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1960 Bedford SB3 Duple Super Vega, petrol. Registration number 551 HHW. Chassis number SB3 73484.
Sold with the V5C, keys, original certificate of fitness present, various spares.
The SB was a front-engined bus chassis manufactured from 1950 until 1986, as a replacement for the Bedford OB.
It was the first Bedford vehicle to have a "forward control" design, with the driver's seat located at the right of the engine and the front axle underneath. It used a four-speed synchromesh gearbox, with five-speed gearboxes offered later. Initially only available with a Bedford petrol engine, from 1953 a Perkins R6 was an option, with a Bedford diesel and the Leyland O.350 options from 1957, and the Leyland O.370 from 1963. Bodywork was provided by a wide range of builders, including Duple, Marshall, Plaxton, Harrington and Willowbrook.
In 1928 Duple decided to concentrate on coachbuilding and used many different chassis over the years, they used the Bedford SB to produce the Vega/Super Vega/Alpine between 1950–62. The Super Vega was longer version and the Alpine had a clear perspex roof.
HHW was supplied by the Arlington Motor Co. of Vauxhall Bridge on the 27th April 1960 to G. Feltham & Sons of Bristol, it moved to Silver Queen Coaches of Worthing in 1961 and Greens Coaches of Thorney in 1971 until 1988, followed by Gretton Coaches of Peterborough. Our vendor has partially restored one half of the exterior, all the parts are present to complete the work. It is up and running and has been driven recently.
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