Here is an offer more usually to be found down your local Tescos - Buy One Get One Free on Bristol REs!! Freddie Curry owns two fairly distressed REs which he is not going to get time to restore and would like to pass them on. By far the better of the two is former Colchester OWC720M which is still in as-withdrawn condition from its last operator, the Blue Bus subsidiary of Busways Travel Services. Anyone buying this one on is also invited to take rare on Marshall-bodied ex-East Midlands RELL6L CRR537J absolutely FREE OF CHARGE. Freddie is giving this away as a goodwill gesture to anyone willing to preserve and build it up to its former glory. It is not to be taken it for scrap. Presently located near Edinburgh, Scotland. Whoever acquires this bus will need to arrange to move it at their expense, as soon as possible. Needs one side window. Has no seats, but a full set is available in Nottingham. Front and rear corner panels are also supplied. Fibreglass mould for front panel supplied. Needs Leyland engine and 4 speed gear box. . Please phone Freddie on 07718-305813.

Quantock Motor Services have recently moved to a new operating centre right next door to the West Somerset Railway station at Bishops Lydeard. One down side of this move is that it means a number of heritage vehicles will be leaving the fleet. Among these are two Lodekkas - Hants & Dorset FLF6G DEL893C priced at £12,500 and Southern Vectis LD6G BAS563 (ex-MDL952) at £15,000. Full details of all the buses for sale can be seen here. Serious buyers should call on 01823 430202 to arrange a viewing. Alternatively Quantock are holding an open weekend on May 1st/2nd when all vehicles will be available to view.

This incredible collection of UK buses has been with Paul Tremblay in British Columbia, Canada for a couple of decades and he has stubbornly refused to sell.... until now! Several of the Leylands have already found buyers, but the three Lodekkas in the collection are still available. The asking price for all three is $6995 per bus, but there is undoubtedly a deal to be done as none of them is in good condition. All three are former West Yorkshire LDs in the shape of MWY118, TWY610 and 957BWR and full details can be found here.

Phil Blair has JWV272W for sale - click here for full details.

Two Lodekka FLF6Gs are languishing in the yard of McKindless, Wishaw and are currently for sale. They are in poor condition, but it is thought that one good bus could be made from the two, or at least they would be a useful source of spares. The two are former Central SMT BL341 (HGM341E) and Mansfield District 694 (TRB589F). Anyone seriously interested in looking at these vehicles with a view to purchasing, should contact Martin Bell at McKindless on 07920 527204.

Dave Atkins (Classic Omnibus of Folkestone) has this former Maidstone & District highbridge VR 5137 (WKO137S) for sale. It has a Class VI (PSV) MOT and has been professionally maintained with many new parts and the engine has been rebuilt. Please contact Dave@opentopbus.co.uk or call on 01303 248999 or 07810186641.

Former Eastern National open-top KSW WNO475 is currently for sale in Holland. You can link to the advert here - it is believed the owner may be open to offers and it would look very nice back on the streets of Southend....

This must be one of the best REs to come available for some time. Due to a new project, Woottens of Chesham have decided to sell their former Colchester RELL6L 24 (SWC24K). It has been fitted with a new gearbox (being changed from 4-speed to 5-speed in the process), new EP valve, gear selector and associated pipework and wiring. The chassis has been steam cleaned, six new Michelin tyres fitted, all engine oil leaks fixed, seats recovered, tachograph calibrated, repaired chassis member, replaced saloon heater units, new batteries and destination equipment has been installed. Finally the wheels have been professionally blasted, complete with Bristol inserts! Mechanically the vehicle is superb, the Leyland O680 engine having been reconditioned by its previous owners. It is taxed and tested to class 6 MoT standard. Michael Wootten is looking for £10,000 plus VAT for it - if you are interested then please contact him at mjw@woottens.co.uk or on 01494 774411.

***Asking price now reduced to £8000 - definitely a bargain for this particular bus***

Mart Wools at First Call Trading in Ipswich has another Blue Bus of Debach VR. This time it is former Trent 839 (BRC839T), also in the blue and cream colours of Lodge of High Easter. If you are interested in this one why not drop Mart a line at mart2005@btinternet.com or call 01473 253034 and see if there is a deal to be done.

Johnson Bros held an auction at the weekend and the four available VRs attracted bids of between £1400 and £1700. This did not meet the reserve price however, so HTU159N, OWE854R, OWE857R and TDT864S are now being offered for general sale. If you are interested in any of these please give Anthony Johnson a call on 07776 298452.

NFB113R has been in use as a storeshed with Abus of Bristol for some years and has now been dragged out and is for sale. It is fit only for spares but should yield some useful parts to someone. If you are interested in it please email simon.munden@bristolbusandcoach.co.uk or call on 0117 971 0251.

Steve Hurley reports that Express Motors of Portmadoc have a former West Riding Bristol Olympian for sale. Steve would love to see it saved, but cannot take it on at the moment, so if you are interested please contact me at rob@robsly.com and I will put you in touch.

Former West Riding VR 450 (RUA450W) was recently acquired from Embling of Guyhirn and has a class 6 MoT until November and PLG tax to March 2010. First gear is missing, but the bus is available at £1850 for a quick sale. Contact Neil on 07881 526203 or 01892 547923.

Dave Battersby has provided a very thorough, open and honest assessment of three vehicles he is selling due to the bad back he is suffering from. First up is former United Counties VR 933 (SNV933W) which was acquired in 2006 direct from Arriva The Shires. It is complete apart from some damage to an engine cover (a brand new replacement is available), flat batteries, damaged lower deck emergency door and the lower deck bell push which has been pulled down. Work has already commenced on repairing lower nearside body panels. Dave is looking for £1200 for the VR. He also has a Bedford YLQ coach (GCK279S) which was new to Battersbys in Lancashire (hence Dave's interest in it!). It has 46 coach seats in very good condition and it started on the button recently. Some structural work has been done around the boot area in preparation for repaint. Dave also wants £600 for the Bedford. If any or all of these interest you then please contact Dave on 01582 721973 or at battersby336@btinternet.com.

Another unique buying opportunity here, former Brighton, Hove & District 22 (SPM22) has been converted to a luxury mobile home. Full details on this fabulous vehicle are available here.

The very last VRT chassis (new with coach seats to Stephensons of Uttoxeter as UVT49X) has been restored to in-service condition with Crosville Wales by Duncan Roberts and is available for £6500 with a Class V MoT to September 2009. If you are interested in acquiring a significant vehicle then do drop Duncan a line at dfr@northbus.co.uk

Here's a rare opportunity to acquire what is believed to have been the very last chassis out of the Bristol factory (this may not be strictly true, but it was certainly amongst the last). The vehicle in question is former Ipswich B21 (B115LDX) which has been used almost daily for the past 18 months on school runs by Galloway of Mendlesham. Bodily it is in very good condition, but there is some chassis corrosion and the TL11 engine is near the end of its life. Galloway are open to offers on the vehicle, perhaps in the region of £1000 - if you are genuinely interested in finding this unusual bus a good home please contact John Miles