Also a great clip on YouTube:

 

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wT9PlYg7Cw

 

Is there anyone who has the CCC TV programme about the bus on DVD??

Buying a nice copy...

It will not be shown here in Europe for a while!!!

 

 

Many thanks,

BRIMEN

NORWAY

The Mini's in next weeks episode are members of MOALA escorting Wayne as he leaves the Newport Beach area on his way to Monterey.  The bus is larger in person than you would think.

More pics of our adventure can be found here: //www.moala.org/MOALA-ChasingClassicCars2010.html

BMC Bus "update" or "backdate".  The Bus that Wayne owns (owned?)

 On a primer for next Tuesday night's episode, Wayne, in this bus, is seen cruising around in CAL with a bunch of Minis ( Probably during the time of the Montery Historics ) on a program called "Chasing Classic Cars" on H.D. Theatre. They show him need to get a jump, and maybe even using spray ether to get it started?, when he exclaims that he needs a support vehicle for his support vehicle. ( Channel 663 on Comcast in the Greater Seattle Area ) 

 On the last episode, Wayne, the main character of CCC is seen buying the bus for 50K at an auction.  He is also shown discussing the bus and it's attributes with the man offering it for sale at the auction.  During that discussion, he and the "previous" owner discuss the later version of the Perkins diesel engine installed, and also the way the bus could be Re-modified to allow it to carry cars in the back once again.

Other than this BMC bus, and the minis in next tuesdays episode, there are other cool LBC, many high dollar classics, and classic U.S. Iron on other episodes.  Check it out.

Best regards,

MSH

Thanks  for the update Brimen-

BIG AL

SOLD £ 5460 tonight.

 

 

I saw the show last week where Wayne bought the bus at the auction for $45,000. More power to him if he thinks he can get $98k large for it!

He's going to scrap it - Look at all the crappy rebar & at least 2 forlifts showing there - We just scrapped out an English Double Decker - @$2k if picked thru pretty good of the aluminum - not really worth the time - it's got a broken windshield too. Is it still sitting there? I'm qualified now to make it into a motorhome. Are these 24volt?

haha..quick wash, a little tire shine and Bob's (not me) your uncle, as they say. At least, by the look of the chimney pipe, it's got a proper heater. bob

"AL, should be a snap to ship and import. I'll find a cheap Caterham and we can hide it inside covering it with a really mouldy old tarp emblazoned with a BMC logo that no one would want to touch, ship to Baltimore, drive home dropping the car off at my house on your way to Wainfleet, ee-zee-pee-zee. Bob"

Drive home ???? Bob, did you see the pic of it ????

Cooler heads have now prevailed, it will obviously remain in the U K-

BIG AL

 AL, should be a snap to ship and import. I'll find a cheap Caterham and we can hide it inside covering it with a really mouldy old tarp emblazoned with a BMC logo that no one would want to touch, ship to Baltimore, drive home dropping the car off at my house on your way to Wainfleet, ee-zee-pee-zee. Bob

Great find Brimmen-

Hard to believe another one popped up 47 years later-

Although they show it as a "1969" model, l believe it to really be a "1963" model-

It appears fully original from the exterior, with the exception of the rear tail lights (for Spitz), which have had the red lens replaced with 3 bulbs-

The original tail lights were the same as the Morris Oxford -

If it were in N/A, l would be all over this one-

BIG AL-

A new bus located in UK !!!

For sale at E-bay:

//cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Custom-Built-BMC-Truck-1969-Restoration-/120638217310?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c16991c5e

That make the total to eleven "on wheels" today.

Many thanks,

Brimen

NORWAY

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the info, "Cosmowog" !!!

Appreciate that.

Seems like a very high price, but you never know...

 

The blue "Hayward" bus were stored for years in the backyard at:

21965 Meekland Ave.

 

 

Many thanks,

BRIMEN.

Yes Terry, that is Mike in the backround of the Choke photo. He turned up in a lot of my paddock  pictures that day. We were trying to picture the 10" wheels, tires and brakes off of the P34 on a Mini. I'll have to post a few more photos on Don's  Historics post. 

Looks like Mike K. in the background Charlie...

I wonder where in Hayward that bus was stored?

I spotted the BMC Bus while at the Monterey Historics a couple of weeks ago. Seems the owner, Wayne, doesn't want to pay to have it transported across the US to Connecticut, nor does he want to drive it there either, so he has it for sale. The asking price is $95,000.00. Also spotted this orange Choke there.

 

 

Not the former BigAl bus, but the blue on the photo, discovered in Hayward sep. 2009.

It's one of the four US Units.

Todays owner is Mark Mitchell, the one who sold BigAls bus on RM auction, January 2010.

Wonder if "anyone" know "anything" !!!

 

 

//new.minimania.com/web/threadid/104254/forum_msg.cfm

This Unit is now in LA area for a "tune up" !!!

Does anyone now anything about it??

//sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/1405773450.html