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On 13/04/2013 19:59, Basil Jet wrote:
How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/new...ncil_1_2012813 Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/new...813.1365720741 (I'm now filling my hard drive with furry pr0n - I wouldn't want to take the risk of someone finding UKIP stuff on it) -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote:
How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/pol...5697_1_2014604! image/3608114369.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3608114369.jpg or http://snipurl.com/26ttejs Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? Almost certainly. The plate appears to be 78x OVL, with the obscured digit being either a 5 or a 6. But the obscured digit is in the centre of the plate - which it wouldn't be for a six digit plate, so it must be seven - there's almost certainly a character behind his leg. Four numbers, three letters was never mainland UK issued - so it's either an NI plate or it's a post-83 year prefix letter, which'd make it one of the modern repro-retro buses, and therefore almost certainly a Q plate. Q785 OVL is on a 1987 "Lion Omnibus". Chucking that in to DVLA's tax disc checker scotches my immediate assumption, that it's probably a Ford Transit underneath it. Oh, no. Nothing so sensible... 998cc petrol. And, when you look closely at the front suspension, there's definitely a driveshaft in there. It's a sodding Mini... At first glance, vaguely credible. But when you look closely, it's a barking mad faux-retro pastiche, utterly useless in real life. How very... fitting. About the only thing I can find out about the Lion Omnibus is... http://www.miniexperience.com.au/fil.../mag/12_issue/ magic_bus_story.pdf or http://snipurl.com/26ttgvc (and, just to confirm it all, look at the reg in the second pic) |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
In message , Adrian
writes On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote: How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/pol...5697_1_2014604! image/3608114369.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3608114369.jpg or http://snipurl.com/26ttejs Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? Almost certainly. The plate appears to be 78x OVL, with the obscured digit being either a 5 or a 6. But the obscured digit is in the centre of the plate - which it wouldn't be for a six digit plate, so it must be seven - there's almost certainly a character behind his leg. Four numbers, three letters was never mainland UK issued - so it's either an NI plate or it's a post-83 year prefix letter, which'd make it one of the modern repro-retro buses, and therefore almost certainly a Q plate. Q785 OVL is on a 1987 "Lion Omnibus". Chucking that in to DVLA's tax disc checker scotches my immediate assumption, that it's probably a Ford Transit underneath it. Oh, no. Nothing so sensible... 998cc petrol. And, when you look closely at the front suspension, there's definitely a driveshaft in there. It's a sodding Mini... Have you got a mate called Watson? -- Paul Giverin My Photos:- www.giverin.co.uk |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
In uk.transport.london Adrian wrote:
It's a sodding Mini... At first glance, vaguely credible. But when you look closely, it's a barking mad faux-retro pastiche, utterly useless in real life. How very... fitting. And notice also the small puddle of oil underneath it in the first pic... Theo |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
"Paul Giverin" wrote in message ... In message , Adrian writes On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote: How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/pol...5697_1_2014604! image/3608114369.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3608114369.jpg or http://snipurl.com/26ttejs Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? Almost certainly. The plate appears to be 78x OVL, with the obscured digit being either a 5 or a 6. But the obscured digit is in the centre of the plate - which it wouldn't be for a six digit plate, so it must be seven - there's almost certainly a character behind his leg. Four numbers, three letters was never mainland UK issued - so it's either an NI plate or it's a post-83 year prefix letter, which'd make it one of the modern repro-retro buses, and therefore almost certainly a Q plate. Q785 OVL is on a 1987 "Lion Omnibus". Chucking that in to DVLA's tax disc checker scotches my immediate assumption, that it's probably a Ford Transit underneath it. Oh, no. Nothing so sensible... 998cc petrol. And, when you look closely at the front suspension, there's definitely a driveshaft in there. It's a sodding Mini... Have you got a mate called Watson? You rang, Holmes? -- Brian Watson "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
"Theo Markettos" wrote in message ... In uk.transport.london Adrian wrote: It's a sodding Mini... At first glance, vaguely credible. But when you look closely, it's a barking mad faux-retro pastiche, utterly useless in real life. How very... fitting. And notice also the small puddle of oil underneath it in the first pic... I put THAT down to anxiety... -- Brian "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
Adrian wrote:
[snip] http://snipurl.com/26ttgvc (and, just to confirm it all, look at the reg in the second pic) Because its Farage (who on earth dressed him in those ludicrous trousers?) it's a shame that by the time he was photographed someone had sanitised the advertising on the front of the vehicle compared to the photos you found. -- •DarWin| _/ _/ |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:38:50 +0000, Adrian wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote: How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/polopoly_fs/ hpt_16_farage_5697_1_2014604! image/3608114369.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3608114369.jpg or http://snipurl.com/26ttejs Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? Almost certainly. The plate appears to be 78x OVL, with the obscured digit being either a 5 or a 6. But the obscured digit is in the centre of the plate - which it wouldn't be for a six digit plate, so it must be seven - there's almost certainly a character behind his leg. Four numbers, three letters was never mainland UK issued - so it's either an NI plate or it's a post-83 year prefix letter, which'd make it one of the modern repro-retro buses, and therefore almost certainly a Q plate. Q785 OVL is on a 1987 "Lion Omnibus". Q785 OVL it is.. http://tinyurl.com/******sbus -- Mike P |
Nigel Farage open top bus tour
In message , Brian Watson
writes "Paul Giverin" wrote in message ... In message , Adrian writes On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0100, Arthur Figgis wrote: How ancient is this bus? http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/pol...5697_1_2014604! image/3608114369.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/3608114369.jpg or http://snipurl.com/26ttejs Not an ancient as it looks at first glance? Googling the registration doesn't find anything. Something looks odd. Is it less than full size? Almost certainly. The plate appears to be 78x OVL, with the obscured digit being either a 5 or a 6. But the obscured digit is in the centre of the plate - which it wouldn't be for a six digit plate, so it must be seven - there's almost certainly a character behind his leg. Four numbers, three letters was never mainland UK issued - so it's either an NI plate or it's a post-83 year prefix letter, which'd make it one of the modern repro-retro buses, and therefore almost certainly a Q plate. Q785 OVL is on a 1987 "Lion Omnibus". Chucking that in to DVLA's tax disc checker scotches my immediate assumption, that it's probably a Ford Transit underneath it. Oh, no. Nothing so sensible... 998cc petrol. And, when you look closely at the front suspension, there's definitely a driveshaft in there. It's a sodding Mini... Have you got a mate called Watson? You rang, Holmes? Wrong Watson..... you don't have any mates ;) P.S. hope the hangover wasn't too bad. -- Paul Giverin My Photos:- www.giverin.co.uk |
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