Bedford C4 & C5 'Blim' Buses
Baz & His Home
UBL690 (1960) Bedford C5Z1 . Duple Midland B30F. Ex-AWRE . Aldermaston .
Seen ? Baz later cut it in two to extend the chassis but events led it to be scrapped by the Dutch .. photo = Nigel .
C4Z2 Parked Outside Houses 1984
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital . Chester .
Seen 1984 . Not sure who owned it here , but by 1988 Ted & Sophie owned it , followed by Dibs from Hawkwind & finally Tony & Jane who scrapped it in the late 1990's . Photo = Martha
John's C4Z1 At A Juggling Convention . Laval 1983
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen 1983 Laval . France . John later put his bus onto RL running gear & before his death it was painted to resemble an AFS bus ! Now with a collector . Photo = Chazz
Dib's C4 At Hulme . 1980...
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital .
Seen c1987 Manchester . Photo = Jay
Dib's C4 At Hulme . 1980...
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital .
Seen 1980s Manchester . This bus had been converted for 40yrs by the time it was scrapped in 1999 by Tony & Jane . Dib's had bought it from Ted & Sophie . Photo = Dibs
Phil Returning John's Bus To Norfolk 2016
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen 2016 Norfolk . He paid £9K for this C4 that John had molly-crofted , put onto a 4x4 chassis & lastly disguised as an AFS bus before his death . Photo = Phil
Tony & Jane's C4Z2 On Site In Yorkshire 1998
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital . Chester .
Seen 1998 Yorks. A bus that had been a caravan for 40 yrs ! At one time owned by Ted & Sophie , then Dibs of Hawkwind & finally scrapped by Tony & Jane in 1999 . Photo = Jay .
John's Bus At Stonehenge 1984
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-L.C.C School Bus 3039
Seen 1984 Wilts. John later put his bus onto a 4x4 chassis & later painted it a fake AFS one before he died . Photo = Dave Trippas
C5 Duple Vista At Stonehenge Festival 1984
PUT659 (1958) Bedford C5Z1 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Brown's Blue . Markfield .
Seen 1984 Wilts. photo = Steve Long
Talawa On 1986 Video
BCD933B 42PMT (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Crouch End Luxury Coaches . London N8 .
Seen 1986 . Who owned it here ? I think Mik Mik had it later , survived until at least 1989 ..
Rob & Kath & Their C4 At Derw Mill , Wales c1995
568BYA (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-MacBrayne . Glasgow 186
Seen 1995? Newcastle Emlyn , Wales . A bus that was originally bought & restored by Liam , then Neil & Becky by 1991 . Followed by Paul , then maybe Rob & Kath ? who took it to Ireland for a while . Eventually it ended up on a farm near Lydney , from where a collector bought it to return it to PSV condition . Photo = Andy
Cream C4 At Hulme Squat 1988
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital . Chester .
Seen 1988 Manchester . Ted & Sophie owned it , before Dibs from Hawkwind & finally Tony & Jane who scrapped it in the late 1990's . Photo = James Wood .
Clive's Ex-Burton Hospital C4Z2 . 2011
RRF769B LFA31 (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Burton Hospital .
Seen 2011 . At one time lived in by Rachael & her daughter Lucy . Then owned by Jimmy Birdshit who sold it to Clive , who rebuilt its body in 2009 & then lifted it off to redo the chassis in 2019 . Photo = Clive .
John's Ex-C4Z1 Bus At Strumpshaw Rally 2011
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen 2011 Strumpshaw . Just before his death John decided to wind up the bus enthusiasts by repainting it in fictional AFS colours , which fitted well with the RL axles that had been transplanted onto it years before ! Now with a collector following his death . Photo = Dave Gothard .
C4Z2 In Storage On Peartree Farm 2012
568BYA (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-MacBrayne . Glasgow 186 .
Seen 2012 Featherbed Lane . Croydon . Bought in a bad state by Liam , who restored it & sold it to Neil & Becky , then went to Paul , followed by Rob & Kath (who took it for a tour of Ireland ) . Then it was stored at Hurst Farm near Lydney & then here at Peartree Farm for restoration by Alan , but was scrapped in 2019 photo = London Bus Pics.
Ted & Sophie's C4 on Levenshulme Site 1989
725PFM (1961) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital . Chester .
Seen 1989 Levenshulme . Manchester . Later sold to Dibbs of Hawkwind & repainted dark green , then used by Tony & Jane who scrapped it in the late 1990's . Photo = Ted .
John's C4Z1 LCC School Bus on 4x4 Axles
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen ? At some stage the original axles were exchanged for those from an RL . Following John's death the bus was sold to a collector with a fake AFS paint-job . Photo = Gary Conway .
Dib's ? Ex-Hospital C4
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital . Chester .
Seen ? Owned by Ted & Sophie back in 1989 & painted dark red . then sold to Dibs of Hawkwind fame ..then owned by Tony & Jane who scrapped it in the late 1990's . This is a bus that was originally converted nearly 40 years ago ! . photo = Jaine .
Rachel's Duple Vista C4 . Treflach Site . 1990's
RRF769B LFA31 (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Burton Hospital .
Seen ? Lived in here by Rachel & her young daughter Lucy . Later owned by Jimmy Birdshit who then sold it to Clive whose still owned it in 2015 after an extensive rebuild & now painted green .
Ex-LCC School Bus C4Z1
VLF211 (1960) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-L.C.C. School Bus 3042 .
Seen ? . Whose ? . A sister bus to John Agnew's C4Z1 but still on its original axles .The white paint-job dates from its last commercial use as a London Ambulance training vehicle . Photo = Taff .
Neil & Becky's C4 on Site ..
568BYA (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Blagdon Lioness . Blagdon .
Seen ? Originally rescued & fitted out by Liam , who sold it to Neil & Becky , who sold it to Paul & last heard of in Wales ??. Not sure if this shot pre-dates mine from rats run in ' 91 ? . Photo = Tony .
Emma & Tim Going To MOT in Edinburgh 1990
610CYS (1961) Bedford C5C1 . Duple Vista C21FM . Ex-MacBrayne . Glasgow .
Seen 1990 . Edinburgh . They'd had to bodge a replacement windscreen . Last known to have been in use in 1992 . Presumed scrapped afterwards ? . Photo = Emma .
Baz's C5Z1 Belfort Festival . France 1996
UBL690 (1960) Bedford C5Z1 . Duple Midland B30F. Ex-AWRE Aldermaston .
Seen 8.7.96 Belfort Festival (90)T.de Belfort . France . Baz later cut the bus in two as he needed more space for his family .. but site evictions etc in Holland eventually led to it being scrapped !.
John Agnew's Skool Bus at Norwich Fayre 1985
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-L.C.C School Bus 3039 .
Seen 1985 Norwich Fayre . This shows the bus before it was fitted with RL axles ! Just before his death John repainted it in a fake AFS colour scheme & is now owned by a collector . Photo = Trevor .
John Agnew's C4Z1 at Glastonbury Festival 1989
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen 13.6.89 Pilton . Somerset . At some stage the bus had acquired the axles from an RL . Just before his death John repainted it in a fake AFS colour scheme . Now owned by a collector .
John's C4Z1 Bus Getting A New Mollycroft 1990
UYK961 (1959) Bedford C4Z1 . Dennis B30F. Ex-LCC School Bus 3039 .
Seen 8.4.90 Kiln Farm (Green Deserts HQ). Rougham . Suffolk . The bus was in a barn to enable the molly-croft to be rebuilt , later just before his death John re-painted it in a fake AFS colour scheme . Now owned by a collector . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Green Duple Vista . Spring Equinox Stonehenge 1989
BCD933B 42PMT (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Crouch End Luxury Coaches . London N8 .
Seen 20.3.89 Spring Equinox Celebrations at Stonehenge . Wiltshire . At one time owned by Mik Mik . But whose was it here ? Max is seen cycling past it . Presumably scrapped by now ?
Neil & Becky's C4 . Rats Run .Summer Solstice 1991
568BYA (1958) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Vista C29F. Ex-Blagdon Lioness . Blagdon .
Seen 25.6.91 Rats Run . Longstock . Hants . Eviction day after the Solstice festival . Once preserved , then resold for schools service before falling into Liam's hand in 1989 . Then sold to Neil & Becky , then it went to Wales owned by Paul , followed by Rob & Kath who took it for a tour around Ireland .. Eventually ending up stored unused on a farm in 2012 near Lydney , but now due to be restored to PSV condition again ! Photo = Dave Fawcett
Pete & Sarah's C5Z1 at Trecastle Festival 1991
WXE298 (1960) Bedford C5Z1 . Duple Midland B30F. Ex-Ministry Of Aviation .
Seen 11.8.91 Trecastle Festival . Powys . Pete is seen here about to enter with an empty fudge tray ... The bus was fitted with a 300cc diesel engine . Sold to Terry , now in use as their kids bedroom by its current owners Jane & Skippy in S.Spain .
Andy & Jane's C5Z1 At St.Kerverne Site 1998
WXE298 (1960) Bedford C5Z1 . Duple Midland B30F. Ex-Ministry Of Aviation .
Seen 1998 St.Keverne . Cornwall . This bus had at one time belonged to Pete & Sarah , then Terry and is still used by Andy (Skippy) & Jane as their kid's bedroom in Spain ? . Photo = Sarah Wynne .