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<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFDB"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="../tab-bg.gif"><A HREF="../index.htm" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="../tab-entrance.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Return to the entrance page" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="27"></A><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="../tab-vehicles.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Take a look at our old vehicles" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="27"></A><A HREF="../fossil/index.shtml" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="../tab-spares.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Spare parts, transfers and posters for sale" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="27"></A><A HREF="../list/index.html" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="../tab-emailgroup.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Join our email chat group" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="27"></A><A HREF="../jotter/contents.shtml" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="../tab-jotter.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Thumb through the Spotter's Jotter" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="27"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0"> <TR> <TD> <H1 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFDB">About the Vintage Vehicle Collection</FONT></H1></TD> <TD WIDTH="99" ALIGN="RIGHT"><IMG SRC="logo.gif" ALT="Self Preservation Society" WIDTH="99" HEIGHT="97"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B>On this page:</B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"> . . . </FONT><A HREF="#Who">Who?</A><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"> . . .</FONT> <A HREF="#What">What?</A><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"> . . . </FONT><A HREF="#Where">Where?</A><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"> . . .</FONT> <A HREF="#When">When?</A></P> <H2><A NAME="Who">Who</A>?</H2> <P>Our collection comprises (mainly) London buses which are variously owned and part owned by a group of just three people. Our policy has been, since the first vehicle was purchased in 1983, to have the vehicles operational and working (as far as the law will permit non-PSV licenced buses!) and in that respect we have deliberately avoided the avenue that many have gone down in spending time and money creating a public museum, with all its associated complications.</P> <H2><A NAME="What">What</A>?</H2> <P>The vehicles themselves are mostly former London Transport buses dating from the 1950's, although we do have a pre-war Isle of Wight Dennis as a very long-term project. To many, the London buses must all seem the same but we see detailed variations between the types, and each vehicle has its own personal history of routes worked which so often means something to interested people. Currently we have five vehicles operational and licensed for use. </P> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="400"> <TR> <TD> <P><IMG SRC="luton.jpg" ALT="RF433, the Citroen, and the AEC Mammoth Major" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="188"><BR> Three of our vehicles are seen here at the Luton Festival of Transport in 1995. Both the van and the lorry have now passed to new owners, but a similar van has been purchased as a replacement. <I>Photo: Gill Hinson</I></P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P>Details of the vehicles can be found on other pages at this site. The collection comprises the following vehicles:</P> <UL> <LI><A HREF="other.htm#Southern">516</A> - a 1935 Southern Vectis Dennis single-decker</LI> <LI><A HREF="rt1784-1.htm">RT1784</A> - a 1950 London Transport double-decker, fitted with an early style of body dating from 1948</LI> <LI><A HREF="rt4275-1.htm">RT4275</A> - another London double-decker, built in 1953</LI> <LI><A HREF="rf280-1.htm">RF280</A> - a 1952 London Transport Green Line coach, later used as a Country Area bus</LI> <LI><A HREF="rf433-1.htm">RF433</A> - a 1953 Central Area single-deck bus</LI> <LI><A HREF="rf453-1.htm">RF453</A> - another 1953 single-decker, but modified for one-man operation</LI> <LI><A HREF="other.htm#ETF">ETE 424F</A> - a late-1960s double-decker from Darwen, used as a store-shed and workshop.</LI> <LI><A HREF="other.htm#HCZ">HCZ 1850</A> - our little French Van, ugly but full of character</LI> <LI><A HREF="other.htm#dm">DM 1069</A> - a 1975 London double-decker, also used as storage</LI> </UL> <H2><A NAME="Where">Where</A>?</H2> <P>We do not open to the public - we like to bring the vehicles to you and apart from regular rally attendance, we take great pleasure in giving free rides at running days and other events. </P> <H2><A NAME="When">When</A>?</H2> <P>We have a <A HREF="diary.htm">diary</A> of rallies and other events that our vehicles will be attending. Perhaps you would like to come along and see us.</P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="brss-rul.gif" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="11"></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="home.shtml">Return to Home Page</A></P> </BODY>