[darloboy]

hi g cptn & good evening down here we don't have the cold weather wetsalty roads to cause corrosion under normal conditions some of the 'DONATED" buses are 70 tears or older have sat stationary for 30 years the current resto is a '64Austin 47 dennis at paint as we speak an underfloor a.e.c with 1/2 shaft troubles amongst others like air pressure ,the normal run of the mill service things can be a bother no one likes to drop oil & as we get older we are losing the tech's we have just done a gardner 6lw using we loosely with as much done in house as possible in a 53 ish guy all sweet All the important buses are under cover the local lottery paid for for another shed addition with 10veh's in it there is a foden age unknown but late 40's i guess a very early leyland cub 20's wood frame & termites a thornycroft chassis that was the d/deck till termites got to it soft pine is chewed with gusto which be glad you don't have or do you? most of the runners are 1/2 cabs over 60yrs old or 'normal'near new at 25to 30 newly retired merc or leyland but so much work so few able bodies & on a workday After all is said & done more is said than done but we try geof the darloboy