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More pictures of veteran buses from the 1999 Rutebilhistorisk Forening rally at Sandnes.
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| This is a 1957 Scania-Vabis B71 with 43 seat coachwork by Larvik. Originally owned by the Søndre Skjeberg Billag in Sarpsborg, south-east Norway. It was used for a combination of tour and stage work. In the late 60's it was deregistered and sat in storage until 1973, when it was reregistered and used as a reserve vehicle until 1976. It was then sold into private hands. Its fate is unknown until it was discovered on a farm. Restoration
began in 1991 and finished in 1994. This bus also features a cycle rack mounted on the front. |
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An interior view looking towards the rear of the 1957 Scania-Vabis/Larvik featured in the previous picture. Note the exit door on the left and the abundance of wood. The slats on the roof suggest that there were luggage racks over the windows. |
| A 1962 Scania-Vabis B75-58LV with 11.14 metre 36 seat coachwork by the Repstad Brothers. Originally owned by the Bergen-Hardanger Billag in Bergen west Norway. It was typical of the vehicles that carried ski-tourists to Kvamskogen at that time. The vehicle was bought in 1992 for restoration, which was completed in 1996. |
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1962 Scania-Vabis with Repstad Brothers coachwork. This is an interior view of the previous picture. The driver's seat swivels for ease of access. Two diagonally positioned bucket single seats or an inline double seat were the norm alongside the engine at this time. |
| A 1967 Scania-Vabis CR76-56 11.46 metre unitary constructed bus. The body has two doors and could accommodate 66 passengers (33 seated and 33 standing). It was a very modern bus by the standards of that time, with rear engine, automatic transmission and air suspension. Drammen Kommunale Trikk bought and operated ten examples, but unfortunately all went for scrap at the end of their service lives, the last disappearing in 1992. The bus pictured above, acquired from Västerås Lokaltrafik in Sweden, was under restoration for 2 years and is now identical to the Drammen examples. |
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A 1919 Model T Ford with a reproduction 11 seat body built in 1987 by Repstad Brothers based upon the original design. The original being built by a local coachbuilder in Bergen. There are two bench seats along each side seating five apiece, and a single seat alongside the driver. Automobilruta Milde-Bergen started a route in 1920 between Milde/Hjellestad and Bergen with two such Model T Fords. In the 1930's one of these Fords was sold to a market gardener near Bergen, who converted it into a truck. This is how it remained until the late 70's when some enthusiasts from a local bus company got hold of it and sent it to Repstad Brothers to have it restored to its original form. The restoration was completed in 1987, with impressive results. |
| A 1954 Scania-Vabis B62V with 37 seat coachwork by T. Knudsen. For 18 years this bus worked routes in the Lillehammer area in the service of Lillehammer-Ringsaker Bilruter before being retired and going into storage for a further 18 years. In the meantime the LRB company had passed into the ownership of LITRA A/S, who now own the vehicle, but in 1990 they let members of the Lillehammer RHF start work on a 2 years restoration project which
resulted in the fine example you see here. Note the almost obligatory cycle rack. |
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A rear view of the 1954 Scania-Vabis/Knudsen featured in the previous picture. Note the doors to the luggage compartment on the corners. Compare this with the 1956 Volvo/Knudsen on the previous page. |
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