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I've Gotta Horse! (1965, Billy Fury, Amanda Barrie)

Easygoing musical vehicle for singer Billy Fury, and also featuring Coronation Street regular Amanda Barrie, partly filmed in Great Yarmouth.

An early scene has as its background three coaches, the nearest of which is Harrington bodied:
The centrepiece of the movie is a trip to the Epsom Derby, improbably using local operator Seagull Coaches CC8670, a 1929 Dennis GL with J Roberts 'toastrack' style body new to Llandudno Corporation:
The folk stop off in London to acquire suitable racegoers' clothes; this is illustrated by stock footage of London buses in Trafalgar Square:
On arrival at Epson there is a panoramic view of the racecourse, including the traditional lineup of open top buses, and also an array of coaches. There are so many you may have to click on the thumbnails to see the full size version!
We see one bus used as a backdrop for a bookie's stall:
More panoramic views:
The final run in features closer views of the buses, albeit blurred: Bristol Lodekka, coach and Aldershot and District Dennis Loline:
Southdown Leyland Titan and an Albion Victor:
London Transport AEC RT and Maidstone and District Bristol K (?):
Coaches (say what you see!):
Two RT family:
Bristol Lodekka and Ks:
Various:
Portsmouth Corporation Leyland Titan?
The return to Great Yarmouth has more excellent footage of the Dennis toastrack:
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