Still in service

[Guest Hooli]

Didn't they first come back to be megabuses?

[DSdriver]

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Your mower is literally 2 years older than me.

Are you still in service?

[cms206]

Brightbus at Anston?

 

These are a regular sight near me, school contracts they use them for, see them a lot on the A57 chucking loads of black shit out the back.

 

A mate of mine used to drive these, awful in the wet he said. They used to have the sliding windows originally at the front for traffic in HK.

Not any more... Brightbus ceased at the end of term on July 27th. My lot have bagged three for schools up in Glasgow.

 

The Leylands aren't bad; the Dennis Dominator based Condor and Dragon were terrifying. They had half drop opening windows throughout and opening hoppers on the windscreens, not for traffic but because in HK they didn't have demisters.

 

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[cros]

Spotted tonight on the mean street of Thrapston, this Midas was flaunting its pedigree in the wheel department.

The factory used to be just down the road at Corby. Back seat looks cosy, dash looks Metroey. I'd have one.

[Guest Hooli]

My word, it's just like a Mini Ogle redesigned by a blind man who's never heard of a car.

[cros]

Are you still in service?

This lot are...

 

 

 

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Stopped at Apex Corner ,which is the bottom of the A1 near Edgware/Hendon, to pay cash into my bank via Post Office(?!)

Anyway I spotted a Bluebird, so took a picture , then realised the Hire van behind was an R reg. To me that's practically brand new , but it dawned on me it's actually over 20 years old, then I noticed all their other vans were all at the newest Turn of the Century.

What they drive like, God only knows but they all look presentable, some branded Ace some Apex but all seem to be the same company. Must have a lot of white paint.

[Felly Magic]

Aren't that shape of Trannys full on LEZbians? Would explain the still in use moniker

[MorrisItalSLX]

There is a pair of reg numbers there, R270ONK & R271ONK

[matty879]

[Essex V6]

Spotted tonight on the mean street of Thrapston, this Midas was flaunting its pedigree in the wheel department.

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The factory used to be just down the road at Corby. Back seat looks cosy, dash looks Metroey. I'd have one.

Mk 2 Cavvy lights for the win!

[Asimo]

Not your average Taxi: petrol, V6, manual, immaculate, 16 years old.

[mitsisigma01]

Hammerite has it's uses: I painted a wooden (well mdf) toilet seat with aerosol Hammerite and it was still perfect when I binned it after 20 years. Absolutely useless for car use though.

A toilet seat in a car could be useful !

[mitsisigma01]

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Was the near side lower corner Sandra Jean s last ride on the bus ?

[mitsisigma01]

Spotted tonight on the mean street of Thrapston, this Midas was flaunting its pedigree in the wheel department.

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The factory used to be just down the road at Corby. Back seat looks cosy, dash looks Metroey. I'd have one.

Should of made the wiring loom a bit longer , he could of got the headlights nearer the front of the car !

[cros]

Should of made the wiring loom a bit longer , he could of got the headlights nearer the front of the car !

And make the front look.like this?

 

I don't think wiring was Mr Midas's forte as his factory burnt down in 1989. Despite this the cars re-appeared in various guises the way kit cars seem to. The moulds are often a special 'non-inflammable' sort...

[vulgalour]

Local daily driver this one and has been since the mid-80s when it was bought at auction.  Scaryoldcortina filled me in the details and it's just a wonderful bit of kit with a great little back story the like of which I thought had died out when Y2K happened.

 

Race support vehicle.

 

I see this trundling about a fair bit locally.  Also see a Volvo 140/early 240 estate in Leadbetter mustard fairly regularly but I can't find a picture of that.

 

This horsebox was a neat surprise recently when the Purple Austin Rescue Mission happened.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Local daily driver this one and has been since the mid-80s when it was bought at auction.  Scaryoldcortina filled me in the details and it's just a wonderful bit of kit with a great little back story the like of which I thought had died out when Y2K happened.

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Race support vehicle.

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I see this trundling about a fair bit locally.  Also see a Volvo 140/early 240 estate in Leadbetter mustard fairly regularly but I can't find a picture of that.

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This horsebox was a neat surprise recently when the Purple Austin Rescue Mission happened.

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I will own a 505 estate one day!

[vulgalour]

What's really weird is that 505 doesn't do that squeaky-creaky suspension thing as it goes down the road.

[Asimo]

What's really weird is that 505 doesn't do that squeaky-creaky suspension thing as it goes down the road.

'Cos it has a simple solid rear axle!

[vulgalour]

I did not know this!  I thought they were the same as their smaller siblings.

[mitsisigma01]

And make the front look.like this?

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I don't think wiring was Mr Midas's forte as his factory burnt down in 1989. Despite this the cars re-appeared in various guises the way kit cars seem to. The moulds are often a special 'non-inflammable' sort...

I've seen worse ... a lot worse

[brownnova]

Still moving the people of Flintshire...

 

 

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

If trams are counting then Turin still has a couple of pre-WW2 trams running the historic route but you use standard local travel tickets for them.

[cros]

That Bedford TK- superb.

[AMC Rebel]

That Bedford TK- superb.

It is, the signwriting is special too.

[AMC Rebel]

I've seen worse ... a lot worse

Me too.  Is it wrong that I really wanted one of those Midas things back in the day?

 

This is fugly IMHO

 

[doug]

 

 

5 LDVs + a Transit

[mitsisigma01]

Omg the midas touch wasn't working when he sketched that one .... but I probably would ...

[cros]

 

Horny horny horny.