Ford Dominant III
Rummaging through a few recently scanned negatives I came across this shot from the 1990s. It's remarkable in that I raised my camera to a 'lightweight' PSV . Maybe old age and enlightenment was setting in, or I was becoming marginally more affluent. However, a more likely reason is that I was involved in its delivery to the south of the Irish Republic. The Irish had developed something of a taste for late Ford coaches and it seemed as fast as good ones came up for sale, their place was booked on a ferry.
THA 405W had been acquired by Paul Richman (in his capacity as a dealer) from Millership Coaches, the latter name familiar at the time to readers of the legal pages of 'Coachmart'. It was a cracker of a coach and drove wonderfully for what it was. I also seem to remember that the acres of internal wood-grain trim were undamaged too.
The photo was taken as we deposited it at its new home with an operator (whose name escapes me) on the outskirts of Mallow. As a bonus to getting it there safely and being paid, we were treated to a memorable cooked breakfast.
Ford Dominant III
Rummaging through a few recently scanned negatives I came across this shot from the 1990s. It's remarkable in that I raised my camera to a 'lightweight' PSV . Maybe old age and enlightenment was setting in, or I was becoming marginally more affluent. However, a more likely reason is that I was involved in its delivery to the south of the Irish Republic. The Irish had developed something of a taste for late Ford coaches and it seemed as fast as good ones came up for sale, their place was booked on a ferry.
THA 405W had been acquired by Paul Richman (in his capacity as a dealer) from Millership Coaches, the latter name familiar at the time to readers of the legal pages of 'Coachmart'. It was a cracker of a coach and drove wonderfully for what it was. I also seem to remember that the acres of internal wood-grain trim were undamaged too.
The photo was taken as we deposited it at its new home with an operator (whose name escapes me) on the outskirts of Mallow. As a bonus to getting it there safely and being paid, we were treated to a memorable cooked breakfast.