EFE RIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES NBC LEYLAND ATLANTEAN OPEN TOP-E40602

Name: EFE RIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES NBC LEYLAND ATLANTEAN OPEN TOP-E40602
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EFE ROAD\n\n1:76 SCALE \n\nRIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES NBC\n LEYLAND ATLANTEAN OPEN TOP-E40602\n VEHICLE REG 927 GTA, FLEETNUMBER 1927\nON SERVICE 514 PENZANCE\n\nTHIS MODEL IS NEW BOXED IN MINT CONDITION. \n\nThe well-known bus operator, Devon General, began operating regular open top bus tours of the Torbay area in the summer of 1955 using vehicles converted from conventional double deckers. However, in 1961 these were replaced by a fleet of nine specially built Leyland Atlanteans with Metro-Cammell bodies, each seating 75 passengers.\n The nine were named after historical naval and maritime figures such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, and soon earned the nickname \u2018Sea Dogs\u2019; a term Devon General even adopted for its marketing. In their distinctive cream and red livery, they became a familiar sight on the 12A-12D routes serving Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Babbacombe and Kingswear, and carried generations of holidaym)