Bristol L 'Putco'

Bristol L dans Come Back, Africa, Documentaire, 1959

Catégorie : Bus, Simple étage — Origine du modèle : — Lieu de fabrication : — Fabriqué pour :

Véhicule d'arrière-plan

Auteur	Message
Lateef ◊ 2021-04-07 22:08
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-07 23:24	The radiator looks like a Bristol. The bus may have locally built bodywork on a Bristol chassis, and appears to be operated by Public Utility Transport Corporation of Johannesburg, known as “Putco”. The problem is that I can’t find any historic fleet details.
SteveA ◊ 2021-04-08 22:08	Agreed it's a locally bodied Bristol L or LL - there were a number operated in South Africa - see http://bristolsu.co.uk/l/index.htm
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-08 22:29	Thanks, Steve. I had heard/read of Putco somewhere, they seem to have built in-house coachwork, but there is very little history on the internet, and BLOTW seems to have nothing.