BCM Classified Ad Alert: 1980 Bristol VP Double-Decker Bus

[sandra@BCM]

Bus Conversion Magazine has another bus for sale on our website.  This is a 1980 Bristol VP with a Gardner 6LXB Engine. 

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https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/bus_classifieds/bristol-vr/

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If you have a bus to sell, we can sell it for you. We offer ¼ page Classified Ads in Bus Conversion Magazine and on our Classified Ads page on our website which are $99.00/Year.

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[Iceni John]

That's a later-model Bristol VR chassis (not a VP!) with an Eastern Coachworks (ECW) body.   VR signifies a vertical engine in the rear, as opposed to the RE's flat rear engine.   I'd be surprised if this bus could do only 45 MPH  - all the VRs I've been in are good for 55 to 60 MPH, but maybe this one has lower gearing for hilly cities such as Sheffield?   A few VRs were even built with express gearing for 70+ MPH long-distance motorway runs.   Most VR transmissions were SCG 5-speed semi-automatic, essentially a clutchless manual using a miniature gate and electro-pneumatic operation.

I love those buses, and when I was a spotty teenager in England I dreamed of converting one, or maybe a Bristol Lodekka FLF, into a trendy 1970s bachelor pad on wheels.   'Twas not to be, but here I am almost 50 years later and 6000 miles away finally converting a bus.

John