COACH EXHIBITION BY SURREY DEALER
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AN exhibition of new and used coaches has been staged thil week at the Farnham showrooms of E. J. Baker and Co. (Dorking) Ltd., Vauxhall and Bedford dealers and remains open until 6.30 p.m. this evening (Friday).
Examples of all current Bedford models are included, with coachwork by the Duple Group, Plaxtons, and Harrington. An interesting Bedford VAL on show is the Willowbrook-bodied 54-seat service bus loaned by the Arlington Motor Co. Ltd., whilst alongside is an example of Duple luxury coachwork on the same chassis. A third VAL is also to be seen at Farnham, this example being a Plaxtonbodied coach available for demonstration runs. Plaxton is also demonstrating a Bedford SB5 coach, and a similar model with Duple body completes the range available for demonstration runs. A full range of coach bodies on the Bedford SR chassis is to be seen, including the Duple Bella Vega, Duple (Northern) Firefly, Plaxton Embassy and Harrington Crusader Mk. IV, all 1964-design models. Two Bedford VASI models are on show, one each with Duple Bella Vista and Plaxton Embassy body, and a Bedford 12 diesel coach with Plaxton 20-seat body and a Bedford/Martin Walter 11-seater complete the Bedford range.
Used Vehicles Also on view are six examples of second-hand coaches available, ranging from a 1956 petrol-engmed Bedford with Duple Vega 41-seat body in exceptionally clean condition, to a 1962 Bedford with Plaxton Embassy 41-seat body. Baker's are also A.E.C. dealers, and an A.E.C. Reliance 590 chassis is on view.