Bedford SB5 needs a good home

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This attractive Bedford SB5 could be yours – its current owners would love to see it restored but don’t have the space to keep it undercover

A 1963 Bedford SB5 bought back for restoration by a member of its original operating family is for sale. Ian Barfoot, whose grandfather bought the Bedford new for Hampshire-based Princess Coaches, repurchased it for restoration in 2017. The Bedford had been restored by the Fishwick family in County Durham in the 1990s but was allowed to deteriorate in subsequent ownership.
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