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No probs, they're not very heavy, i can lift a type one engine (1600) on my own, same with the gear box. Type IV engine (1700/1800/2L) is another story though as they're a fair bit heavier, it's to do with them being all ally instead of magnesium alloy.

Ok my old Danbury details are as follows Year:- 1968 Reg Number:- GNK735G Where it lives:- currently somewhere near Brighton, previously Southampton and before that Blackfield north of London Colour (past and present):- Original Paint: in a lovely blue, i forget which one :roll...

Doug very nice, very nice indeed, it looks as though the most common thing to go missing from Danbury's is the interior light diffuser, mine was brittle and fell off snapping into bits. Oh and yes i used to frequent the rushington area quite a lot back in 2004 ish could it have been my bus you...

Yes it's easy enough to lift an engine with two people, it's best to lift it by the barrels/heads each side, don't grab the pushrod tubes though. A passat estate should take it easily, i've picked up an 1800 type IV engine in a fiesta before mind you that was a tight fit. :lol:

You can see the first aid box in the last picture bottom right 8)

Usually if you have the badge and the interior you expect it to be an original fit. The Danbury interior in mine was in pretty good condition as was the rest of the bus being a low mileage example that had sat in a garage for over 10 years doing nothing. I even had the complete tin first aid...

Hello and welcome Stewart and Naomi, Yes as said get some photos up of Earl, we need pics. 8)

Ah, that is interesting, so i might be double famous :mrgreen:

Yep first registered 11/ 12/ 1968 8)

PS here it is in this thread http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9

After reading the history bit (quoted below) of the forum i found it interesting to see the Danbury bay listed as not in production until 69, however i owned a 68 Danbury bay. So does this mean i had the earliest Danbury bay? I'll check up on the build month and post it up, if anyone else has a...

:oops: aaw shucks guys that's a proper welcome back 8) :mrgreen: It's good to be home :wink:

It might seem like a lot of wonga, but think about it, where can you go and buy a like new classic bus "off the peg" for normal money? You can't you're either looking at a resto or a new repro, neither of which is the same as "like new original", or cheap. Considering the insurance valuations...

Thanks guys, and yes shamful though it is (for the first official member of the forum to do so) i was inactive for quite a while. I've no longer got a bay, but still have my splitty, and i'm going to be shipping in some early bays sooner or later to keep, so i'll be back in the gang :mrgreen...

Yeah there seems to be a few of us in the Fareham area, i'm in Bishops waltham a few miles north of Fareham, and One of my mates lives in between Portchester and Fareham with a 71 Danbury, another mate lives in Eastleigh with his splitty, we should have a bus meet somewhere down this way. PS...

Sorry, if i had been more vigilant on this forum i would have seen this thread sooner and contacted you to let you know that i'm restoring your old bus for the current owners. We had a breif chat on the phone just as i was trying to leave to go to big bang, it's good to hear from Spencer that...

Hi everybody, Haven't been online for ages, as life has been too busy, and had to register again, so i'm guessing the forum went down at some stage? Anyway hello, have i missed much? :mrgreen: