| Reg | Photo | Year | Make | Exhibitor | History |
| Minis |  | | Durham Mini Club | Alec Burrell | Selection of classic minis from threw the years |
| DT 2041 |  | 1929 | Lea-Francis 12/40 P type sports tourer | George Jolley | Bodywork by Avon. We have run this car for 40 years. It's been everywhere & done everything. One of 7 vintage Leas in the family. This is one of 1096 made. Lea-Francis is Britains oldest maker still in existance |
| TY 5494 | | 1929 | Lea-Francis 12/40 P Type | Trevor Jolley | Been in use by us for over 25 years. Is subject to a running restoration |
| VC 5470 | | 1930 | Lea-Francis 12/40 W Type Francis Fabric Saloon | George Jolley | Recently purchased for restoration but is highly noriginal and is Lea Francis number 7 in the family |
| AHA 414 | | 1936 | Austin 7 Ruby | C Smith | |
| DWA 362 | | 1936 | Morris 8 Tourer | David Bond | Never has the hood up! Owned for many years, very reliable car. |
| DXE 675 |  | 1937 | MG TA Sports Car | John Arkley | |
| FSM 85 | | 1940 | Daimler DB18 Tickford | Derek Cansfield | New in 1940. Original owner RAF Pilot killed in action days after delivery. Stood 15 years and used sparingly 'til 30 years old. Bought by me with 22000 miles on the clock 7+ years ago. Now 34000 miles from new. |
| GLJ 546 |  | 1946 | Morris 8 series E 4 door in black | Ron Taylor | Been off the road for many years but restored by a previous owner. |
| HHN 202 |  | 1947 | Bristol L5G with Eastern Coachworks single-deck bus body. | David Slater | The bus was new to United in the summer of 1947, with fleet number BLO 202. It was allocated to subsidiary company Bell's Services of Westerhope, Newcastle carrying the standard red and cream livery. Next, in 1951, it was returned to the main United fleet as BG 216. In 1959, the bus was transferred from United to subsidiary company Durham District Services, with whom it ran in green and cream livery, numbered DB 216. It was sold for preservation in 1968.
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| 146 YUB | | 1948 | Wolseley 14/60 | Thomas Cook | First registered in Mombasa, travelled extensively in south africa, moved to India in 1968 and then finally to the UK in 1971. One previous owner vehicle. Restored by its current owner |
| JP 6981 |  | 1948 | Jowett Bradford van | Brian Arkley | |
| KXO 381 |  | 1949 | MG TC | Ian Tunnicliffe | This car has been owned since 1966 and preserved since 1984. It has won many awards since then. |
| NVK 341 |  | 1950 | AEC Regent III 9612a NCB H30/26R | David Slater | AEC Regent III with Northern Coachbuilders, was new as Newcastle Corporation 341 in 1950. |
| RHN 548 |  | 1952 | Austin K8 Plaxton Venturer coach body. | Keith Kitching | This small 14 seater coach was a Plaxton exhibit at the 1952 Commercial Motor Show, before being delivered to Scott's Greys of Darlington. The company was formed in 1919 by Fred Scott who died in 1952. The business was taken over by Reg and Marion Hunter and RHN 548 was their first new coach. It was sold to Grierson's Coaches of Fishburn in 1956 and in the late 1970's ended up in a scrapyard in Ossett. Rescued by enthusiasts in 1984 it was restored and is in preserved in its original livery. "Maid Marion" has been owned by Keith and Chris Kitching of Scarborough since 2005. |
| XMM 73 |  | 1952 | Scammel Showman's Tractor | Arthur Wakefield | New in 1952 to Guinness of London, sold to Ken Furborough of Leicester (Showman) and was used to travel the Big Wheel between fairgrounds |
| LHS 85 | | 1956 | Morris Oxford | A L Colquhoun | The vehicle was purchased in 1973 for the current owner's son. Column gear change converted to floor change. Semaphore signal changed to flashers. Further work is required. |
| 735 LME | | 1957 | MG ZB Varitone | Derek Cansfield | Owned by me for 2 years |
| UFJ 292 |  | 1957 | Guy Arab IV Massey H30/26R | Karl Shaw | New to Exeter Corporation as No. 52, later operated for Shaw Brothers in Bishop Auckland area in 1971, and later passed onto United Atomobile Services in 1975, and with the current owner since September 1992. preserved in memory of John Shaw |
| 580 PMD | | 1958 | MG Magnette ZB | John Carrahar | |
| OSK 818 | | 1958 | Hillman Minx | John Cousin | Owned since 1990 |
| VYK 208 | | 1958 | Ford Zephyr MKII Hi-line in Richmond Blue | John Eden | Three owners from new. Spent most of its life in the Channel Islands. Converted to LPG gas. Restored over last winter |
| YPT 796 |  | 1958 | AEC Reliance MU3RV, Roe C41C | Martyn Callaghan | New to E W Wilson (Economic) as No.3. Acquired by Tyne & Wear PTE in Jan 1975 but disposed of immediately to North's at Sherburn in Elmet. Saw further service with a traveller, complete with coal fire, before being saved for preservation. Restored by Alan And John Purvis. Now owned by Martyn Callaghan from Hemingfield, near Barnsley. |
| 9109 UA | | 1959 | Sunbeam Alpine - 2 seat sports car | Tom Lawson | One of the first Alpines made, and now one of the few remaining from the first series. |
| WXV 382 | | 1959 | Ford Zodiac Mk2 | Kevin Ainsley | |
| XSU 521 |  | 1959 | MGA | Tony Jones | |
| 390 BXP |  | 1961 | Ford Consul Mk2 | Kevin Ainsley | |
| CSJ 570 | | 1961 | Ford Consul 375 convertable | John Eden | Ford Consul mark 2 convertable. Fully restored 10 years ago. Average is 150 miles a year only comes out in good weather
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| FAS 358 | | 1961 | Jaguar 3.4 Mk2 saloon | James Bays | Has been restored. Owned the car for 14 years |
| YLH 657 | | 1961 | Morris JB Post Office van | Stuart MacDonald | Ex GPO van. Last of the JBs. Spent all of its working life in Cardiff. Acquired for preservation by present owner 11 years ago |
| 811 BWR |  | 1962 | Bristol SUL4A, ECW B36F | Trevor Leach | New to the West Yorkshire Road Car Company and ran from Malton and York depots. Withdrawn in 1972 and sold via a dealer to Wolfreton School, Hull. Later sold to BP Chemicals at Saltend Refinery and used on internal works transport within the plant. Presented by BP for preservation in 1983 and kept at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum, where some restoration work was carried out, but this was not completed and it passed to the present owner in 1993 in a generally poor condition. Since acquisition much restoration work has been carried out and the vehicle is now tested to full PSV standard once again, although only used to attend rallies and running days |
| BSL 689 |  | 1962 | Ford Capri Classic 315 | Brian Prince | On going restoration |
| EGM 176 |  | 1962 | Ford Zodiac Mk2 | Eddie Crann | Restored after 45 years off road. |
| GSL 964 |  | 1962 | Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III four-door saloon. | Grahame McDonald | This was the last Rolls-Royce car completed in 1962. Previous owners include the Duke of Rutland. |
| 6249 UP |  | 1963 | Leyland Leopard PSU3/3RT, Alexander DP51F | Gordon Noble | New to Venture Transport as fleet no. 249, passing to Northern as 2830, later 4264. Withdrawn in 1980 and sold to APT, Lincoln. Purchased by the late Michael Reed and partly restored. Completely restored to as-new condition over a couple of years. |
| 827 UVK |  | 1963 | Ford Consul Classic 1500 cc | Ian Davison | Becoming quite rare. Sold new in Newcastle and spent all its life in the North East. Spent several years as a showpiece at Pattersons Ford garage at Shiremoor. Appeared in Heartbeat and several episodes of Inspector George Gently series 7 on BBC |
| ADN 761B | | 1964 | Morris Oxford four-door saloon | Eddie Hartley | All original. Finished in BMC Black with red leather interior. Only 2 previous owners and covered just 45000 miles. |
| BDG 241B | | 1964 | Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre | John Ward | First registered in Gloucester in August 1964. A previous owner used the vehicle as a wedding car. Bought by current owner in March 2011 |
| EUP 405B |  | 1964 | AEC Routemaster 3R2RH, Park Royal H41/31F | David Slater | New to Northern General as fleet no. 2105; one of only 50 built for use outside London; used for medium-distance services until preserved in 1980. Restored in the original livery in which it entered service. |
| LCU 112 |  | 1964 | Daimler CCG6 with Roe double-deck body. | 140 Group | The bus appeared in the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show. It is a hybrid of Daimler chassis and Guy driveline with Gardner engine. It has appeared in a Tesco advert.
The vehicle was new to South Shields Corporation as No 140. On withdrawal, it was retained by Busways and later Stagecoach, and has been maintained by the 140 Group for 32 years. It has been in preservation longer than it was in service. The only double decker remaining in South Shields. |
| HCH 523C | | 1965 | MG Midget MkII | Alan Cleghorn | It an extensive body/chassis rebuild during the 1990's. I bought it May 2012 and have since done a comprehensive mechanical overhaul including rebuilds of engine, gearbox, brakes, electrics, steering/suspension and interior trim |
| HPO 986C | | 1965 | Morris LD Ambulance | Alan Griffiths | Body by Wadham Stringer. Ex Sussex County Ambulance Service. Bought several years ago as a converted camper & restored to accident ambulance spec. Powered by BMC 2.2 petrol engine. This ambulance has appeared on several TV shows over the years. |
| EFV 173D | | 1966 | Singer Gazelle | Steven Ainsley | Peserved by the present owner. |
| GKA 459D |  | 1966 | Ford Anglia 105E | Keith Tait | Ford Anglia 105E (12 valve) Eight in the engine and 4 in the radio!! |
| JJD 551D |  | 1966 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H40/32R | Steve Griffin | This Routemaster entered service as London Transport RML2551 in 1966, initially on route 6, and after refurbishment on route 12. Refurbishment was of both interior and of the driveline, when a Cummins engine replaced the AEC original. The current owner intends to preserve it with its route 12 branding. |
| NTU 339D |  | 1966 | Riley Kestrels | Howard Ellis | An upmarket version of the best-selling BMC 1100/1300 range during the 60s & early 70s
One of 2.25 million BMC ADO16 series of 1100/1300s manufactured. About 50 Riley Kestrels left now! |
| PBY 370D |  | 1966 | Mercedes-Benz 250SE | Allan Errington | Previously registered KLY 1D
Un-restored car |
| ECU 201E |  | 1967 | Bristol RESL6L with Eastern Coachworks body | Phil Logie | This bus was the first Leyland-engined Bristol RE to be delivered to a non-Tilling operator. It was sold by Busways in 1977 for service with a succession of further operators before reacquisition in 1988. It has been preserved since 1998. |
| JKJ 881E |  | 1967 | Morris Minor 1000 | Barry Noble | Two door Black saloon. We are the third owners from new and have owned "Myna" for 36 years. |
| LJN 846E |  | 1967 | VW Split Screen Microbus | Dave Parkin | |
| NCR 115F |  | 1967 | Hillman Hunter | Kenneth Gill | |
| SMK 686F |  | 1967 | AEC Routemaster Park Royal H40/32R | Ted Jones | New to London Transport as RML 2686, one of the last batch of RML's in service and latterly run by Arriva until the demise of RM operation in London. The bus was refurbished some years ago and was fitted with a Cummins engine, bought by Cooper of Annitsford, Northumberland, and acquired from them by present owner in 2005 after driving it up from London. On going restoration to its 1968 looks. |
| LFS 296F |  | 1968 | Bristol VRTLL Open Top | Keith Andrews | Chassis 117 ex Eastern Scottish passed to Southdown Motor Services Ltd in 1973 as a swap for a Bristol Lodekka and then to Alder Valley in 1980. It was converted to open top in 1983 and was withdrawn in February 1992. It then was used in Scarborough by Shoreline Suncruisers until 1997 when it passed to Lallys Coach Hire, Spiddal, County Galway, Republic of Ireland and was withdrawn from service in April 2000. It then returned to the UK for preservation |
| NOU 252F | | 1968 | Morris Minor Convertable | Chris and Anne Jarvis | Original convertible in Old English White |
| CXF 161G |  | 1969 | FD Victor 2000 | Steve King | This is a 1968 built FD Victor 2000. Registered 1st Jan ?69 in Peacock Blue. The car had two owners in its 3 years of use and was eventually parked up in garage by its Vauxhall enthusiast owner. He bought an UNREGISTERED Bedford CF camper in 1972 to go on holiday. Whilst using another Bedford van as every day transport, the CF camper sat in front of the garage blocking the doorway. The camper was never registered and the Victor, which only ever had ONE M.O.T, had never seen the light of day until 2005. The car returned to the road in 2006 with just 20k on the clock. Currently has 34,000 miles and is unrestored except a repaint. |
| MTM 449H | | 1969 | MGB GT | Dennis Hope | |
| TVK 938G | | 1969 | Morris Minor 1000 | Vince Curry | Morris Minor 1000 4 door saloon. Two owners from new, in everyday use with a total mileage over 240,000 miles. |
| VVK 153G | | 1969 | Triumph TR6 - 2 seat sports car | Tom Lawson | A very early TR6, which was supplied to the USA when new. Re-imported back to the UK |
| 114 BOB |  | 1970 | Vauxhall Viva HB Estate | Robert Meldrum | Formerly YLT 323H |
| BDA 56H |  | 1970 | Ford Consul Corsair 2Ltr V4
| John Cubby | Low mileage 2 owner totally original car |
| CTN 695J | | 1971 | Reliant Scimitar GTE | Arthur Scott | Preserved by the current owner |
| DUK 450J | | 1971 | Rover 2000 TC | David Carrahar | |
| YCV 748J |  | 1971 | Morris Traveller
| Susan Cook | Modified 1300cc engine & servo assisted brakes in Old English White finish. |
| 4645 IW | | 1972 | MG B GT | Ian Wood | |
| ATC 451L |  | 1972 | Ford Granada Mk1 Consul GT | John Smith | Rare very early model of the Mk I Consul GT, production of this model only started in August 1972. |
| GDC 401L |  | 1972 | VW Beetle | John Hope | |
| GDM 283K |  | 1972 | Reliant Scimitar GTE | Brian Hodgson | |
| HTY 523L |  | 1972 | Vauxhall FE Victor 2300cc Saloon | William Wilson | Manufactured 1972, registered 1973. Owned since 1975. Original except for 2 front wings fitted 1989. |
| MVK 130L |  | 1972 | MGB GT | Norman Rose | MGB GT Built in 1972 but not registered until March 1973. Last chrome bumper MGB variation before the change to rubber bumper. Restored 16 years ago by the previous owner. Member of the North East Restoration Club |
| MYF 695L |  | 1972 | Hillman Hunter GL saloon | John Barclay | |
| VDO 941L | | 1972 | Triumph 1500 FWD | John Pringle | |
| NHH 139M |  | 1974 | Ford Escort MK1 RS 2000 | Philip Eden | One of the last MK1 Escorts before MK2 launched. Finished in Ermine White with Blue trim |
| YFY 4M |  | 1974 | Leyland National MK1 | Stephen Foster | Leyland National MK1. One of 8 dual doored nationals delivered new to Southport Corporation in 1974. Yesterbus acquired this vehicle in to the fleet in 2008 and she retains her original 510 engine. |
| JAJ 293N |  | 1975 | Bristol RELL6L ECW B46D | James Nielsen | Single Deck Dual Door Bristol RE, ex Hartlepool Borough Transport. Operated in Service from May 1975 to November 1997, when it was withdrawn by Stagecoach. Last RE to operate in the town and the last bus in Hartlepool Maroon & Cream Livery |
| NBR 762P |  | 1975 | Reliant Super Robin 850 | William L Briggs | Owned since 1983, used as everyday transport for owner when a bus driver, still going well today. Very well maintained by myself former mechanic come bus driver |
| PSR 777R | | 1976 | Ford Escort RS 2000 | Mark Sams | |
| RGF 231P |  | 1976 | Bristol LHS6L with Plaxton C33F bodywork | Michael Burke | The vehicle was new to Epsom Coaches in 1976 then to G E Sykes of Appleton Roebuck near York. It was acquired by the current owner in 2003. |
| WRM 554S |  | 1978 | Land Rover Series III 109" HCB/Angus L4P Fire Appliance | Malcolm Paul | New to British Steel's Barrow works, Cumbria in 1978 until sold to Bowater Tissue Manufacturers, Barrow-in-Furness, in 1983. Passed to a major motor museum in early 2001 but sold in late 2001 to the current owner who has restored it to running order. Total mileage is only 11,800 miles. |
| DEF 525T | | 1979 | Mini | John Cooper | |
| JKH 194V |  | 1979 | Leyland Leopard/Plaxton Supreme C53F | Tony Hull | Plaxton Supreme IV bodywork, ex National Express (East Yorkshire). It then went to Cherry Coaches of Hull, before returning to East Yorkshire Motor Services, it spent some it's later years with Lee's of Durham, Classic of Annfield Plain, and Scarlet Band Coaches all in the Durham area, before being preserved by the present owner Mr Tony Hull. |
| RFC 22T | | 1979 | MGB Roadster | Peter Redhead | Black |
| EJR 111W |  | 1980 | Leyland Atlantean AN68C/2R with Alexander double-deck body. | Treble One Group (M Mackenzie) | New to Tyne and Wear PTE in 1981; it passed to Busways in 1986. It worked first at City Busways from Byker then most of its time at Slatyford on Fastline services. It had brief spells on Magicbus and at Sunderland and ended up at Stagecoach Transit from where it was bought by the Treble-one Group in 2004.
It is restored in Newcastle Busways livery. |
| XBR 644V | | 1980 | Morris Marina 440 7cwt Van | M Sidney | Purchased new by the current owner for his carpet business. Used as a private vehicle from 2000. First entered in classic shows from 2004. Won various other awards. Also won its class at the Tyne Tees Run for the last 7 years. |
| EPT 540X |  | 1981 | Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit | Grahame McDonald | Appeared in a number of 'background' shots in the recent TV series "Cars That Rock" presented by Brian Johnson |
| FTN 710W |  | 1981 | Leyland National 2 B49F. Repowered with Volvo THD100E engine and Voith 851.2 3 speed gearbox | Northern National Restoration Group (Craig Smith) | New to Philadelphia Depot of NBC Northern in June 1981.
FTN 710W is one of only 5 National 2/2's to stay in the Wear District all her PSV life and spent most of her life there running the 194/294. After her withdrawal from Deptford in 2002 she was used as a driver trainer at Gateshead Depot until 2006.
In 2006 4710 was donated to the NEBPT by Go Ahead CEO Christopher Moyes. After restoration 4710 was rolled out at the Metrocentre event in 2008.
After that years season 4710 was mothballed until her sale in 2013 to the Northern National Restoration Group.
She made her first NNRG outing at the 2013 Metrocenter event and has been on the road ever since apart from during the COVID pandemic. |
| SCD 693X | | 1981 | Leyland Leopard Plaxton C53F | George Richardson | Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Supreme V body |
| BVF 29Y | | 1982 | Austin Mini Metro 1.0L | G Bayles | |
| CKB 166X |  | 1982 | Leyland National Mark 2 | Stephen Foster | New to Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive in 1982 and its metamorphosis into MTL and Arriva. It was sold and stored from about 2000, thence worked with Gilmoss Training. Yesterbus acquired this vehicle in to the fleet in 2006 and she retains her original 680 engine. |
| EDM 795X |  | 1982 | Reliant Scimitar GTE | Chris Steele | Low mileage vehicle, less than 36,000 miles |
| FFE 60X |  | 1982 | Ford Cortina MK 5 Crusader 1.6 | Jim Collins | Standard unmolested Cortina Crusader in near original condition |
| POF 967Y | | 1982 | Austin Mini Metro V'P automatic. | G Bayles | |
| WCD 783Y | | 1982 | Dennis RS/SS Pump Escape Fire Engine | Terry Robertson | New in 1982 to East Sussex Fire Brigade in Brighton, equipped and operational, attended the 1984 IRA Brighton Grand Hotel bombing. Brighton was one of the last Brigades to operate and keep the pump escapes. 10.5 litre diesel engine, automatic, 12.5 Tons in weight, 50 FT ladder & 9 miles to the gallon. |
| A351 HLD | | 1983 | Rover SD1 2600s | Sean Hannah | |
| CUI 841 |  | 1984 | Leyland Tiger, Duple Caribbean Mark 2 C51F ZF 6 Speed gear box | Kenneth Wilkinson | New in 1984, ran between North West and London on Rapide services for Ribble. Purchased from Fosters of Hetton in 1994 and still in semi use. Named Lady Pamela. This vehicle was completely refurbished in 2006. |
| B517 KCU | | 1985 | Jaguar XJ6 | Malcolm Ross | Has had a LPG conversion |
| C804 FAH | | 1985 | Ford Escort Ghia | Mark Sams | |
| C848 TLN |  | 1985 | Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia X Estate, White | Glen Grimes | In excellent condition, with only 49K miles on the clock |
| D122 JWW | | 1986 | Nissan Sunny | Tom Thompson | Nissan Sunny Spirit 1.5 SGL - Used Daily |
| D919 PJW |  | 1987 | BMW 316 (E30) Four door saloon | Peter Barclay | This extremely original example of a BMW E30 3-Series was acquired in January 2013. Only 3 previous owners and a genuine 67,000 miles from new |
| E430 YNU | | 1987 | Ford Escort Mk 4 Ghia 1.6 | Neil Spears | Current owner rescued vehicle in May 2011 from East Midlands to bring back to Teesside. A recent gearbox rework carried out to keep it on the road for a good few years ahead. |
| G495 VTN |  | 1989 | Ford Sierra 20dohc Ghia | NECFC/NECPWA | One family owned from new 47500 mile with full history and every mot |
| G607 SGK |  | 1990 | GMC G2500 Vandura Day Van 5.7 V8 Petrol
| Andrew Murley | |
| ANZ 3718 | | 1991 | Ford Granada Minster | Ian Davison | 1 of only 6 left registered. new to Tyne Tees TV then Automobile Association |
| J362 UNB | | 1992 | Volvo 240SE Estate | Frank Headen | White, Automatic Owned since 2009. |
| J845 CEV |  | 1992 | Chevrolet Grumman LLV. US Postal Services Van | Paul Gray | US Postal Services Van. Right Hand drive as standard. Believed to be only one of 4 in the UK. |
| L485 WJR |  | 1993 | Rover Mini Italian Job | Kevin Leadbitter | Original unrestored mini, 7,500 miles from new |
| JK 8800 | | 1994 | Mazda RX7 Twin Turbo | Barry Cutler | |
| L38 OVW | | 1994 | Ford Fiesta 1.1 lx java blue | Danny Howard | Coming up 20 years old classic 1.1 lx Ford fiesta, great car and now quite rare |
| L809 DKN | | 1994 | Jaguar XJS 4.0 Litre Coupe | William Ibbetson | 3 owners from new |
