I found this belt buckle at the gigantic Trader's Village Flea Market (also trailer park) in Dallas-Fort Worth area. I had to have it, so it came home with me.
;D
And so I checked ebay, and there are dozens of different bus belt buckles offered there. Check it out.
"Now that I think about it", I'm not surprised in the least that these buckles are out there but I had no idea. Thanks for posting! Has anyone seen one with the British Daimler logo for sale? (no, I thought not ;D )
The only two-story bus I found was this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1995-LONDON-TOURS-DOUBLE-DECKER-BUS-BUCKLE-/330617489706?pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item4cfa56892a (http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1995-LONDON-TOURS-DOUBLE-DECKER-BUS-BUCKLE-/330617489706?pt=US_Men_s_Belt_Buckles&hash=item4cfa56892a)
Here is the buckle I wear. I found this quite a few years ago on Ebay. Jack
Quote from: Mex-Busnut on October 22, 2011, 11:24:23 AMThe only two-story bus I found was this one:
How about that! I would have never guessed. Thanks!
Wow, Jack: That is a really nice, colorfull buckle! Nice find!
Yep, who could resist. I have found a silversides, an MC9, and a British double decker, but none as pretty as Jacks. You know what a showoff he is. :)
Dennis
I never knew there was such an animal. I may have to add that to my santa wish list. Thanks for posting!
Mike -
Good Luck finding a 4106 buckle - I've been searching over 20 years for one!
:'(
Look at EBay item #250916087736. There is an RTS on that buckle. My conversion is an RTS.
I grabbed a picture of the buckle from the EBay auction and am posting it here for posterity.
Kevin Warnock
http://kevinwarnock.com (http://kevinwarnock.com) - my blog
Quote from: RJ on October 22, 2011, 08:33:26 PM
Mike -
Good Luck finding a 4106 buckle - I've been searching over 20 years for one!
:'(
I have seen several that were the old Silversides, but not a 4106. One company will put a picture on a beltbuckle, but it wouldn't be the same as the molded buckles.
It's the best bus ever made, surely someone made a few? :)
Evidently there's latent demand for bus belt buckles...seems like an ideal niche business opportunity for someone in the bus nut community. The buckles themselves could be cast in a low-melt hobby alloy (meltable with a blowlamp), so all you'd need would be an original design carved out of wood - or, if that's not going to happen, perhaps use a bus badge or some other recognisable part as the master.
Then sell them on Ebay, BCM advert, bus rallies etc. And send me a small commission on each one.
Jeremy