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Need a project?  Ever fancied owning a bus to restore?

THIS PROJECT HAS NOW FOUND A NEW HOME AND WE WISH THE NEW OWNER MANY HAPPY HOURS OF RESTORATION.  

We were sent the following details of a bus in need of restoration.  It was living in Wiltshire and had been part restored.  As it is such an interesting project and one-of-a-kind we have left the details on for information.

This 1932 Leyland Lion LT5/1005 Bus was run by the Preston Corporation as a Bus then a Mobile Library until 1966. The bus has a new Esenes Overhead Cam 5.94L engine (from the late Gordon Piatt) which runs but magneto needs work, a new radiator core, believed to have original gearbox, new clutch, new road springs, drums skimmed to factory tolerances, breaks relined, chassis has been sand blasted and renewed and the main frame has also been renewed and just needs panelling. Has set of 1930’s seats for the 7ft 6 body (which need reupholstering). Original logbook, manual and vehicle history and photographs included.

The bus was first registered on 01/07/32 and the owner has the original logbook and a lot of history about the vehicle. We are told that it is the only one left of its kind.

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