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Activate notificationOld contributions (archive) » [done] Auston Powers: International Man of Mystery - new bus and a misidentification corrected
In the opening scenes a Bristol Lodekka FLF with Eastern Coachworks body is part of the 'London' backdrop:
The open top double decker aboard which Burt Bacharach plays piano is NOT as I'd believed a 1965 ex Bournemouth Daimler Fleetline with Weymann body - it's actually a 1966 Daimler Fleetline with Alexander body new to Trent, fleet number 486. Registration number is HRC486D - check out this shot:
Apologies for this; I've only just seen this scene in any detail; in fact the Weymann bodies of the Bournemouth Fleetlines were built to the Alexander design, so outwardly look very similar.
The open top double decker aboard which Burt Bacharach plays piano is NOT as I'd believed a 1965 ex Bournemouth Daimler Fleetline with Weymann body - it's actually a 1966 Daimler Fleetline with Alexander body new to Trent, fleet number 486. Registration number is HRC486D - check out this shot:
Apologies for this; I've only just seen this scene in any detail; in fact the Weymann bodies of the Bournemouth Fleetlines were built to the Alexander design, so outwardly look very similar.
That should of course be Austin, in case you thought I'd introduced another vehicle type 