New to Devon General in 1961 as DL925 “Admiral Blake” and served with them until it passed to the new Western National on Jan 1st 1983. Transferred to North Devon Ltd. (t/a Red Bus) and ran for them until 1988, not being withdrawn by them until 1991.
Whilst with Red Bus its original registration number was transferred to a Leyland Leopard coach (3513) and it was re-registered ADV299A.
Following disposal it sat out of use at Winkleigh airfield in mid Devon for a time. By 1993 it was operating for Leisurelink of Crawley and was hired out by them to Provincial in 1994, running on Southsea sea-front. Sometime during this period it received the registration mark MSJ499, which it currently carries. It then ran for Metrobus of Orpington until September 1997 when it passed to Bournemouth Transport, Vintage Yellow Buses, where it ran with sister 928.
In 2006 it was returned to Devon by Jonathan Hawkins of Dittisham who intends to restore it. This bus is the only one of the five surviving examples of the nine delivered new to D.G. to retain its convertible roof.
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