I gave them to friends who were in the HCVA and others restoring old buses.
I thought they are of no use sitting in a cupboard much better they be used by people who were preserving our transport history.
Andrew Blacklock
Dreaming
Norman Julian
What worrys me is the potential thieves around.
The Bus Museum last year had a leopard badge stollen from a bus at the museum.
Those badges are extremely sort after and can get a lot on ebay.
David Griffiths
Lots more at www.busshop.net
Norman Julian 23 May
Had to share this with you

Bus
Derek Ferguson to The Albion Bus/Truck enthusiast Group 22 May
As requested by Neil Rickson.
Starting off gear changes.
Paul Adams driving Albion CX Duple bodied coach followed by Walter Watson driving the Finlayson FT 37 on to the M6 last year.
John Lidstone
Love those Albion gearbox notes
Paul Melling
Love all those that just had to get past you.....
Steve Hardie
As Sure as the Sunrise
Norman Julian
Sitting in those coaches is like going from a garage into the loungeroom.
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May 2019
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