THE BUS is a 1974 Leyland Atlantean/Alexander coachwork (Reg. OLV 551M) converted to open top following an arson attack and used from 2000 to 2005 by Arriva Merseyside for Southport sightseeing tour service. Her...
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen: The Maschinenfabrik Esslingen AG (ME) was a company founded in 1846, who played an important past in the construction of locomotives, trams, railway and electric truck just as the EL 3001 Elektro...
VW Buses History The first VW Buses were assembled in a large building near São Paulo in 1953. Hardly any other vehicle in the world has been manufactured for so long. In Brazil, the...
Undoubtedly the most famous fighter of World War 1, the Fokker Dr.I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen’s JG 1 was the first Jasta...
Yatai Yatai are typically wooden carts (are another expression of Japanese compactness), equipped with kitchen appliances and seating. Handles and seating fold into the cart while it is being transported. Yatai are descended from...
During a recent auction, a 1955 Volkswagen Microbus sold for $235,000, making it the most expensive model to be sold in modern times. By comparison, another model was snapped up for its $218,000 ceiling...
The Bristol VR (an abbreviation for Vertical Rear referred to the layout of the engine) was a rear-engined bus manufactured by Bristol as a competitor to the Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline. The Bristol...
The legendary Fokker D.VII is widely considered the best German fighter aircraft to emerge from the Great War, it was certainly the most numerous and as such was the only aircraft specifically requested to...
The story begins: 1946 James D. Mooney, president and board chairman of Willys-Overland Motors, announces the “introduction of a new jeep station wagon” describing it as a “people’s car.” Indeed, the new 2WD, all-steel...
The ‘Magic Bus’ is a 1965 Type 2 T1 left-hand drive panel van with US spec. and the classic 1,600cc ‘single port’ engine, which was retsored by VW specialists in the famous ‘VW Old...
