Ford V8 buses

The Ford V8 was first built in 1932. Bus chassis were introduced in 1934 although some buses were built in North America on earlier truck chassis. Right hand drive chassis were built in Canada and New Zealand models originated from there. Early models had a wheelbase of 157 inches although some chassis were extended when used for buses. From 1940 the bus chassis had a wheelbase of 194 inches.

Although a few were sold prior to World War II sales increased during the war when Ford V8's were almost the only bus chassis available. In 1945 when new buses were still very hard to obtain NZ Motor Bodies introduced the Steelbilt metal bus body for Ford V8's and sales took off. The last sales were in 1952 and from then New Zealand Fords were sourced from England and the Thames ET7 chassis replaced the V8. Ford V8s were the most numerous buses in New Zealand until sales of the next NZMB standard design, the Bedford SB surpassed them.

Model numbers on Ford V8s are a bit complicated. According to "Ford Trucks Since 1905" James Wagner, prior to 1938 2 digit model numbers were used in which the first digit was the year of manufacture. In 1938 a 4 character model identifer was introduced

• The first digit was the year of maunfacture 2=1942 6=1946 etc
• The second digit was engine displacement 9=Mercury 239cu in motor
• The third digit was chassis length 7=157in 4=194in
• The last character was a T
• Right hand drive Canadian buses had an F suffix.

Later Canadian designed Ford V8s have models commencing with a C.

Abbots Motors Ltd

These buses were not new to Abbots Motors but the history is unknown.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
1	?	?	?
2	5G.18044F	?	P3.327 (56)?	Abbots Motors Ltd	2	P1.129	1961	B30+1F

Auckland Bus Co Ltd

8 buses all with self built B35+11F bodies. The numbers were removed from buses in July 1961 and in January 1962 new numbers 60 higher were painted on them.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
18	9G.22655F	1951	P.157 (1956)	Abbots Motors Ltd, Papatoetoe	5	P.157	c1959	no LTSA record
				Abbots Motors Ltd, Papatoetoe	5	P1.928	1961
				Abbots Motors Ltd, Papatoetoe	5	EY3024	1965
				H R Richards, Beachlands	?	EY3024	c1970	Bedford motor
19	9G.19478F	1951	P.164 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	79	EW9518	1965	No LTSA record
				Greenhalgh Buses, Swanson	7	EW9518	19/3/69
22	6G.26649F	1948	P.142 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	82	EW9521	1965	No LTSA record
				?	?	EW9521	1969	Movan
26	6G.28077F	1948	P.163 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	86	EW9525	1965	No LTSA record
				Commercial Buses Ltd, Titirangi	?	EW9525	19/3/69
27	6G.26629F	1948	P.143 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	87	EW9526	1965	No LTSA record. probably re-registered
				Commercial Buses Ltd, Titirangi	?	EW9526	19/3/69
38	6G.26634F	1948	P.173 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	98	EW9532	1965
				Mangakino Buses	?	EW9532	?	No LTSA record
39	6G.14407F	1949	P.175 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	99	EW9533	1965	No LTSA record
40	6G.28061F	1949	P.176 (1956)	Auckland Bus Co Ltd	100	EW9534	1965	No LTSA record

Auckland Transport Board

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
1	4G.78106F	1945	?	W Butler, Omaio			1954	NZMB B33+11F
				Body to Bedford SB		EK3597	1956

Auckland University

Earlier and subsequent history unknown

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	9G.22723F	1952	?	Auckland University		EZ2997	?	Crawley Ridley body rebuilt by Hawke; Original operator not known
				Fletcher Construction		EZ2997	?	No LTSA History

T D (Snow) Baker

Waimarino. Sold to Greyhound 1951

?	6G.35443F	1948	?	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	18	?	1/4/51	Normal control NZMB B33D
				Warren, Raetihi	?	?	early 50s	No LTSA record
				Warren, Raetihi	?	V.646	(1961)
				Warren, Raetihi?	?	EQ1600	(1965)
?	6G.21304F	1948	?	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	19	P1.395(56)	1/4/51	Normal Control NZMB B33D?
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	19	P.894	1961
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	19	EQ4571	1965
				M T MacDonald, Hawera		EQ4571	1967	No LTSA record

Barriball Motors Ltd

Inglewood

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
5	K6528F	?	EO6463					No LTSA record

Bell

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	11/40	?	Spiers				Crawley Riddley body
				Coupers Motors, Putaruru		EH1190		No LTSA record
				Storey		EH1190
				Davis, Tokoroa		EH1190
				Porteous		EH1190

Birkenhead Transport Ltd

Both buses were forward control. Some sources say 14 had a Strahan body.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
11	?	1945	?	?, King Country	?	P1.163	1960	Normal control B29F. Chassis from Ingram/Donohue
14	3140202	1950	P.120 (56)	Birkenhead Transport Ltd	14	P1.580	1961	Magee B35F
				?	?	?	1965
15	6G.35442F	1952	P.123 (56)	Birkenhead Transport Ltd	15	P1.582	1961	KV Shepherd B35+11F; Perkins Diesel
				Edwards Passenger Services Ltd, Tuakau	2	EY165	1963	No LTSA record

Blue Bus Service Ltd

Masterton. This company became Tranzit.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
1	3G.75742F	1948	ET443					B33F; No LTSA record
7	6G.11235F	1947	ET449					B??F; No LTSA record
8	9G.23660F	1951	ET450	Tranzit Group Ltd, Masterton	8	YO3905	1/11/99	C84BFS NZMB DP30F LTSA history from 1999 only
16	6G.26635F	1947	ET581					NZMB B??F; No LTSA record probably re-registered
17	3G.87854F	1947	ET448	No LTSA record prior to 1977				NZMB B??F;
				R May, Wakefield		ET448	10/3/77	Movan; LTSA has year as 1945 model as 014T
				P Hunt, Hamilton		ET448	18/7/89	Movan
				I A Crossan, Hamilton		ET448	7/8/91	Movan
				Registration lapsed			14/9/96

Bluff Motors

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
7	?	?	CW578					No LTSA record

Brooks Motor

Maungaturoto.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
4	9G.22643F	?	?	Shears Coachlines	4	DZ1027	1958	C84BFS NZMB B29+8F; chassis maybe 9G.22693F; No LTSA record
				?	?	DZ1027	1961

Vic Buckton

Paengaroa.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	31671F	?	?	Tui Motors	2	?	1950	Square wooden body,
				written off in collision wth sheep truck near Pukehna School			1956
?	9082	1936	?	Tui Motors	?	?	1950	Wanganui Tramways B19F body. C18T-88

Buses Ltd

Hamilton. Forward control buses with own bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
8	9G.23665F	1952	P1.107 (1956)	Buses Ltd	8	P1.365	1961	B35F Chevrolet engine
				Buses Ltd	8	EL860	1965	No LTSA record; probably re-registered
11	9G.23946F	1951	P1.110 (1956)	Buses Ltd	11	P1.368	1961	B35+7F or B33+10F; Chevrolet engine
				Buses Ltd	11	EN4363	1965	No LTSA record
56	9G.2394SF	1/6/51	P1.142 (1956)	Buses Ltd	56	P1.405	1961	C84BPS B35+7F
				Manurewa Bus Co	?	EW7647	?	Incoherent LTSA record
				Tauranga-Mt Maunganui Buses Ltd	?	EW7647	?	Purchased Manurewa Bus Co
54	9G.23932F	1950	P1.140 (1956)	Buses Ltd	54	P1.403	1961	C84BPS B33+8F; Chevrolet engine
				Timmins Buses, Waiuku	?	EY1113	?	William Timmins
55	9G.23940F	1950	P1.141 (1956)	Buses Ltd	54	P1.404	1961	B33+8F; Chevrolet engine
				Timmins Buses, Waiuku	3	EY1111	?	William Timmins
				Browns Bay Businessmens Association, Auckland		EY1111	?	shoppers bus
				L C Williams, Kelston, Auckland		EY1111	?
?	?	?	?	Movan		LN6755		One of the above buses. Photographed in 1998 with this number plate off another vehicle deregistered in 1997

Forward control buses with NZMB bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
20	9G.23930F	18/3/52	P1.116 (1956)	Buses Ltd	20	P1.376	1961	NZMB/Buses ltd DP33+10F; Chevrolet engine
				Timmins Buses, Waiuku	?	P1.376	17/12/64	William Timmins
				Shaws Transport Ltd, Pukekohe	?	EY1112	2/10/68
				Terry Allwright, Blenheim	?	EY1112	6/7/72
				Hammond Tourist Coaches Ltd, Wellington	?	EY1112	7/12/73
				M A Chesson, Marton		EY1112	23/3/76	Movan?
				N O Oxnam, Foxton		EY1112	22/11/76	Movan
				D L Kennard, Palmerston North		EY1112	3/9/86	Movan
				T M Baker, Otaki		EY1112	17/10/89	Movan
				K M O'Rourke, Gisborne		EY1112	7/8/91	Movan
				registration lapsed			30/10/95
49	4G.69875F	1945	P1.136 (1956)	Buses Ltd	49	P1.399	1961	B33+11F 294TF
				?	?	EK4213	1965	No LTSA record
50	6G.13523F	1949	P1.137 (1956)	Buses Ltd	50	P1.400	1961	B33+9F
				NZ Bus Sales	?	EH4714	1962	No LTSA record
52	9G.22656F	1/12/50	S.311 (1956)	Buses Ltd	52	S.427	1961	C30F C84BPS Chevrolet engine
				Roy Hicks, Morrinsville	?	EH3022	27/6/63
				Martelli Motors, Morrinsville	?	EH3022	3/11/66
				Greenline Motors, Morrinsville	?	EH3022	1/3/72
				Cambridge Travel Lines	?	EH3022	5/4/78	Tauwhare Transport
				R S Dryland, Hamilton	?	EH3022	19/9/85	Movan
						MJ3082	3/3/86
				R Merrick, Tauranga		MJ3082	19/10/90	Movan
53	9G.22727F	6/12/50	P1.139 (1956)	Buses Ltd	53	P1.402	1961	B33+8F C8R4TFS Chevrolet engine
				Black & White Buses, Tauranga	6	P1.402	21/5/63	George Beagley
				Black & White Buses Ltd, Tauranga	6	EK6791	4/4/73
				R E Martin, Tauranga		EK6791	10/3/83	Movan
				D M Powdrill, Papamoa		EK6791	12/2/87	Movan Reg on hold 98
				S J Marshall, Tauranga		EK6791	18/12/01	Movan Reg on hold
				B I Miller, Kaimai		EK6791	20/8/05	Movan Reg on hold 98

Chateau Transport Ltd

Mt Ruapehu. Acquired by Bonicci Motors in 1962. The mountain transport became Ruapehu Transport Ltd.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	9G.23949F	1950	S.178 (1961)	Bonnici Coachlines Ltd, New Lynn	25	S.178	1962	C84BFS NZMB C30F Bedford Diesel motor
				Bonnici Coachlines Ltd, New Lynn	25	EQ6187	1965	"Snow Cruiser"

Cheltenham Bus Co

Takapuna. Purchased by North Shore Transport

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?3030F	1942	?	The North Shore Transport Co Ltd	76	?	?	North Shore Tansport? B33F
				Manurewa Bus Co	2	P.613 (1956)	1954?
?	694TF6G28080F	1946	?	The North Shore Transport Co Ltd	75	?	?	NZMB Steelbilt B34+11F
				Whenuapai Bus Co Ltd	24	P.756 (1956)	1954
				Whenuapai Bus Co Ltd	24	P2.376	1961
				Whenuapai Bus Co Ltd	24	EZ7920	1965
				?	?	EZ7920	1971	No LTSA record

Chequer Bus Co

Napier. Napier suburban services. Acquired by Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd in 1940

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	?	1936/7	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd	32		12/40	Still in fleet in 1950s
?	?	?	1934	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd	34		12/40	Still in fleet in 1950s. On Creagh St run

Christchurch Tramways Board

Christchurch Tramways Board had New Zealands largest fleet of Ford V8 buses. 42 buses were part of its fleet at some stage. During the war Ford V8 chassis was all that was available and the scarcity of bus chassis continued for a few years after the war. Later in life an number were coverted to Bike Buses carrying drivers bicylces between the Moorhouse Ave depot and Cathedral Square.

The board was renamed in 1952 to Christchurch Transport Board

Normal control bus (model 91T or 99T) with CTB B16F body. This bus was built for J McGregor who operated the Pleasant Point feeder service by the Christchurch Tramways Board workshops and registered to the board for a few months.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
242	?	08/39	?	J McGrgor, Pleasant Point	?	?	05/40

Forward control model 094TF buses with MMB (Modern Motor Bodies) B28D bodies to CTB design.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
243	?	1942	?
244	?	1942	?					Bike Bus
247	35803	1944	?	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	7	P2.928 (1961)
248	?	1944	?
249	?	1945	P1.959 (1956)

Forward control model 094TF buses with Crawley Ridley B28D bodies to CTB design.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
245	?	1943	?	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	8
246	?	1943	?	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	10	P2.925 (1961)		Bike Bus

Model 294TF Forward control buses with NZMB B29+14D bodies. These buses were called the "Cream Fords" because of the livery (not that I've seen a colour photo of one).

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
250	4G.69880F	1946	P1.960 (1956)	Westport Suburban Buses	?
251	4G.?	1946	P1.961 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	251	DV569	1967	Bike Bus
252	4G.73189F	1/3/46	P1.245	Christchurch Transport Board	252	P1.962	1956
				Westport Suburban Buses	?	P.531	?
				Blue Bus Service, Masterton	10	P.531	?	No LTSA record
				Findlay Motors, Taupo	5	EK5401	2/9/64
				Hawkes Bay Motor Co, Taupo	75	EK5401	1/8/73
				?		EK5401	7/1/74	Movan
253	4G.?	1946	P1.963 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	253	P2.915	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	31	?	?
				?	?	DX5879	?	No LTSA record
254	4G.?	1946	P1.964 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	254	DV568	1965	Bike Bus
255	4G.69632F	1946	P1.965 (1956)	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	31	V.207	(1961)
				Ben Sewell & Son, Carterton?	?	ES7407	?	Plate in same series as Dunlop Ford. No LTSA record
256	5G.8513F	1946	P1.966 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	256	P2.914	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	30	CT3938	?
				Coupers Motors Ltd, Putaruru	17	CT3938	?	no LTSA record
257	5G.8512F	1946	P1.967 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	257	P2.913	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	29	CT3930	?	No LTSA record
258	5G.8501F	1946	P1.968 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	258	P2.912	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	21	CT3916	?
				Coupers Motors Ltd, Putaruru	15	CT3916	?	No LTSA record. May have been re-registered
259	5G.8154F	1946	P1.969 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	259	P2.911	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	27	CT3928	?	No LTSA record
260	5G.8511F	1946	P1.970 (1956)	M F Smith, Motueka	?	P2.882	1961
				M F Smith, Motueka	?	DX4064	?	No LTSA record. May have been re-registered
261	5G.8502F	1946	P1.971 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	261	P2.907	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	23	CT3919	?	No LTSA record
				Egmont Tourist Motors, Hawera	7	CT3919	?
				Matamata Passenger Transport Ltd		CT3919	?
				Cherington Jones		CT3930	?
262	5G.8676F	1946	P1.972 (1956)	Leask, Blenheim	?	DY4931	?	No LTSA record
263	5G. 8516F	1946	?	Christchurch Transport Board	263	P1.973	1956
				McKenzie	263	V3.422 (1961)	?	Date of sale not known
				McKenzie	?	AH4751	1965	No LTSA record
264	5G. 8503F	1946	P1.974 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	264	P2.910	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	26	CT3927	?
				Coupers Motors Ltd, Putaruru	16	CT3927	?	No LTSA record. Possibly re-registered
				?	?	CT3927	?	Movan
265	5G.8155F	1/8/48	P1.975 (1956)	M F Smith, Motueka	?	P1.975	22/1/58	1946 chassis. LTSA chassis nbr 5226342
				M F Smith, Motueka	?	P2.883	1961
				Hickmotts Bus Services Ltd, Motueka	?	DX4065	11/12/67
				D M Lines, Wellington		DX4065	25/1/77	Movan
				R D Aberhart, Christchurch		DX4065	5/5/83	Movan
				D R Haddow, Charleston		DX4065	16/11/99	Movan
				registration lapsed			16/12/02
266	5G.8520F	1946	P1.976 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	261	P2.908	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	24	CT3925	?	No LTSA record
267	5G.8518F	1946	P1.977 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	267	P2.909	1961
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	25	CT3926	(1965)	no LTSA record
268	5G.8145F	1946	P1.978 (1956)	Christchurch Transport Board	268	P2.912	(1961)
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	28	CT3929	(1965)	No LTSA record. Probably re-registered
269	5G. 8506F	1946	?	Christchurch Transport Board	269	P1.979	1956
				McKenzie	269	V3.423 (1961)		Date of sale not known
				McKenzie	?	AH4750	(1965)	No LTSA record

Normal control bus with Johnston & Smith B25F body.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
270	?	1946	?	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	13	V3.511	(1961)	Santorium service
				?	?	DR4354	?	plate number suggests same owner as Timaru 14 and 16 in 1965. No LTSA record

Foward control buses with Christchurch Tramways Board B31+15D bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
271	5G.8517	1947	P1.980 (1956)	Mid Canterbury Transport	?	P3.031	(1961)	294TF
				Mid Canterbury Transport	?	DT1308	(1965)	No LTSA record. Probably re-registered
272	6G.13347	1948	P1.981 (1956)	Karamea Motors	?	?	?	694TF
273	6G.?	1948	P1.982 (1956)	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	8	?	?	694TF
274	6G.14416F	1948	P1.983 (1956)	Kaitangata	?	?	?	694TF
275	6G.14399F	1948	P1.984 (1956)	Christchuch Tramways Board	275	P2.898	1961	694TF
				Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	9	?	?
				?	?	ET5626	1965	No LTSA record
276	6G.?	1949	P1.985 (1956)	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	10	?	?	694TF
277	6G.?	1949	P1.986 (1956)	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	11	?	?	694TF
				?	?	KU7556	1965	No LTSA record
278	6G.14414F	1949	P1.987 (1956)	Nelson Suburban Buses Ltd	12	V2.935	(1961)	694TF
				?	?	DR4348	1965	No LTSA record
279	6G.?	1949	P1.988 (1956)	Harris, Rangiora		?	?	694TF
280	6G.11356F	1949	P1.989 (1956)	Mid Canterbury Transport	14	P3.036	(1961)	694TF
				Mid Canterbury Transport	14	DT1314	(1965)	No LTSA record
281	6G.?	1949	P1.990 (1956)	Mid Canterbury Transport, Ashburton	?	P3.035	(1961)	694TF
				Mid Canterbury Transport, Ashburton	?	DT1313	(1965)	No LTSA record
282	6G.13341	1949	P1.991 (1956)	Greenwood Motors	?	V3.457	(1961)	694TF
				Greenwood Motors	?	DS4745	(1965)
283	6G.14402	1949	P1.992 (1956)	Greenwood Motors	?	V3.458	(1961)	694TF
				Greenwood Motors	?	DS4746	(1965)

William Cooger

Duntroon

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	5563F?	3/9/37	?	W E Cooger, Duntroon		AH4744	1965
				N J Horn, Dunedin		AH4744	18/6/75
				NZ Post Vintage Car Club, Dunedin		AH4744	12/9/75	Registered as 11 seat private passenger vehicle

Deluxe Contract Service

Howell Motors, Trentham. One C84BFS bus with Nuttall C32F body commonly known as Fishface. Wally Hammond was the operator of Howell Motors.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	9G.23941F	31/11/49	?	Moore Motor Wellington	?	?	?
				Newmans (NI) Ltd	?	?	12/61
				Mercury Buses Ltd	2	?	2/62
				Mercury Buses Ltd	5	EA6934	16/8/68	start of LTSA history
				Associated Coach Sales, Palmerston North		EA6934	8/4/93	P J Gale & L Hart
				registration lapsed			30/10/95	Movan
				P J & L N Gale , Palmerston North		UD8766	18/4/96	Movan
				J E & G J MacKenzie, Mangakino		UD8766	16/8/96	Movan
				Gavin MacKenzie, Hunterville		UD8766	11/9/03	Movan

Deluxe Motors

Blenheim

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
4	3G.77115F	?	?	Warren	?	DY2744	?	B??F

Denniston Motors

Waimangaroa

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
11	9G.22644F	19/7/50	?	Buller Motorways Ltd, Westport	11	DX3424	26/6/56	MMB B30D
				C L Powis, Cheviot		DX3424	26/1/94	Movan
				registration lapsed			1/8/97	Movan

Arthur Conan Doyle

Whakatane

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	5G.18051F	1946?	V2.229	A V Smith	?	V1.660	?	Crawley Ridley B??F
Syd Roach, Gisborne	?	EM2891	?	No LTSA record

Dunedin City Transport

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
33	2G.36876F	1943	?	?	?	P2.313	1957	own B30D body.
34	2G.39308F	1943	?	Dunedin City Transport Overhead Dept	?	P2.314	(1956)	own B30D body.
35	C81T 6050	1944	?	?	?	P2.315	1957	own B30D body. The engine number suggests this is a 1938 truck chassis converted to a bus in 1944
36	3G.87859F	1945	?	Dunedin City Council Enginners Department	?	P2.316	(1956)	own B30D body. Chassis ex-Dept Industry & Commerce. Scrapped 1960

John Dunlop

Wanganui.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	6G.26642F	27/7/48	?	Dunlop's Wanganui Ltd	?	?	22/4/60	NZMB Steelbilt B33F
				Ben Sewell & Son, Carterton	?	ES7405	17/4/61
				Carterton Transport Ltd	5	ES7405	21/6/73
				Blue Bus Service Ltd, Masterton	37	ES7405	2/11/81
				M K Burgiss, Featherston	?	ES7405	30/8/85	Movan; Reg on hold

Eastbourne Bus Service

Eastbourne Bus Service was operated by Eastbourne Borough Council. Initially it proivded feeders to the ferries operated by the Borough but in 1948 buses replaced ferries in providing a service between Eastbourne and Wellington.

Forward control buses with NZMB Steelbilt bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	4G.78096F	1946	?	Weir Bros, Hawera	?	?	?	B33F
5	5G.18094F	24/10/46	?	Zenith Omnibus Co Ltd, Napier	?	13/1/0/53	V1.813 (1956)	B33F
				Arthur Conan Doyle, Whakatane	?	EL862	8/2/65	?
				Cave Buses Ltd, Whakatane	36?	EL862	2/2/74	?
				Allan Muggeridge, Waihi	?	EL862	19/2/75	?
				Waihi Passenger Services Ltd	?	EL862	24/6/77	?
				S J Fowler, Waitotara		EL862	17/10/79	Movan
				P M Brown, Patea		EL862	2/9/91	Movan
				A H Carson, Normanby		EL862	27/5/97	Movan. No CoF
				registration lapsed			11/10/97
				P W Lockwood, Wanganui			5/11/98	unconfirmed
6	6G.13513F	27/10/47	P.6 (1951)	Eastbourne Bus Service	6	P1.312	1961	B33F
				Massam Motors Ltd, Newmarket		P1.312	18/9/62	Dealer
				Tui Motors, Te Puke	25	P1.312	12/2/64	C J Buckley
				Tui Motors Ltd	25	EK8260	3/6/65
				A C Scammell, Christchurch		EK8260	2/6/78	Movan
				K Agnew, Rotorua		EK8260	24/11/86	Movan
				F J & B D Richards, Owhango		EK8260	11/5/95	Movan
				withdrawn from use			17/11/03	Movan
10	4G.69052F	1945	P1.531 (1951)	Eastbourne Bus Service	10	P.51	1961	294TF B33F
				Meehan Motors	1	ET8636	?
				Piper, Palmerston North		ET8636	?	No LTSA record
13	5G.18054F	1945	?	?	?	?	?	B33F
19	5G.18060F	1946	P1.517 (1956)	Whenuapai Bus Co Ltd	26	P2.441	08/61	B33F
				NZ Bus Sales	?	?	12/61
				S Henare & Sons, Pipiwai, Northland	?	DZ311	1962	No LTSA record
20	5G.18047F	1945	P.20 (1951)	A V Smith, Motueka?	5	V2.230	1961	B33+11F
				A V Smith, Motueka?	5	EK4212	?	No LTSA record
21	6G.26636F	1948	P.21 (1951)	Papakura-Clevedon Bus Service	?	P1.397	1961	B33F
				Papakura-Clevedon Bus Service	?	EX54		No LTSA record
22	6G.26633F	1948	P.22 (1951)	Papakura-Clevedon Bus Service	?	P1.398	1961	B33F
				Papakura-Clevedon Bus Service	?	EX55		No LTSA record

Eastern Buses Ltd

Buckland Beach, Auckland. 5 Buses all with NZMB bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
6	5G.18052F	1946	P.103 (1956)	Eastern Buses Ltd	6	EW2088	1965	694TF B33+11F; No LTSA record
7	6G.13531F	1947	P.104 (1956)	Eastern Buses Ltd	7	EW2089	1965	694TF B33+8F; No LTSA record
8	9G.23935F	1950	P.107 (1956)	Eastern Buses Ltd	8	EW2090	1965	C84BFS B33+8F; LTSA says first reg 1952
				A V Beehre, Te Aroha	?	EW2091	?	Date on LTSA is nonsense
				S Rea, Waihi		EW2091	14/9/87	Movan
				J Gardiner, Waihi		EW2091	30/4/90	Movan
				Registration lapsed			30/8/97
9	9G.23668F	1951	P.108 (1956)	Eastern Buses Ltd	9	EW2091	1965	C84BFS B33+9F; No LTSA record
10	9G.23663F	1951	P.109 (1956)	Eastern Buses Ltd	10	EW2092	1965	C84BFS B31+7F; No LTSA record Probably re-registered

Egmont Tourist Motors Ltd

Hawera

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
12	6G.13524F	?	CT8362

Emery Transport

Lake Rotoiti, Bay of Plenty.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	9G.22726F	02/51	P1.402	Emery Transport, Lake Rotoiti	2	EL4231	?	NZMB C84BFS
1?	?	11/48	EL4232					NZMB

Karl Erceg

Ngunguru

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	9G.22724F	1952	DZ6487	Rogers Motors Ltd, Whangarei	2	DZ6487	30/5/67	C84HFS NZMB B??F

Esk View Bus Services

Hawkes Bay

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	6G.13521F	?	P1.755 (61)	Papakura-Hunua Bus Service				NZMB B33+10F

Gibson Motors Ltd

New Plymouth

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	9G.23942F	1951	P1.358 (1961)	Gibson Motors Ltd	2	EO8526	1965	C84BFS NZMB DP31F
16	K2921F	?	?					C19F
20	6G.13340F	c1947	?					NZMB B29F

Gisborne Borough Council

11 Ford V8 buses were introduced to Gisborne services between 1945 and 1953. All had NZMB bodies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
1		1945		sold by 1954				B31D
2	9G.23948F	28/3/51	?	Gisborne Borough Council	2	P1.209	1956	C84BFS NZMB B31+9D
				Gisborne City Council	2	P1.209	11/6/59	P1.120 1961; Perkins Diesel
				Jamieson Motors (Taranaki) Ltd, Stratford	?	EM2196	29/12/67
				P H Bosson, Waitara	?	EM2196	4/1/89	Movan
				B I March, Waitara	?	EM2196	27/8/91	Movan
				Peter Tolhopf, Waitara	?	EM2196	23/8/01	Movan
				I H Smith, Turangi	?	EM2196	25/2/02	Movan
				A C Zinsli, Papakura	?	EM2196	7/8/03	Movan
				Steve Williams, Nelson	?	EM2196	1/11/03	Movan
				R G Davis, Nelson	?	EM2196	23/6/05	Movan; Reg on hold 02
				J D Rose, Christchurch	?	EM2196	14/2/08	Movan
3		1945		sold by 1958				B31D
4		1945		Jamieson Motors (Taranaki) Ltd	15			B31D
5	4G.69058F	6/11/45	P1.210 (1956)	Morgans Mail & Passenger Service, Helensville	?	V2.253	10/4/61	B25F
				Morgans Mail & Passenger Service, Helensville	?	V2.253	17/4/61	Walter Morgan
				S F & J C Lupton, Helensville	?	DA5734	18/2/70
				Morgans Mail & Passenger Service, Helensville	?	DA5734	3/6/70	Walter Morgan
				M B Clapham, Silverdale		DA5734	7/12/73	Movan
				F G Chester-Nash, Whitianga		DA5734	24/12/76	Movan
				K B Jones, Beach Haven, Auckland		DA5734	8/4/91	Movan; CoF exp 04/92
				registration lapsed			11/10/97	Movan
6	9G.22649F	3/7/51	P1.211 (1956)	Gisborne Borough Council	6	P1.129	1961	B31+9D
				Jamieson Motors, Stratford	2	EP250	16/8/65	Perkins Diesel
				Jamieson Motors (Taranaki) Ltd, Stratford	2	EP250	19/5/70
				F K Bosson, Waitara		EP250	10/5/88	Movan
				D E Carberry, Naenae, Lowerr Hutt		EP250	20/1/92	Movan; CoF failed 01/96
				registration lapsed			1/3/98
7	6G.28067F	1948	P1.189 (1956)	Maungatapu Farm		?	?	B31D
8	6G.21289F	1947	?	Eastern Travel (Jim Haerewa), Wairoa		EN104	?	B31D; No LTSA data
9	6G.14420F	1947	P1.213 (1956)	Gisborne Borough Council	9	P1.131	1961	694TF B31+10D
				Black & White Buses, Tauranga		EK6789		also V2.091; George Beagley
10	9G.23933F	8/2/51	?	Gisborne Borough Council	10	P1.200	1956	C84BFS NZMB B31+9D
				Gisborne City Council	10	P1.210	11/6/59	P1.132 1961; Perkins Diesel
						EM2227	1965
				Jamieson Motors (Taranaki) Ltd, Stratford	?	EM2227	6/7/79
				W J Elphick, Eltham		EM2227	15/7/94	Movan
				A Elphick, Eltham		EM2227	30/5/95	Movan; reg on hold 96
				H I Rankin, Methven		EM2227	5/3/01	Movan; reg on hold 96
11	9G.23951F	28/3/51	?	Gisborne Borough Council	11	P1.207	1956	C84BFS NZMB B33+7F
				Gisborne City Council	11	P1.207	11/6/59	P1.133 1961; Perkins Diesel
				Cliff Jamieson, Stratford	?	EM2183	5/7/67
				Jamieson Motors (Taranaki) Ltd, Stratford	?	EM2183	19/5/70
				S Dakin, Stratford	?	EM2183	18/12/91
				J C Wright, Urenui	?	EM2183	20/9/93
				B G Fairbrother, New Plymouth	?	EM2183	22/7/94
				registration lapsed			1/10/96

Granity Motors

West Coast

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	1946	?	?		DH954	?	30hp V8

Greyhound Buses Ltd

Wanganui. Greyhound Buses were frequent buyers of Ford buses from their initial formation from Wanganui Traways in 1950 right through until 1983 when Greyhound purchased a Ford N1117 the last Ford bus marketed in New Zealand.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
4	8G.7215F	3/7/50	P1.384 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	4	P.885	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Waverley Carrying Co, Waverley		EQ2798	24/9/62	No LTSA record. Probably re-registered
5	9G.11857F	7/50	?	H Betts, Hawera	?		27/2/56	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Fred Meynall		EO4890	7/9/61	No LTSA record
			Ron Malin, Mahoe		EO4890	?	stripped for spare parts for 11
6	9G.22725F	8/50	?	Frank H Seward, Lake Ferry	?	V.235	14/12/59	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				D F Todd, Pirinoa	?	ES8075		No LTSA record
				Lake Ferry Buses Ltd	?	ES8075
				?, South Island	?	ES8075		Movan
7	9G.19488F	9/50	P1.388 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	7	P.886	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Alan Hathaway, Bucklands Beach		EW2137	7/9/61	No LTSA record. According to Murray Jessop
8	9G.22657F	1/10/49	P1.381 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	8	P.887	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	8	EQ4566	1965	No LTSA record. Probably re-registered
				Caves Buses, Whakatane	25	EQ4566	?	Based at Ohope Beach
9	9G.22647F	9/50	?	Chateau Parapara Store		EQ6168	07/58	B33D
				?		EQ6168		Movan No LTSA record
10	8G.7212F	9/50	?	A V Smith, Clevedon	?	P1.390	6/10/58	NZMB Steelbilt B31+12D
				NZ Bus Sales Ltd, Takanini		?	19/6/64
				Coupers Motors Ltd, Putaruru		EH7007	23/11/64
				Gardner & Stewart, Drury		EH7007	7/2/79
				R Marsh, Te Atatu		EH7007	1/5/79	Movan
				M W Robins, Beach Haven		EH7007	26/3/82	Movan
				P J Pearce, Glendene, Auckland		EH7007	6/7/83	Movan
				G Reti, Onehunga		EH7007	2/3/84	Movan
				C Hammond, Te Puke		EH7007	17/10/86	Movan
				K A Williamson, Tirau		EH7007	21/1/91	Movan
				E J Smith, Hamilton		EH7007	19/1/95	Movan
				J E Phillips, Te Kuiti		EH7007	28/8/99	No Cof
				registration lapsed			12/5/03
11	9G.22653F	9/50	P1.391 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	11	P.888	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	11	EQ4567	1965
				P E Bloomfield, Lower Hutt		EQ4567	24/4/72	Movan, No LTSA record
12	9G.22662F	9/50	P1.392 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	12	P.889	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	12	EQ4568	1965
				Garry & Kath Hanning, Wanganui		EQ4568	30/6/75	Movan at Awakeri Motor Camp
				?		EQ4568	1993	No LTSA record. Probably re-registered
13	9G.22650F	13/9/50	?	Parapara Motors Ltd, Wanganui	?	?	22/11/55	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
				Allen Motors Ltd, Shannon	?	ER6711	27/4/64
				Hun, Waiterere Beach		ER6711	25/8/76	Movan
				B C Landall, Foxton Beach		ER6711	17/9/79	Movan
				R W Templeton, Foxton Beach		ER6711	16/2/90	Movan
				J T White, Turakina Valley		ER6711	28/6/93	Movan
				G E Governor, Palmerston North		ER6711	22/10/98	Movan; Reg on hold 99
				R J & K Coe, Maxwell		ER6711	22/11/02	Movan; Reg on hold
				L M Kelly, Wanganui		ER6711	2/2/04	Movan; Reg on hold
				W J McGrath, Wanganui		ER6711	18/2/06	Movan; Reg on hold
				T C Skipps, Wanganui		ER6711	18/10/07	Movan; Reg on hold 99
14	9G.23934F	13/9/50	P1.383 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	14	P.890	1961	NZMB Steelbilt B33D
						EQ4569	1965
				H J & B Vine, Wanganui		EQ4569	3/12/73	Movan
				B Vine, Wanganui		EQ4569	3/6/98	Movan
				registration lapsed			6/2/99
				F J Syme & M Jones, Wanganui		ASW453	23/7/02	Movan VIN 7A86G2M1002348998
				B R Laugesen & G C Sargison, Wanganui		ASW453	9/1/06	Movan
				S B Evans & T A Bailey, Wanganui		ASW453	9/3/07	Movan
				P M Patchell, Rotorua		ASW453	24/7/07	Movan
17	9G.23667F	11/1/51	P1.394 (56)	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	17	P.891	1961	C84BFS NZMB B33D
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	17	EQ4570	1965
				Passenger Services, Pahiatua		EQ4570	15/9/65	(Allan Jones)
				?		EQ4570	1977	Movan
				registration cancelled			26/10/91
				K A Kinnburgh, Palmerston North		EQ4570	23/1/01	Unconfirmed

Greytown Contracts

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	?	?					Crawley Ridley body

Harris

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	09/48	DS1366	Movan				Modern Motor Bodies; normal control

Hawarden Garage & Transport Ltd

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	?	DT6246

Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd

Napier. Note that although the Napier city bus services and buses 33, 36, 37 and 40 were transferred to City Bus Services on 11/5/53 the ownership certificates of 33 and 37 show a change on 24/6/54

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
10	?	19/12/44	S.807	A C Doyle			2/9/57	Crawley Ridley C20F normal control Waukesha Motor
				Rodgers, Hawera			1959	10 or 11 at one time S.246
11	?	27/3/45	S.845	White Bus Service, Dannevirke			1959	Crawley Ridley C20F normal control Waukesha Motor
				?, Dargaville				10 or 11 at one time S.246
12	?	12/47	S.862	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd, Napier	12	S.951	?	Crawley Ridley C20F? normal control
						S.286	1961
				?	?	S.286	c1962
?	6G.21295F	?	?	Kaikohe Bus Co	8	S1.061	(1961)	NZMB C20F forward control
						DY8339	(1965)	Could this be HBMC 12 rebuilt? No LTSA record
31	5G.17950F	1/3/47	P1.085	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd	31	P1.042	(1961)	294TF Nuttal B31+10F
						EN7422	(1965)
				Matamata Passenger Tranport	16	EN7422	26/11/69	No LTSA record
33	2G.39305F	10/7/45	P1.114	City Bus Service, Napier	33	?	11/5/53	Crawley Ridley New look B31F
				movan	?	?	21/4/58
35	6G.13334F	21/10/47	P1.106	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd	35	P1.284	(1956)	694TF 30hp Nuttall B31+10F
				Kiwi Transport, Wairoa	?	EN3832	18/07/1963
				movan	?	EN3832	10/69	No LTSA record
36	?	28/3/42	P.812	City Bus Service, Napier ?	36	?	11/5/53	Crawley Ridley New look B31F
37	2G.36878F	1/6/44	P.955	City Bus Service, Napier	37	?	11/5/53	Crawley Ridley New look B31F
				N Z Bus Sales, Takanini		?	5/60
				K L Moyle, Tapu		EO9720	?	movan. LTSA show this as original owner in 1944
				K R Lamb, Paeroa		EO9720	15/4/94	movan.
				L Taylor, Kerepehi		EO9720	28/4/94	movan.
				registration lapsed			1/11/96
39	6G.13516F	1/9/47	P1.108	Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd	39	P1.363	(1951)	V694TF NZMB Steelbilt B33+10F
						P1.046	(1961)
						EN7424	(1965)
				Pahiatua Passenger Services Ltd.	17	EN7424	1972/3
				movan		EN7424	?	No LTSA record.
				K S Larsen, Te Puke		NN4994	29/9/87	Movan ex HBMC Steelbilt. LTSA has chassis 5211613. Stan White believes headlights make it 39.

Henry

Purakanui

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	6G.26632	1947	?	Otago Road Services Ltd, Green Island	6	by 1953	P1.440	NZMB Steelbilt DP31F
				Bluff Motors	4	CW575	First owner according to Murray Jessop

Billy Higgs & Son Ltd

Wellington. Forward Control V8 with Fuller (Greytown) C24F bodies. Plates seen in photos are:
Year unknown : S1.344 (on 19)
Year and vehicle unknown : S.559 V1.322.

The remains of one of these buses are in Eketahuna with registration plate IA6536. The body carries the chassis plate from Skellern Motors 6.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
19	9G.19909F	1951	S1.344			EM182		no LTSA record
20	9G.19902F	?	?

Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd

Te Awamutu

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
8	5G.8157F	1946	P1.084 (56)	Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd	8	P1.330	1961	294TF B31+10F
				Horsecroft, Ohaupo		?	?	?	School bus
				Colin Mitchell		?	c1965	?	Movan
				E J Poynter, Napier		KK7947	4/6/82	Movan
				G J Harrison, Napier		KK7947	9/11/90	Movan
				registration lapsed			30/10/95	Movan
14	6G.26641F	1948	P1.083 (56)	Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd	14	P1.332	1961	B33+11F
						EH9844	1966	No LTS record probaby re-registered

Howick Bus Co Ltd

2 C84BFS buses with NZMB B33+6F bodies

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
7	9G.23658F	21/1/52	P.133 (1956)	Howick Bus Co Ltd	7	P1.619	1961
				Howick Bus Co Ltd	7	EW5978	1965
				D W Jones, Papakura		EW5978	28/5/70
				Te Aute Services Ltd, Pukehou, Hawkes Bay		EW5978	5/4/71
				Byers Taxis Ltd, Waipukurau		EW5978	13/3/73
				T J Heighway, Hamilton		JO7470	20/12/79	Movan?
				M V Vanderpols, Hastings		JO7470	22/11/84	Movan
				B P Atkins & J Alen, Picton		JO7470	20/3/95	Movan
				N A Knowles, Picton		JO7470	29/9/05	Movan
				C Pitama, Tuahiwa		JO7470	20/4/07	Movan unconfirmed
				registration lapsed			5/5/08
11	9G.23943F	1951	P.132 (1956)	Howick Bus Co Ltd	11	P1.623	1961
				Howick Bus Co Ltd	11	EW5982	1965	No LTSA record

Alf Jackson

Dannevirke

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	?	?	?	White Bus Service, Dannevirke	1	?	?	Crawley Ridley New Look
				?,Turangi	?	?	EK5384
				Findlay Motors, Taupo	6	EK5384	9/64
				?		EK5384	1969

P Jackson

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	8947	?	DT3561
?	?	?	DT3562

Jenkins Motors Ltd

Gore

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
6	9G.19471F	1950?	CW2212

Kaikohe Bus Co Ltd

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
2	6G.11226F	?	DY8333	Matamata Passenger Transport	7	DY8333	?
				Ohakune Mountain Transport	?	DY8333	?
5	9G.19485F	13/7/51	DY8336	B V Ogle, Moerewa		DY8336	11/3/74	Movan; Reg on hold 00
6	3G.87853F	1945	DY8337	Matamata Passenger Transport	1	DY8337		possibly new to Suburban Bus Co
				Jenkins, Papakura		DY8337
10?	?	?	DY8341	Lyall Bay, Wellington		DY8341	09/92	Movan; probably re-registered

Kelburn-Karori Motor Bus Co Ltd

This bus started life as a 1939 normal control Ford V8 first registered in 1946. It has a Crawley Ridley B25F body. Some time later in life the front from a Ford Thames ET6 or ET7 has been used in a conversion to forward control. Given