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Southdown 891, MUF491, was a 1953 Beadle rebuild using 1938-39 Leyland TS8 running units. There were 30 of these new in 1953-54.
They were unusual in that most Beadle rebuilds were 30ft long, whilst these were only 26ft long FC26F rebuilds. A characterful buggy race seems to be in progress.

Photo taken by the late Roger Janes (Les Ronan Collection), June 1953, Canoe Lake, Southsea

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