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Whoa Tiger!
This is the last of the b/w images i have taken by Cyril Cooper
(i believe) . and comes from the early 60s.
In truth it could be anytime between 1960 and 1968.
This shows the business end of Leyland Tiger JOJ 238. (2238).
She as been fitted with blister side indicators and the fleet number as been moved up to the cream waistband, from the bottom of the forward lower blue panel.
The driver is a desperate looking long haired ruffian whom the authorities would dearly like to interview.
The intrusion of the angled windscreen can clearly be seen.
My most treasure memory of these machines took place in the Summer of 1963.
Myself and a lad named Tommy where of the same age and both became 21 that year, and the BCT,in its wisdom decided to instruct us to drive on the road,.
We set off in one of these,No unknown, under the guidance of one of BCTs Driving Instructors , a pleasant,quietly spoken chap named Ronnie Bunting.
Tommy was driving as we descended the hill towards Bournville Village Green on Linden Rd on the Outer Ring Rd.
Ron,who was sat on the front offside seat behind the cab, instructed Tom to turn right into Woodbrooke Rd. The 27 route.
This would of course entail the usual signal,hand and mechanical, changing down to 2nd gear and slowing before negotiating the turn in the approved manner,steadily whilst pushing and pulling at the steering wheel.
Tom slowed down, went to change gear and there was a sudden clattering noise, a couple of Anglo Saxon words from the cab and the Tiger rounded the corner clearly in neutral.
Tom pulled in and stopped just past the bus stop where upon
Ron informed him of his opinion of his lack of driving skills, his inability to listen and his doubtful parentage.
Tommy listened patiently till Ron had finished then calmly handed the gear lever,which had snapped off at floor level, through the sliding window and said something like.
'Er, see if you can ********* do it.!'
I shall never forget the look on Ron's face, a moment that in a ideal world should have been caught on camera.
Then of course we had to wait to be towed back to Selly Oak
as there was no way of getting the thing into gear.
Happy Days, oh, and we both passed our test when it came.
Selly Oak Depot
Birmingham
Early 60s
Whoa Tiger!
This is the last of the b/w images i have taken by Cyril Cooper
(i believe) . and comes from the early 60s.
In truth it could be anytime between 1960 and 1968.
This shows the business end of Leyland Tiger JOJ 238. (2238).
She as been fitted with blister side indicators and the fleet number as been moved up to the cream waistband, from the bottom of the forward lower blue panel.
The driver is a desperate looking long haired ruffian whom the authorities would dearly like to interview.
The intrusion of the angled windscreen can clearly be seen.
My most treasure memory of these machines took place in the Summer of 1963.
Myself and a lad named Tommy where of the same age and both became 21 that year, and the BCT,in its wisdom decided to instruct us to drive on the road,.
We set off in one of these,No unknown, under the guidance of one of BCTs Driving Instructors , a pleasant,quietly spoken chap named Ronnie Bunting.
Tommy was driving as we descended the hill towards Bournville Village Green on Linden Rd on the Outer Ring Rd.
Ron,who was sat on the front offside seat behind the cab, instructed Tom to turn right into Woodbrooke Rd. The 27 route.
This would of course entail the usual signal,hand and mechanical, changing down to 2nd gear and slowing before negotiating the turn in the approved manner,steadily whilst pushing and pulling at the steering wheel.
Tom slowed down, went to change gear and there was a sudden clattering noise, a couple of Anglo Saxon words from the cab and the Tiger rounded the corner clearly in neutral.
Tom pulled in and stopped just past the bus stop where upon
Ron informed him of his opinion of his lack of driving skills, his inability to listen and his doubtful parentage.
Tommy listened patiently till Ron had finished then calmly handed the gear lever,which had snapped off at floor level, through the sliding window and said something like.
'Er, see if you can ********* do it.!'
I shall never forget the look on Ron's face, a moment that in a ideal world should have been caught on camera.
Then of course we had to wait to be towed back to Selly Oak
as there was no way of getting the thing into gear.
Happy Days, oh, and we both passed our test when it came.
Selly Oak Depot
Birmingham
Early 60s