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Old 19th December 2008, 20:23
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Originally Posted by G-CPTN View Post
I was responsible for testing new chassis before they were released for delivery.
We had a track that was raised concrete blocks unevenly spaced. Front-engined bus chassis were OK (sort of), but when we built the first rear-engined bus it was impossible to stay on the wooden seat!

BTW - what you describe was just a 'chassis' (or maybe a 'chassis-cowl'). A chassis-cab was a proper truck (though without a load-carrying body).

Brave man!
Sounds like mk1 leyland national chassis even with body fitted u would be clashed to death by the front suspension,i remember ticket machine flying of its stand many times after going over sink hole or pot hole .

Last edited by les turnbull; 19th December 2008 at 20:26.
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