History of the Lizard bus

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DescriptionNZRRS 3141 - views of "The Lizard" from each end of the bridge and coming and going across it.
The bus was later sold to Bluff Motors who rebuilt it to normal height and it was then sold to a wrecker in Christhchurch in early 1980's in a poor condition.
There are photos on this site of it at the wreckers in 1983.Map^[1]ContributorAllan Steel

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EventHistory of the Lizard bus

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Date Created31st July 2024CommentsJock Allen
We used to call it the samwhich bus

Trish Rennie
Jock Allen it looks more like a sandwich than a lizard….Jock Allen
Trish Rennie Oh my god my spelling used to have Jam SANDWICHES At School a Hundredyears ago Cheers Fan Club

Laurie Anisy
Built to go under the bridge to Taylorville.

Rob Lunn
The late Jim Parkinson located it with a view to restoring it but it was too far gone

Allan Steel
In service on Coast from 1960 to 1969.

Jock Allen
We used to call it the samwhich bus

Trish Rennie
Jock Allen it looks more like a sandwich than a lizard….

Trish Rennie Oh my god my spelling used to have Jam SANDWICHES At School a Hundredyears ago Cheers Fan Club

Trish Rennie
Jock Allen I actually like samwhich better….which filling has Mum put in today

Anne Pattinson
Jock Allen I knew it as the loaf of bread.

Grant Thornley
Anne Pattinson Me too

Kevin O'Regan
Wonder what happened to it

Heather Newby
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Kevin O'Regan The bus was later sold to Bluff Motors who rebuilt it to normal height and it was then sold to a wrecker in Christhchurch in early 1980's in a poor condition.

Kevin O'Regan
Heather Newbythanks Heather you ball of wisdom you

Grant Thornley
Rode on that a few times

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