Bedford VAS

It was sold as a bare chassis including engine, transmission and driving controls, and was intended to be fitted with a bus or coach body from another manufacturer.

[2] The bodies were produced for these by outside coachbuilders such as Duple, and provided up to 32 seats in an overall length of around 24 feet 6 inches (7.47 m).

[3] The Bedford SB replaced the OB in 1950, and was longer with a greater seating capacity - typically 33 to 41.

Consequently, Bedford introduced a new model in 1963, the VAS, which provided an overall length of up to around 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) upon which a 29-seat body could be fitted.

[5] Within this length, up to 29 seats could be accommodated: two alongside the driver, above the nearside front wheel; two behind the driver, opposite the entrance; five rows of four arranged as pairs either side of the central gangway; and a bench seat for five at the back.