Vickers Funbus

hmm whats it worth…to my mind…

tuppence ha’penny and pickled egg…s’all

….hummm, wonder what its worth ?

Certainly looks like hard work for someone ! 😮

yep got it now, public humiliation complete – still that is one broken funbus!

TT

Actually having just spoken to an erstwhile colleague i found out we sold him the canopies and engine frame…ahem :rolleyes:

Soz mate

TT

So, by the process of elimination, you should know who the vendor is perhaps ? 😀

😮 😮 😮 😮 😮 Duurr Oh yeah.

Actually having just spoken to an erstwhile colleague i found out we sold him the canopies and engine frame…ahem :rolleyes:

Soz mate

TT

TT,

Is he refering to the (Harvard ?) parts shown in pic 1 ?

Cheers DT

Gawd thats ******….. ours is better so ner.

I couldnt see any harvard parts in the photos anyway – anyone know the ‘true identity’ of the seller – and if he does have a harvard project/harvard parts available – Stuart you’ve been to see it can you PM me?

Cheers

TT

The remains of the other replica is in a shed “somewhere in kent” as I was looking around it this thursday evening ,I think it is available for sale or trade.

….and its just appeared on eBay.

Item 8260540365

Sorry TT, the Harvard bits shown are apparently not included :diablo:

our Gunbus isnt GHB-7 – See attached pics now she has been assembled….

TT

The Sandy Topen Gunbus parts were left from a replica made for the film ‘Shout at the Sun’ staring Roger Moore. The ‘Gunbus’ GBH-7 and the cockpit of another were both made circa 1984/85 and ended up dumped at Coventry with the Visionair debris. I photographed the replica’s there in 1990 and they were pretty sad then. They were acquired by the Macclesfield group and worked on at Barton.
The Gunbus GBH-7 then went to Peter Smith in Kent and has subsequently done the rounds . It’s worth pointing out that the ‘Gunbus’ is based on the flying D.H 2 as that was used in the film. The Vickers connection is tenous.

The remains of the other replica is in a shed “somewhere in kent” as I was looking around it this thursday evening ,I think it is available for sale or trade.

GBH-7 at Denham

I took this (and several more) photos at Denham c.1985.

For those of you who would like to see the funbus in her glory have a look here!

www.gunbus.biz

TT

Not sure whether our Funbus is GHB-7 – tail number is A1452 and is named ‘Bombay 3’ if that helps….

AFAIK There are only two Funbus reps in the Country – that is the RAFM example and ours, however Phil tells me that Sandy Topin had one a few years ago but I am not sure if that is one of the two above two or a separate airframe ?

All the best

TT

Crate…. 😀

Crate?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed! How offensive is that? (Unless he means the ISO container it came in 🙂 )

I remember seeing parts of “GHB-7” dumped in a shed at Cranfield far too many years ago along with the mortal remains of a Jet Ranger and IIRC a relatively complete Wasp. The shed isn’t there any more before anyone asks…

I always thought that the ‘Vickers Funbus’ was the VC10 😀

That’s correct.

Septic – I believe it is! It went to Barton and then Hawkinge. From there I think it headed up to Sleap or Market Drayton. There were two of the ‘Vickers’ at Coventry – the restored one being serialed ‘GHB-7’ or something like that.

will look fab next to G-ASMLs and Blue Maxs Crate –

TT

Crate?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TexanTomcat,

Was this the aircaft that was at Coventry with Mr Hawke or is it a different one.

Septic.

I always thought that the ‘Vickers Funbus’ was the VC10 😀

CS