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seller and arranged insurance &
breakdown cover. The next morning
we were up early to collect the bus
and drive it the three hundred odd
miles back to St Austell”.
The bus came originally from
California and was not imported into
the UK until late 2011. Whilst in the
States it lived all of its life in Palm
Desert with just a single owner.
When he retired and moved to
Arizona, he didn’t want to take the
bus with him, so he sold it on and
that’s when it crossed the Atlantic.
“When Sam & I decided that we
wanted a bus, I knew exactly what
I was after. A US Bus in original
paint that was ready to drive and
use, as I didn’t have the time to take
on a project or any major work. The
majority of the work has been done
by a previous owner. It has changedLowered, but
not slammed.