OK, so what did we have to cope with? The basic framework was there, except for the waist rail on the offside, and the chassis and mechanicals were intact except for some small items that had been 'removed' (for example the speedo drive), and everything was corroded. The engine had been overhauled in 1976 and little used since 1978, which was promising; the fuel system was blocked between the tank and the header tank.
Two of the wheels were from a Routemaster, similar but not identical. Some of the windows had been smashed for effect during the making of the film, to accentuate the effect of the fire.
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