Restoration of North Western 382

8th May 2006

This presentation gives a pictoral overview of the on going restoration of this former North Western Road Car bus, the vehicle was registered in October of 1971 and was first allocated to Stockport depot however on the break up of the company she was then transferred to Crosville Motor Services and allocated to Northwich depot and eventually painted in the NBC green livery. In the 1980's she was then restored by Crosville and was put back into the North Western red and cream livery and used as a private hire vehicle as a tachograph was so fitted, you can see the pictures of her time at Crosville and when she was new.
She was then sold and passed into preservation being owned by George Garston of Chester, then George let her go and she was then operated by Hollis of Queensferry and used on school work. Hollis then sold her to Northern Bus of Sheffield for further service and she then went back into preservation being owned by Jane Dicker of Hastings and then onto myself.
I would like to thank the following people for helping me restore her; Ray Jones,Steve Graham,Neil Haliday, Ian Hunter and Jones Motor Services of Flint. Without there help I could not have completed her.
If you have any information on her history or pictures then please let me know.
Roger Downs, Chester.

New window rubber for the windscreen. 2048x1536 IMGP0508.jpg Buy Print	Picture of the rear floor before its removal as it was collapsing, this part of the floor is cantalevered. 2048x1536 IMGP0600.jpg Buy Print	What no floor! 2048x1536 IMGP0601.jpg Buy Print	Back door open showing no floor. 2048x1536 IMGP0602.jpg Buy Print
New wooden floor supports fitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0603.jpg Buy Print	New floor and treadmaster flooring fitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0604.jpg Buy Print	New fuel pump fitted as I was having problems with her running. Pump fitted by Steve Graham. 2048x1536 IMGP0605.JPG Buy Print	The air filter had seen better days, infact fell to pieces! 2048x1536 IMGP0606.jpg Buy Print
Before fibre glass panels were fitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0655.jpg Buy Print	New nearside rear corner with the correct light unit fitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0656.jpg Buy Print	Offside with new rear corner and light unit. 2048x1536 IMGP0657.jpg Buy Print	Rear shot. 2048x1536 IMGP0658.jpg Buy Print
Another rear shot. 2048x1536 IMGP0660.jpg Buy Print	Now starting to repanel the sides. 2048x1536 IMGP0661.jpg Buy Print	New rear panel and working reversing light! 1536x2048 IMGP0662.jpg Buy Print	Another rear shot. 2048x1536 IMGP0663.jpg Buy Print
Removal of some of the panels. 2048x1536 IMGP0664.jpg Buy Print	Another shot. 2048x1536 IMGP0665.jpg Buy Print	New panel fitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0666.jpg Buy Print	More new panels. 2048x1536 IMGP0667.jpg Buy Print
THis picture shows the specially made louvred panel. 2048x1536 IMGP0668.jpg Buy Print	Nearside engine flap repaired and refitted. 2048x1536 IMGP0671.jpg Buy Print	More new panels. 2048x1536 IMGP0672.jpg Buy Print	Another rear picture. 2048x1536 IMGP0673.jpg Buy Print