There is a fella on another forum from Norway looking for information or images on the 2 BMC Traning Unit Bus's that were here in australia.
apparantly one was made into a campervan and was seen in morriset NSW.

this is the spanish version similar to aussie ones


The aussie camper.

Heres the link to the post on Mk1performance forum
http://www.atfreeforum.com/mk1mark/view ... um=mk1mark

Talk to Watto about it as he's trying to hunt it down as well , he's not sure if the camper shown was the Young Lions corporate bus or the other one (there were two training unit buses , one of them became the young lions and the other is unkown ) .

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I have some good BMC PR dept shots of the bus. I also have some articles from the BMC Rosette.

I'll scan them and send them to you Chop.

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Julie.............

Hi Jules.

Could you add me to the list please?

When (not if, I'm determined) I track down the mobile home one I will do a feature on them.

I've been in contact with Trond already - in fact I sent him a heap of pics I already had - and we are finding all sorts of interesting info.

I have already got the Rosette with the story on the mobile service units - Issue 1 - but I would love to get hold of any photos you have of them.

By the way, I have worked out that the mobile home is the same bus that the Young Lions used.

There were some 30+ of these units built, and two came to Aussie. They were chassis numbers 3 and 29 apparently, according to one of my sources.

Cheers,
Watto.

The BMC Leyland Heritage Group tracked it down a few years ago and offered the fellow $XXXXX for it but as he is a wealthy individual he was not interested....he had it set up as a camper and it has been changed as a result with a new front and modified rear which would cost a lot to fix.

It would be a shame if it did leave Australia.

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"Show me the Mini!"

cheers julie, i'll pass the pics on.

Hi there folks,

Yes, I'm searching for all kind of info about those vehicles, serving the BMC's service staff early sixties. Found that there were 2 units in AU and six in North America. The total are about 30.
Got some very helpfull info from Watto, I'm very pleased to have meet him.

I would thank you all for your help, there will be a web site covering those units someday.

Looking forward to get those photos that Julie says she will scan.

Many thanks from Norway,

you might take a look at my photoalbum at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brimen/

Wish you all a
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Any news about the BMC Campers adress???

Stating the obvious, but it has Victorian rego in that photo.
Can anyone track it via the numberplate and a VicRoads enquiry?

Obviously the heritage group already have presumably?
KB

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Obviously the heritage group already have presumably? 9Y

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"Show me the Mini!"

Some info on the BMC training unit.







The BMC Competition Dept had a similar bus which supported it's race teams in Australia.

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Julie.............

Cool stuff Julie, Brimen is gonna love you long time for that info.

JULIE,
You're my DIAMOND !!!!!!


Thank you very, very much, you really did it.

It was worth waiting for, my oh my.


Just one tiny little thing -

Would you please let me know what issues those articles are from ???

I see that one is from Nov.-Des. 1965, but not sure of the other two.


I'm doing some "investigation" on the "Artic Circle" units licence number,

It might be the one that we are working on now. It came to Norway from

Sweden late seventies, so...



Many, Many Thanks,
Trond "Brimen" B.
NORWAY

Ahh, thanks - and it's Valentines Day and all.




The Arctic circle article appeared in the August - October, 1965 issue of the Rosette. The 'mobile training serves dealers' article was in the April - May, 1965 issue.




You're welcome.

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Julie.............

Brimen , I've just sent you a PM with some details on the blue bus , no location or owner yet I'm afraid but there is the chassis number which might be of help .

For anyone else interested it is currently registered till 29/11/2009 so is still on the road somewhere .

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