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EFE SHOWBUS WINNERS 1998


Rally No.Person/groupRegistrationDateChassisChassis typeBodyPrize
400 Felix TaxisDBU 889 1947 Bedford OB Duple Vista C27F Overall winner, Buses Cup & £100 from Plaxton
277 Mr J H McGowan HUM401 1938 AEC Regent I Roe H56RBest Doyen Doubledeck, Rickards Cup & £50 from Plaxton
555 South Staffordshire Heritage Bus Co BMS415 1948 Daimler CVD6 Burlingham C33F Doyen Singledeck winner, Red Rover Cup & £50 from Plaxton
85 Hallmark Cars Ltd R5HMC 1998 EOS MA N EOS C28F Best Modern Vehicle, T Freeman Trophy
919 Arriva Fox CountyArriva Olympians 1998 Volvo Olympian NCME H76F Premier Operator Award
327 Arriva Fox County N160VVO 1995 Scania N113 East Lancs H78FPremier Operator Award
409 Mr D A Peart KDT 393 1951 AEC Regent III Roe H56R Top Rally Attender 1998 MCW Shillibeer Cup
600 Mr L W Wright 675 OCV 1962 Bedford SB Duple C41C Most Improved vehicle since EFE SHOWBUS 97
10 London United BuswaysWLT880 1961 AEC Routemaster Park Royal H72R Best London Operator
906 Ipswich Park & Ride Ipswich P&R Excel 1998 Optare Excel Optare B37F Best Local Authority Bus
100 Marshalls of CambridgeNEW! 1998 Dennis Dart SLF Marshall Best Modern Dennis
19 Harry Hobson 477 CLT 1962 AEC Routemaster Park Royal H57RD Best ex London bus
904 W H Fowler & Sons S333HEB 1998 Scania N113DRB East Lancs Pyoneer H78F Best S-registered bus
914 Cambridge Coach Services R91GTM 1998 Volvo Olympian Northern Counties CH68F Best Nineties bus
86 Hallmark Cars Ltd R6HMC 1998 EOS MAN EOS C28F Best Nineties coach
936 Home James Coach Travel R219AOR 1997 Iveco 59- 12 Marshall B27F Best Nineties minibus
227 First Huddersfield P433YSH 1993 Scania N113 Wright B41F Best FirstBus, £100 from First and FirstShowbus Trophy
519 Stagecoach East Midlands S161RET nearest camera 1998 Volvo Olympian Alexander Belfast H87F Best Stagecoach vehicle & Midland Red South trophy
451 Arriva Gade ValleyM949LXR 1995 DAF SB/ MBVan Hool C51F Best Arriva
6 Geoff Rixon VLT254 1960 AEC Routemaster Park Royal H64R Best AEC/Park Royal & £20 from Plaxton
368 Leicester City Museums MTL750 1958 Leyland Tiger Cub Yeates DP43F Best Leyland & £20 from Plaxton
429 Mr A Geminiani FDB34C 1965 LeylandPD2/40East Lancs H64R Best East Lancs, East Lancs Y Plate Trophy & £20 from Plaxton
278 Eastern National Preservation Group NTW942C centre 1965 Bristol FLF6G ECW H70F Best Bristol/ECW & £20 from Plaxton
700 Bob FlemingOUM727P 1975 Bedford J2 Caetano C16F Best Preserved Bedford & £20 from Plaxton
40 John P HertingKGU106 1949 AEC Regent 3RT 1952 Weymann H56R Best Preserved MCW Group vehicle & £20 from Plaxton
280 Tom HamiltonGLS265S 1977 Leyland Leopard Alexander B49F Best Preserved Alexander & £20 from Plaxton
405 David JuxBYJ904 1952 Austin K8Plaxton C14F Best Preserved Plaxton Group vehicle & £20 from Plaxton
320 The 500 GroupJDC599 1958 Dennis Loline NCME L70R Best Preserved Dennis
29 Model Road & RailMXX301 1953 Guy Vixen ECW B26 F Best Preserved Niche vehicle & £20 from Plaxton
550 603 Preservation Group TPN103S 1977 Bristol VRTSL3 E C W CO70D Best Open Topper
812 Mulley's Motorways F996UME 1989 Volvo B10M Duple C53F Best Small Operator
304 West Coaches S275LRY 1998 Dennis Javelin SCUK C69F Best Local Operator
272 Hedingham OmnibusesEX6566 1949 Leyland PD2/1 Leyland H56R Best Preserved Pre 1950 vehicle
268 First Eastern National WNO481 1953 Bristol KSW ECW O61R Best Fifties doubledeck
444 Messrs R D & C A Gibbons 277DKT 1959 AECReliancePark Royal DP40F Best Fifties singledeck
12 RM 1000 Preservation Group 100BXL 1961 AEC Routemaster Park Royal H64R Best Sixties doubledeck
266 Dr M Walker FHW154D 1966 Bristol MW6G ECW C39F Best Sixties singledeck
549 Stagecoach Cheltenham & District JOU160P 1975 Bristol VRT ECW Best Seventies decker
350 Sanders Coaches SNT925H 1970 Bedford VAL70 Plaxton C53F Best Seventies singledeck
209 First Thamesway XHK218X 1981 Bristol VR ECW H74 F Best Eighties doubledeck
331 Dunn Line TOS757X 1982 Volvo B10M 1998 East Lancs DP53F Best Eighties singledeck

Of the entries listed above the following were selected for the Doyen Class awards:
6, 12, 19, 29, 40, 266, 272, 278, 368, 405, 429, 444, 550, 600, 700
The following vehicles also qualified for the Doyen Award Class:
416 1685 Group HOV685 1948 Leyland Titan PD2/1 Brush H54R Birmingham City Transport 1685
274 Eastern National 1407 Pres Gp VNO859 1953 Bristol KSW ECW L55R Eastern National1407
259 David BrownHDV641E nearest camera 1967 Bristol MW6G ECW C39FRoyal Blue 1436
739 Roger Embling MEB626 1961 Trojan Series 19 Trojan C13F Emblings 1
276 Nigel Parks NEH453 1949 Leyland Titan OPD2 1951 NCME L53R PMT L453
271 154 Preservation Society ANH154 1947 Daimler CVG6 Nor thern Coachbuilders H56R Northampton Transport154
30 GS32 GroupMXX332 1953 Guy Vixen ECW B26 F London Transport GS32

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