Bosnjak's Coach Lines colour photo selection

[Leopard_071]

[Peta mechanic]

Oh my goodness, you're killing me here mister!!! Have you got a photo of the old Denning (lookalike I think) that had three axles? I went on a trip in it when I was in fifth grade just after C.C.T. bought it and it broke down on day two of the trip. The guy driving was a fellow named Alan, I don't know his last name but this happened in 1980.

C'mon T.D., really great photos but one more please??

Peta.

[Peta mechanic]

The fourth photo and the sixth photo, what chassis were those coaches?

Peta.

[fearnes3848]

The fourth photo and the sixth photo, what chassis were those coaches?

Peta.

The fourth photo looks like it's an Albion Viking VK43 with a Denning body, im not sure what kind of chassis is pictured in the 6th photo, Atlantean 1016 or Leopard_071 will know but it could possibly be a Albion Viking VK55 (not 100% sure on that because I think the VK55's were front engined) or possibly a Leopard?

[Ben O]

TV 572 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5933 body 368 dated 16/5/72.

m/o 5711 was an Albion Viking AVK43 - GM body 289 dated 1/12/70 - later became TV 438.

m/o 055 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5937, then to m/o 055, then to TV 503, body 369 16/6/72.

I can't see the registration of the second last vehicle, but I think it is TV 468 which was an early (the first?) Bosnjak chassis with a GM 8v71 motor and Smithfield body (SB408 4/10/74) with full coach set up for 47 seated & a toilet.

m/o 071 was of course a Leyland Leopard PSU3B / 2R with Smithfield body SB347 31/8/73 with coach seating for 49.

[Landseer]

Boso's Endensor Park had 2 RFW's
1/ Mo5905 - 2 axle with a 6v53 GM chassis built Jun 1972 body not sure RFW chassis list says CCMC body but i thought it was a Smithfield body
2/ 3 axle on coil suspension 8v71 GM chassis built end of 1973. I think it was a Smithfield (Denning lookalike) body

Photo #6 may be the RFW look above the grill and see the letters but cant get a clear image

Any photo's would be great
Regards
Mark

[Peta mechanic]

TV 572 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5933 body 368 dated 16/5/72.

m/o 5711 was an Albion Viking AVK43 - GM body 289 dated 1/12/70 - later became TV 438.

m/o 055 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5937, then to m/o 055, then to TV 503, body 369 16/6/72.

I can't see the registration of the second last vehicle, but I think it is TV 468 which was an early (the first?) Bosnjak chassis with a GM 8v71 motor and Smithfield body (SB408 4/10/74) with full coach set up for 47 seated & a toilet.

m/o 071 was of course a Leyland Leopard PSU3B / 2R with Smithfield body SB347 31/8/73 with coach seating for 49.

If 5711 was an Albion, how did it become rear engined? Was it a factory option?

Peta.

[mrobsessed]

They were available rear engined but I didn't think that early.

[fearnes3848]

TV 572 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5933 body 368 dated 16/5/72.

m/o 5711 was an Albion Viking AVK43 - GM body 289 dated 1/12/70 - later became TV 438.

m/o 055 was a Denning Mono GM 6v71 new as m/o 5937, then to m/o 055, then to TV 503, body 369 16/6/72.

I can't see the registration of the second last vehicle, but I think it is TV 468 which was an early (the first?) Bosnjak chassis with a GM 8v71 motor and Smithfield body (SB408 4/10/74) with full coach set up for 47 seated & a toilet.

m/o 071 was of course a Leyland Leopard PSU3B / 2R with Smithfield body SB347 31/8/73 with coach seating for 49.

If 5711 was an Albion, how did it become rear engined? Was it a factory option?

Peta.

The Albion VK43 was a rear engine chassis.

[Peta mechanic]

Mr Obsessed and Fearnes3848, thank you for those bits of info. I've learnt something today, I always thought that they were a converted chassis.

Peta.

[boronia]

Photo #6 may be the RFW look above the grill and see the letters but cant get a clear image

Any photo's would be great
Regards
Mark

Not all RFW coaches got RFW badging. A couple I recall just had big GTM lettering on the front.

[Landseer]

Thats true Boronia - only GM letters but some had small RFW lettering 1& 1/2 " high and big GM letters aswell
Some of you guys with good photo programs may be able to upsize the front for us?

[VIKing]

I think the second last picture is the second Smithfield rebody of one of the imported Volvo B58 / Duple coaches. TV503 Volvo / Duple was rear-ended by a sand truck, the body was scrapped and it was rebodied in September 1979. If you look on the side panels just below and to the right of the "S" in Bosnjaks there's a fuel or radiator filler cap, the fuel tanks on early (maybe all ?) Denning Monocoaches were straight behind the front axle.
Regarding the Bosnjak coach TV468, this was a 3 axle coach and I had always understood the chassis was bulit by Bosnjak's / Smithfield under the guidance of the late John Bosnjak. No one ever referred to it as an RFW. A second chassis was built but never completed (no engine / gearbox etc..) or bodied, when Smithfield closed at Long Street Smithfield it was moved to Northmead and sat for a long time in what was then the open vacant ground to the right of the main depot building : the area now with hardstand and used to park many buses. I guess it was finally scrapped. TV468 was sold by Bosnjaks with the coach business to Canberra Cruises and Tours, it was resold in 1/81 for use as a mobile showroom, it returned to Sydney around 1983 when Highway Tours at Enfield purchased it for their expanding coach operation. However the work required to return the vehicle to coach use was too great, so it was resold without being used.

[Peta mechanic]

Yeah but if the second last shot is a rebuilt B58, then it must have had some major surgery during the rebuild because B58s had their fuel tank right in front of the offside rear wheel which in this shot is covered with open mesh and not showing a fuel tank. I'm thinking that if Bosnjaks had two RFW chassis then maybe this was a mid-mount one of them???

C'mon you lot, someone out there knows the story of this coach!

Peta

[Leopard_071]

The 2nd last photo in the rebuilt Volvo TV603, which rolled over down a ditch at Nerang (south of Brisbane) in the mid 70s 2 were killed, 1 male at the scene and a female next day in hospital.

[CCCC]

Is this an old Bosnjaks

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bedford-Bus- ... 3371eb4337

[Ben O]

No - that one is owned by Guy Lewis at Tallong ex Bowman's Coaches, Goulburn; ex Baxter's; ex Bass Hill Bus Service.

Not a bad unit for a Bedford!

[Peta mechanic]

Two photos of one of my favourites from years ago, the three axle coach that John Bosnjak built.

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[Leopard_071]

Thanks Peta mechanic, the shots are great maybe you should had included the pics of her in Peels colour afther being sold onto Peels. You know that when this coach was about 3 months old it was doing a "1 day Charter" from Circular Quay to old The Pelican Sheep Station at Goulburn (what s//#*^#t of a bloke that owner was) on a Saturday morning at about 8:10am and the diff fell out on George St outside Wynyard Station///////////. ! off the Tickner brothers ( Eddie or Albert they were twins )was driving it. Sure did cause some traffic poblems///////, just lucky that the good old Sydney trams were not still running. "Get on your bike Clover" would not have too happy either.

[Leopard_071]

Hi Peta Mechanic, could please post the pics of TV648 in Peels colours as I have read that "VIking" stated that it sold to Canberra Cruises, I am quite sure that happened, but it bwas not sold by them as a Motorhome, because Peels did run it for a number of years. Maybe they sold it to be used as a Motorhome.

[Mr Scania]

No - that one is owned by Guy Lewis at Tallong ex Bowman's Coaches, Goulburn; ex Baxter's; ex Bass Hill Bus Service.

Not a bad unit for a Bedford!

At Bass Hill Bus Service that was the Coach.

[Peta mechanic]

These are the photos of the same 3 axle coach once it got sold to Pells at Nambucca Heads, I love the bullbar!

Peta.

[VIKing]

The Pells of Nambucca Heads RFW was new to Riverstone Bus Service in "IS" plates, the rerg as m/o 5304 in 9/74. It was Smithfield body SB352 new in 1974 as RC45FT. It was sold 5/75 to Pells where it was reg MO 5713. It was rereg MO 9400 in 1983 and sold to Mylon of Wodonga as MO 9400.

[Leopard_071]

Hi "Viking", thanks for that information, with all my time with the good old "Bosnjaks days" I always thought that Smithfield only built 1 3 axcle coach which did go with the sale to "Canberra Cruises", and then onto Peels. I never knew that Riverstone Bus, (John Coles a good & close mate of the late John Bosnjak) ever had such a coach. Many thanks.