Strachans style.
If the Guy 'Big J' in my previous post had something of an imposing presence and a good degree of styling, then this Strachans bodied Ford R192 was perhaps the antithesis. . . and this was designed for passenger transport not goods!
I don't know the exact purpose of the bus in the picture, did Pontin's collect their clientele from the railway station and take them to their camp / resort in it or was it for staff transport?
Bus Lists On The Web has EUR 357K as new to Pontin's Bournemouth. I'm not sure however where Clem Smith took its picture as he doesn't appear to have anything else taken in the town and he usually went wild with his camera wherever he went. No clues in the background either unfortunately.
Strachans style.
If the Guy 'Big J' in my previous post had something of an imposing presence and a good degree of styling, then this Strachans bodied Ford R192 was perhaps the antithesis. . . and this was designed for passenger transport not goods!
I don't know the exact purpose of the bus in the picture, did Pontin's collect their clientele from the railway station and take them to their camp / resort in it or was it for staff transport?
Bus Lists On The Web has EUR 357K as new to Pontin's Bournemouth. I'm not sure however where Clem Smith took its picture as he doesn't appear to have anything else taken in the town and he usually went wild with his camera wherever he went. No clues in the background either unfortunately.