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Few would disagree that the most elegant of all the new offerings of 1950-51 came from H V Burlingham of Blackpool.
Looking up, a full moon was shining out of a starry sky. Looking down, I couldn't see my feet!
Although the Guy was flat out at around 34-35 mph it would, in true Gardner style, maintain almost the same speed with a full load ‘up a house side’.
At this the French lady became even more agitated, and cried out “It is too dangerous. We cannot go on.
Most nights laying in bed you could hear the last bus around 10.50pm pulling away from St. Stephens in the so quite nights back then.
"Where were you at 2.50pm yesterday (Saturday) and for the ensuing four hours"
I triumphantly peeled off the greased paper, set the piston on the table and said: "Here's your ashtray---but treat it with care, because you never know when we might need it!" That was intended as a joke...
Returning to the bus at 11.00pm we found the usual full load on board and set forth for Ilkley.
"I missed them when they went, but a kid of ten can't just go out and buy a bus for posterity."
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