'rims uncertain at host Fleetline auction
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LIMLER Fleetlines made ir auction debut at .mingham on Thursday Len they were among 12 ming and 56 non-running Able deckers coming under hammer.
rices of both runners and 1-runners were variable Ii almost derelict vehicles Nest Midlands PTE yards thing between £300 and ut the surprise of the .ish Car Auctions sale was engines section with 40 rdner 6LX engines in various conditions fetching up to E700 on their own.
A BCA spokesman said that all lots had been sold despite some prices which fell below previously set reserves on non-running vehicles.
The sale — which grossed £53,000 plus prices paid for tyres — was the first bus sale to be held by BCA and the company is looking to hold a sale every six months at the Birmingham site.
Prices of the Fleetlines were uncertain at the sale because they had to be left to find their own level and there was no norm to go by for dealers.
All the vehicles were exWMPTE and the runners were in good condition but the non: runners were in some cases immobile and had been used for spare parts.
All the buses were sold with the option of buying the tyres but few buyers took advantage of the offer.
BCA now plans to hold a series of sales during 1979 for buses at its bases around the country on dates still to be fixed but the first will be towards the end of March.