1971 Ford....unregistered

G Luxel

For sale on ebay about 2 weeks ago, asking price was 50,000 sterling. It has only 200 delivery miles from new and was never registered. Its dated as a 1971 Bedford Duple.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POSSIBLY-THE-ONLY-ONE-LIKE-THIS-IN-THE-WORLD_W0QQitemZ230404955785QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches?hash=item35a5349e89

Mascot45

Spotted a bus similar to this on the N11 last night, and then this morning found it parked around from a relations house, must see if i can get a photo in the morning, looked to be in nice condition

overdriver

Gorgeous looking thing. Much more style than the modern inflated caravan-looking buses.

carchaeologist

overdriver wrote: »

Gorgeous looking thing. Much more style than the modern inflated caravan-looking buses.

Agreed,old buses really look great!

macroman

Mascot45 wrote: »

Spotted a bus similar to this on the N11 last night, and then this morning found it parked around from a relations house, must see if i can get a photo in the morning, looked to be in nice condition

See www.mvpsi.org

macroman

G Luxel wrote: »

For sale on ebay about 2 weeks ago, asking price was 50,000 sterling. It has only 200 delivery miles from new and was never registered. Its dated as a 1971 Bedford Duple.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POSSIBLY-THE-ONLY-ONE-LIKE-THIS-IN-THE-WORLD_W0QQitemZ230404955785QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches?hash=item35a5349e89

They'll be hard pushed to sell it. I work for a company doing vintage tours and it's a quiet niche business. If it were a Leyland I'd say he'd have a lot less hassle selling it as Ford Coaches weren't the most reliable - it was said that you'd sent a Ford from Dublin to Knock but on the return leg it'd be coming home with a new engine. And being a Duple, they rot worse than any other coaches (from experience). We had to scrap a 1990 Duple about two months ago because of the severe rot to the undercaraige (the lockers were falling out of it).

Those Viceroy's were very popular with hippy's/travellers in the 80's & 90's so spares can be found (windows are a particular weak point). I know where there were a few in a field until recently.

£50,000 is steep. You could get a 1997 Volvo coach for that money which will earn its keep. That coach is just a novelty item, quite like my 1971 Leyland Leopard Panorama which someone has already spotted on here so it seems :cool:

DaveCol

If it is a Bedford coach, does that not make it a GM rather than Ford?

1948Wolseley

If this was never registered, would it get a ZV/71 plate, or an 09 plate? Not sure about this one...

macroman

DaveCol wrote: »

If it is a Bedford coach, does that not make it a GM rather than Ford?

It's a Ford. Certain it has a York engine fitted.

1948Wolseley wrote: »

If this was never registered, would it get a ZV/71 plate, or an 09 plate? Not sure about this one...

Never registered so should be able to get a 09/10 plate - I've seen some ex-runway buses from the 80's going around with 00 plates :eek:

quattro777

Does anyone know the full story behind this?
How could it have been left unused for so long?

macroman

quattro777 wrote: »

Does anyone know the full story behind this?
How could it have been left unused for so long?

I'd say it was unsold dealer stock. I heard a few years ago of some Cortinas being sold on as new vehicles around 2007 as they were unsold/unregistered dealer stock and due to some legal issues with the owner/dealer weren't sold on.

carchaeologist

macroman wrote: »

I'd say it was unsold dealer stock.

And bought by a collector at some stage?Its alot of vehicle to house in the dry for 40 years.