Devon General 1964 AEC Reliance No.12 (12 RDV) with Marshall bodywork. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1965 AEC Reliance No.23 (CTT 23C) in Exeter. This bus has been preserved. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1966 Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean No.529 (EOD 529D), one of six with Willowbrook bodies. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1952 AEC Regent / Weymann No.667 (NTT 667). All of this batch were retired in 1965, except this one, which was retained for tree lopping. Photographed 21 Aug 1968 at Torquay by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1956 AEC Regent V No.774 (ROD 774) in Torquay. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1957 AEC Regent V No.814 (VDV 814) - I think - probably near Torquay. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1957 AEC Regent V No.815 (VDV 815) in Exeter. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1959 Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean No.874 (874 ATA), probably in Torquay. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1961 "Sea Dog" class Leyland PDR1/1 Atlantean No.928 (928 GTA "Sir Humphrey Gilbert"). This bus has been preserved. Photo 11 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Devon General 1961 AEC Reliance No.938 (938 GTA), with its distinctive Willowbrook coachwork. No.935 from this batch has been preserved. Photo 12 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1946 Bristol K5G No.1115 (FRU 825) relegated to driver training duties. Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1951 Bristol KS6B No.1280 (KEL 723). Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1292 (KRU 958), a 1951 lowbridge Bristol KSW6B. Photo at the old Bournemouth bus station on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1337 (LRU 67), a 1954 Bristol LD6B, H&D's first Lodekka. Photo at Bournemouth bus station on 8 July 1966 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1954 Bristol LD6G No.1343 (LRU 73). Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1388 (UEL 709), a 1957 Bristol LD6G. Photo at Bournemouth on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1960 Bristol FS6G No.1445 (5672 EL). Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1512 (CEL 860C), a 1965 Bristol FS6G. Photo at Bournemouth bus station on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1527 (EEL 890C), a 1965 Bristol FLF6G. The driver seems deep in thought. Photo at the old Bournemouth bus station on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 666 (JRU 69), a 1950 Bristol LL6A, rebuilt in 1960 with a full-front body incorporating a rear cutaway and powerful reversing light, to assist when using the Sandbanks Ferry. Photo boarding the Ferry on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 689 (KEL 732), a 1951 Bristol LL6B, with 8ft wide full-front body. Photo at the Sandbanks Ferry on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1953 Bristol LS6G No.699 (MLJ 144). Why was it numbered seperately, and not with the other similar examples (850-863)? Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 785 (KRU 991), a 1952 Bristol LL6B, rebuilt to full-front around 1960. Photo at Bournemouth bus station on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 827 (JLJ 53E), a brand new 1967 Bedford VAM14 with Strachan B33D body. Photo taken at the old Bournemouth bus station on 25 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Hants & Dorset 1956 Bristol LS6G No.855 (SRU 969). Photo at Bournemouth on 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

House's Whatlington Buses second-hand Bedford SB8 / Duple Midland TDF 834 at Reading station in 1967. Photo by Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1956 AEC Regent V 159 JHX had been an AEC demonstrator. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1949 all-Leyland Titan PD2 (HAA 809). Photographed 13 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1949 Leyland PD2 Titan HOR 493. This bus had been preserved by FoKAB. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1967 Roe-bodied Leyland Atlantean HOR 591E on its first week in service. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1950 all-Leyland Titan PD2 (JAA 706). Photographed 13 July 1968 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1951 Leyland PD2 Titan JOR 593. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1951 lowbridge Leyland PD2 Titan JOR 594. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1953 Leyland Royal Tiger / Burlingham Seagull LAA 823. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1955 Leyland Royal Tiger / Weymann NHO 102 in Winchester. Photo possibly in May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1956 Leyland PD2 Titan POU 495. On the left is 1962 Royal Tiger 412 FOR. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1959 Leyland Tiger Cub WCG 104. This bus has been preserved by FoKAB. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1959 AEC Bridgemaster WCG 106. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

King Alfred 1959 AEC Bridgemaster WCG 107. Photo 27 May 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.14 (270 MHO) was a 1946 AEC Regent II acquired from Hawkins in 1962, and fitted with a Ruston & Hornsby engine and Reading bodywork in 1964. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.15 (ATD 898) was a 1932 AEC Regal 1 acquired by Provincial as a mobile shop in 1959, and rebodied by Reading. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.20 (KOR 462) was a 1952 Guy Arab IV with Guy body. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.32 (EOR 878) was a 1945 Guy Arab II with a 1957 Reading body. It was later renumbered 27. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.34 (BOR 766), a 1936 AEC Regent I with 1955 Reading body. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.59 (EOR 965) was a 1942 Guy Arab II with a 1957 Reading body and a Deutz engine. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.65 (FCR 201) was new to Southampton in 1948 as their No.111, and bought by Provincial in 1962. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.66 (GOU 449) was a 1931 AEC Regal, bought from Timpsons in 1949 and fitted with a Reading body in 1959. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.

Provincial No.70 (SCG 622), a 1958 Guy Arab IV with Reading body. Photo on 10 Sept 1967 by Peter Esposito, via Chris Stanley.