Bedford C4 & C5 'Blim' Buses
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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 .
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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
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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
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Dib's C4 At Hulme . 1980...
725PFM (1960) Bedford C4Z2 . Duple Midland B29F. Ex-Barrowmore Hospital .
Seen c1987 Manchester . Photo = Jay
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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
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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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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 ..
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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
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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.
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 !.
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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 .
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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 .
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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
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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 ?
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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
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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 .
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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 .