Band On The Run...

Always nice to piece together a vehicle's history, especially one that has a varied career like '32'. After AFS / Home Office service it was sold off to Clywd Fire Brigade for use as a foam carrier, fitted with a tail lift. I have posted photos on here previously showing it in service but I discovered these earlier and given the quality, though I'd share them.... Both were taken, days apart, in August 1996 towards the end of its service - Clywd FB bought '32' in 1988.

Just for clarity, these aren't my photos and were taken by David Jones and can be viewed on his Flickr feed - the two shots are linked below.

https://flic.kr/p/daJagM
 
https://flic.kr/p/daJamX

Both GYL 32C and ex-AFS S type LYO 788 before it (bought 1988, sold 1993) apparently replaced a T registration Leyland Terrier in the foam carrying role as the Leyland was overweight when loaded up. Funny when a vehicle made in 1965 replaces a vehicle made in 1978, especially when this happened in 1988 when '32' was already 23 years old and the Leyland only 10!

You can see the Leyland Terrier in the background in this shot in 1995:

https://flic.kr/p/efHqhF