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Not being an expert on such matters, does anyone know of any other ex- B.O.C vehicles in foreign lands ?
There is allegedly one in Portland, Oregon though I have never found it (despite looking).
There is another in Tenerife, half way up a mountain where a restaurant is. The bus was the original restaurant and then they expanded into a building across the road. It konked out half way up the mountain and that was where they laid their home. (A bit like when they were climbing the summit of Cromwell Road on the 21 route!).
Marsh'Un wrote:Given the political comments currently rumbling around this site, I could not resist reviving this thread.....
Back in September last year, I had the pleasure of visiting Asheville, North Carolina.
Walking down one of the main streets in the centre of town, I spotted a `green` cafe (organic teas/coffees etc) with a rather unusual seating area- a double-decker bus.
The red livery plus the `Tralfalgar Square` on the destination blind made my wife remark "Oh look- a London Bus".
"Blinking `eck (or similar) says I - "That`s a Bristol Lodekka!!"
The Bristol logo above the radiator had been sprayed red, but the original registration plates had been retained - 808 SHW.
A bit of research found that the Lodekka had carried Bristol Omnibus Fleet No. 7115, having been built during the early 1960`s.
If the vehicle actually worked within the City confines, I could well have travelled on it going to and from school.....
Not being an expert on such matters, does anyone know of any other ex- B.O.C vehicles in foreign lands ?
I should add that the bus was discovered before and not after visiting the excellent microbrewery a few hundred yards away....
Many thanks for the link - What a fascinating web site, amazing to see how many Bristol/ECW products crossed the Atlantic.
Yes, thank you too. Interesting there is one in Salem, Oregon. That's just up the road from me when I am in USA. Must go look her out. Steph (my other half) has been on the one in M Shed in Bristol. She'll be amazed to find there is another so close to home ...
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