Soundtrack of my childhood lol, our school bus was a leopard, the service that ran between my house and my gran’s was a Leopard, so safe to say I heard it every day lol, then they brought in those big blocky vibrating rattling Alexander Dennis monstrosities
I think this must be the Leyland Leopard on the front of the 'Bus & Coach Preservation' magazine :). When I look at the front, I can imagine that Leyland 680 engine growling! From looking at it, I guess (if I'm still correct) it ran in normal passenger service for 24 years when new - I wonder if a modern bus today will do that. I can't here any clunks on this Leopard when it's going over pot holes 👍! This is one thing I admire about preserved step-entrance buses.
NIce to hear the engine properly on this video. Sometimes on videos like this it is muffled and all you hear is moaning from the transmission. I don't know whether it's to do with body construction or position of the microphone! I like the experienced driver with his senior citizen flat cap.
I remember these! The back suspension was such that you could actually get air time if the bus went hard enough over and under a dip. Damn near broke my only just grown in front adult teeth on one because of that! HA HA
That engine 😍
Soundtrack of my childhood lol, our school bus was a leopard, the service that ran between my house and my gran’s was a Leopard, so safe to say I heard it every day lol, then they brought in those big blocky vibrating rattling Alexander Dennis monstrosities
And those crap optares with dud Allison autos or even voith or zf. Sounded like a spaceship.
Sound of my college days!!!
I remember this Leopard from when it was new, and it was a regular on my local bus route for a time. It's good to see it has been preserved.
Lovely Leopard
I think this must be the Leyland Leopard on the front of the 'Bus & Coach Preservation' magazine :). When I look at the front, I can imagine that Leyland 680 engine growling!
From looking at it, I guess (if I'm still correct) it ran in normal passenger service for 24 years when new - I wonder if a modern bus today will do that. I can't here any clunks on this Leopard when it's going over pot holes 👍!
This is one thing I admire about preserved step-entrance buses.
NIce to hear the engine properly on this video. Sometimes on videos like this it is muffled and all you hear is moaning from the transmission. I don't know whether it's to do with body construction or position of the microphone! I like the experienced driver with his senior citizen flat cap.
I remember these! The back suspension was such that you could actually get air time if the bus went hard enough over and under a dip. Damn near broke my only just grown in front adult teeth on one because of that! HA HA
Where is this bus currently stored ?
If I knew I can't tell u that