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Meerkat

16 of 26  Mon 31st Dec 2012 1:12pm  

Anyone recall the gun pillbox (not sure if that's the right name for it) in the middle of the roundabout.
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NormK
bulkington
17 of 26  Mon 31st Dec 2012 2:29pm  

No Meerkat I don`t remember that at all. That island was so simple in those days, nowadays I call it the island from hell, and try to avoid it if I can. When Peugeot were still going, it was a nightmare at rush-hour Sad
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Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
Meerkat

18 of 26  Mon 31st Dec 2012 6:47pm  

Yes you're right it was a lot smaller them days but in the middle of it there was this pillbox, as kids we used to go and look at it on our way to Ryton swimming pool, there was a time when you could get inside it until it was filled in. I agree today it is a nightmare, not that I have been round for a while now.
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DENCOL
LEAMINGTON SPA
19 of 26  Mon 7th Jan 2013 8:50pm  

On 31st Dec 2012 11:28am, Foxcote said: Brilliant Cheers I wasn't going to put this one on because it looks the hardest one but seeing as the others were sussed in seconds, here we go - The last mystery journey through Coventry
There are two chasses being driven around in this article. They are both Atkinsons, not Daimler. One has a 5 cylinder Gardner engine, the other a 6 cylinder Gardner engine. They have both been fitted with Self Change gearboxes for experiment evaluation. They are being driven by Self Change fitters who often called in to Watery Lane works for a chat and a cup of tea.
Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
Foxcote
Warwick
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20 of 26  Tue 8th Jan 2013 10:04am  

A nice side view colcov, I am impressed Thumbs up Self Change Fitters
Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
mcsporran
Coventry & Cebu
21 of 26  Sun 1st Dec 2013 5:49pm  

On 7th Jan 2013 8:50pm, colcov said: There are two chassis being driven around in this article.They are both Atkinsons, not Daimler.
Atkinson, a northern lorry manufacturer who also make buses between 1953 and 1964. Eventually they were taken over by Seddon.
Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
3Spires
SW Leicestershire
22 of 26  Sun 15th Apr 2018 3:23pm  

On 27th Dec 2012 11:21am, Foxcote said: I don't think I have put this one on before, hope not. Could it be Coventry?
Looks like the junction of Swan Lane and Harnall Lane East.
Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
Annewiggy
Tamworth
23 of 26  Sun 15th Apr 2018 7:53pm  

Looks very much like it, Wm Evans was at 269 Swan Lane here.
Cars, Motorcycles and Motoring - Bus chassis driven around Coventry
LloydPenfold
Solihull
24 of 26  Fri 15th Nov 2024 7:00pm  

I know this is an old page, but I've only just found it. The chassis on test is an Atkinson, made in Oldham, Lancashire as an experimental vehicle - they mostly built lorry chassis. It was given an unusual centre-entrance double deck body and ran for the delightfully named "Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Joint Electricity Board and Transport Undertaking", or "SHMD Board" for short. It is now preserved in the Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Manchester. Website at https://motgm.uk/ I did try to add a photo, but it didn't work (complicated website, this!) so here's a link to someone else's: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmightycat/10613586296
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Helen F
Warrington
25 of 26  Fri 15th Nov 2024 8:22pm  

Hi Lloyd, welcome to the forum Wave And thanks for the update. We have quite a bus fan club here on the quiet. Adding photos is a bit tricky. If it's viewable on the web there's a little button on the top of the comment box with a little mountain on it and Ext. Not sure that it works from Flickr though. If it's on your end, you first have to upload it to this site using the link top right Upload image. Then a link to it will be available to add to your comments.
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PhiliPamInCoventry
Holbrooks
26 of 26  Fri 15th Nov 2024 8:48pm  

Hello from me as well.
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