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In the 1970s, London Transport service vehicles were generally retained for 10-15 years in the case of heavy lorries, 7-8 years for mid-sized vans and 4-6 years for cars and small vans. An exception was cars used as 'radio control' vehicles by bus inspectors, these normally only lasting for 2-3 years. Fairly typical of such vehicles is Ford Escort estate 2041F seen outside Norbiton Garage on 30th March 1979. Picking up on a comment I made last month, I notice that this car has dual mirrors on the offside at least.
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Photo date: 30/03/1979 Size: Regular. An extra large copy of this photo is available.
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Date added: 01/03/2021
Note added Fri 12/03/2021 by Kim Rennie

This angle clearly shows how the later all-red roundel never fitted properly into a frame designed for a red & black lettered LT bullseye.