First start after 6 weeks.HTA 844N.Western national.leyland national.

[@kaister6738]

Thats a really smooth start up and a really well adjusted engine does it drive as well as it sounds starts better than some of the current busses very nice

[@ussvoyager8650]

I love the sound of the Leyland National it's my favourite Bus ever

[@crazyleyland5106]

I like the 510 best, but I don't mind a Gardner, or Daf.

[@crazyleyland5106]

The engine panel looks like an adapted National 2 one. Midland Red South Nationals that I used to see at Banbury had Daf engines, except for the older ones. Certainly starts a lot quicker than a 510.

[@bubbabb8464]

awesome sound. they don't make buses like this anymore 😕

[@peterharvey1762]

Used to go to middle school near dorking from 83/87 in various London and country nationals
Only thing that stopped them running was freezing cold weather , snow Oh and a very windy October night 🤣🤣🤣

[@dennismardlin1633]

I loved driving them wouldn’t mind getting behind the wheel of one now

[@alexishamer6427]

Leyland National single decker bus 🚃 registration number HTA 844N is previously allocated to north Devon bus 🚃 company First Red 🟥 Bus 🚌 until around Saturday 30th June 2001 nearly 22 previous years ago this June. It is an old bus 🚌 age 48 years old. New to Devon in the south west of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Made in 1974 or 1975. Good 👍 condition. 🙂

[@alanbennett6152]

Who and when was it converted to daf power?

[@iainmillington904]

I remember the cloud of smoke out of these when I was about three and choking as my mother dragged through the town on market day

[@crazyleyland5106]

This particular one would probably smoke less, as it has been re engined.

[@iainmillington904]

@@crazyleyland5106 can still see that cloud drifting across the number plate after the bus starts lol

[@raymyers4539]

Nice what beauty

[@MrStevendy123]

Thank you

[@lucythemoggy1970]

is the exhaust blowing or is that the noise of the daf unit?

[@MrStevendy123]

No that is how a DAF sounds.

[@jameo20]

What engine does this National have please?

[@MrStevendy123]

Its a daf 1160

[@jameo20]

Steve Kirk Cheers mate!

[@david197407]

@@jameo20 this was also known as the gardner engine?

[@crazyleyland5106]

@@david197407 No. Gardner were a completely different engine manufacturer. Gardners were probably the first engines used to re-engine Nationals, and then Daf.

[@oliransome173]

Just mad e a cardboard Leyland national mark 1

[@StBlazeyModelWorld]

Good to see it is still alive. Are you the current owner?

[@MrStevendy123]

Yes I am the current owner.
I have had her 5 and a half years now.

[@timothywooding4424]

This isn't an original 510 engine one, don't start that easily or sound like that.

[@MrStevendy123]

It's a daf1160.
Starts like this every time.
A lot more power than a 510 too.
Although I would love a 510 national.

[@timothywooding4424]

@@MrStevendy123 if only the original 510 we're the same they might have had more of them still running. Guess 510 engine spares are a bit hard to come by too.

[@MrStevendy123]

@Timothy Wooding yeah a bit hard but still parts are about.
A few have been broken so not to bad and a few people can and will still work on them.

[@timothywooding4424]

@@MrStevendy123 if I won the lottery I'd buy one, have fond memories of riding them as a kid, usually sat at the back over the engine to keep warm.

[@MrStevendy123]

@@timothywooding4424 you have to in a national. Lol

[@cidertom5140]

Idle is way too fast looks like a mk2 poss a 680

[@MattWillisVideoProductions2023]

DAF 1160