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Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion 29th February 2012, 06:47
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Posted By bedfordvalman
Glad to hear you are pleased with your YMT, it...

Glad to hear you are pleased with your YMT, it sounds quite interesting with the Isuzu engine & box. What size engine is that and is it a simple enough conversion?

Presumably the body being a...
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion 25th February 2012, 19:56
Replies: 10
Views: 11,668
Posted By bedfordvalman
That's a rather biased opinion. It was the...

That's a rather biased opinion. It was the operation of Bedford coaches that made many operators the money to buy heavyweights in later years. Most smaller operators could never have afforded the...
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion 5th March 2009, 05:22
Replies: 10
Views: 11,668
Posted By bedfordvalman
466 Bedfords

Absolutely right, the 466 engine was a slow old beast, much better when the Leyland 400 was fitted as on the early VAL14's. Smaller engine, but much more free revving.

I drove a much later VAL...
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion 16th February 2009, 05:11
Replies: 16
Views: 15,639
Posted By bedfordvalman
Smile Bedord VAL's

Many thanks to G-CPTN, Ian & Mr-Tomcat for replies & links.

I will post photos of Sharnaware VAL's tonight for Ian.

I have also remembered another strange commercial VAL built by Spurlings in...
Forum: Vintage Bus & Coach Discussion 15th February 2009, 07:47
Replies: 16
Views: 15,639
Posted By bedfordvalman
Question VAL based Commercials

There were several VAL's built as commercial vehicles because of the low platform height, notably several pantechnicons.

Clarkes Boxes at Mountsorrel had three bodied by Crawford, Prince &...
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