Painter reaches 100…

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Renowned heritage buses painter Kevin Hill is celebrating his hundredth – vehicle painted that is!

Kevin has, he said, got buses in his blood; the Birmingham fleet being his favourite. His grandfather was a driver at Birmingham City Transport’s Selly Oak garage, and Kevin travelled to secondary school on West Midlands PTE buses. After leaving school he joined the motor business, learning the skills of bodywork in an accident repair centre.

The hundredth achievement – this fine 1947 Birmingham CVD shows the quality of Kevin’s brush painting. TRANSPORT MUSEUM, WYTHALL
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