Collection	VFM (unaccessioned) General
Date	1937
Description	Red school bus ex Warren Motors, Seddon. It is a 1937 Chevrolet - serieal number unknown - and was originally a one ton ute. It has 6 cylinders and runs on petrol. The 10 painted in black on the side is the Warren Motors fleet number (see image 1). The last licence plate is still on the bus, AU9420. Turned into a school bus for use in the Seddon area, it was known as the 'Biscuit Tin' and was used from 1937 up to the early 1970s. It is licenced to carry 16 children and has done over half a million miles. The blue light on top of the roof at the front of the bus (see image 1) was required by New Zealand law from the 1940s to 1960s, it told road users that the vehicle was a bus. Owned by the Warren Family of Seddon and on loan to Marlborough Vintage Farm Machinery Society in 2009.
Object ID	VFM0.800.0227
Object Name	Bus
People	Warren, Family

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