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The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: Vidal
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:39 am
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This my old Bus, owned for 18 years and we have had many an
adventure together. ;)
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: mistericeman
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:41 am
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That looks very nice mate ...I reckon that could possibly be the
"Best" 80 in Halifax ....
Shhhhh Lukes not got in yet so i think you have just beaten him
lol ....
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: Luke
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:49 am
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I'm here now to tell you this is the most GAYEST 80" in Halifax!
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: Vidal
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:52 am
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Touched a nerve there??? ;D
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: mick swb
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:55 am
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Liz now want's a series 1 please no more photo's of series 1's
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: Vidal
Date: November 22, 2013, 11:58 am
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One more then Mick. ;D
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: mick swb
Date: November 22, 2013, 12:00 pm
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Thank fuck she in the kitchen. Hope she's not going to join.
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: Vidal
Date: November 24, 2013, 6:42 am
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Here is a bit of History ::), The Bus (an export model that
never got exported due to national demand) was sold in Cardiff
at Morsmith Motors in 1950 to a bloke from Droitwich who at some
point worked for Austin, he had it for over 20 years (I think).
I have spoken to the 2nd owner who has retired to the IOW, I
managed this because of the great "vehicle search" on the SOC
website, someone has been through the entire back catalogue of
SOC news letters gathering reg and chassis n.o.s, mine first
cropping up in 1981 in the For Sale section as a rebuilt hard
top for £1450. Then in 1992 the 2nd owner was asking about a
load of his old motors and in the list of regs was mine, I
called the number (putting in the later 0 in the area code) and
he was still there! An interesting old chap telling me quite a
bit including it being a butchers van and also appearing in an
80s TV series (which I am still trying to find footage). So
after the Bus moved up North it was passed around the Pennine
area (maybe among Pennine Land Rover club members) It gradually
moved the right side of the hill being owned by a few farmers
etc.. until a friend of mine bought it in the early 90s.
It has seen quite a lot of action trailing in the Pennine L R
club and if I had not bought from my mate (complete with a rough
2.25 petrol and 3 gallon tank in the back) it probably would
have been bastardised into some sort of coiler or just run into
the ground the way most "retro" comp motors went. It was pretty
rough when I bought it (being a stupid young kid not knowing
much about anything Land Rover...not much changes...apart from
the young bit) and cost a small fortune early on as it was my
everyday motor for years.
By rights it should not be here, but I am glad it is. It has
transcended being a vehicle into an old best pal that has taken
me to some amazing places for some amazing times. Doing all
kinds of stupid stuff from overloading taking far too many of my
mates to parties, to freezing girlfriends in winter, getting
married in it, taking me to hospital for the birth of my kids,
always being the family holiday transport, school run and
adventuring all over europe.
It has been improved and modified to suit along the way,
including the 200Tdi (which was cool when fitted 5 years ago but
seems to be falling out of favour now), Although a bit on the
big side for the 80, I have grown to love it and has saved a
shed load in fuel getting up to 40 MPG on a run and in mine is
not too harsh (and sounds great with the straight through
pipe!). We also had to buy a trailer when the kids came along to
get all our stuff in, so we purchased an M201 WW2 J33P trailer,
I think this the first type of trailer ever towed by a LR by the
Wilks brothers when they used their own one on the early
Prototypes :-*.
Anyway here are far too many chronological pics-
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It was the 90s!
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First time stuck!
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The journey continues...
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: steifbear
Date: November 24, 2013, 9:07 am
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Loving the "roof" tent! ;D
Pete Stevens - with - a - V
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Re: The Bus 1950 80" Tdi
DIR By: blenky
Date: November 24, 2013, 4:29 pm
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Love it.
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