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Many years ago, I bought this "Carte Postale"
at a Postcard Fair, and I have been puzzled by the vehicle ever since. Try as I might, I cannot find any information as to its origin, purpose or location.
It suggests being an early experimental rubber-tyred railbus of the Michelin type, but it sits on concrete or flagstones and seems to be at some kind of "Exposition" in France (Nice?).
There were some weird and wonderful experimental vehicles built as one-offs in the late 1920/early 1930s, and this most certainly is one (or two, as you may note the embossed markings "M.L.2" at the front, but this could be just half of the identification).
The long wheelbase, small driver’s windows and headlight at the left front suggests rail, but the large tyres, single-ended design, doors and steps suggest road. The stabilisers even suggest some early form of luxury touring caravan. I suspect it was one of those "What transport will be like in 20 years time" mock-ups, and was accompanied by scenes of monorails and early helicopters etc.
Paul Haywood
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Can anyone identify the bus in this picture and give me an approximate date for the photograph?
Richard Mayo
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Might be totally wrong, but the radiator suggests it might be a Crossley 25/30, which were built as cars and military tenders between 1919 and 1925. Most of this marque had v-shaped radiators unlike the rest of the Crossley range which were flat and totally different. See this web page for a point of reference.
http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/1920/25_30/25_30.html
Paul Haywood
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