 | January 1st, 2009
to December 31st, 2009 | Ribble Leopard 665 2009
Chassis painting renewal of water hoses, refitting the alternator, move to Jurby transport Museum, two new tyres and an outing to Peel Carnival.
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 | January 1st, 2008
to December 31st, 2008 | Ribble Leopard 665 2008
Grit blasting, air tank replacement. Fan shaft and steering link overhaul.
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 | January 1st, 2007
to December 31st, 2007 | Ribble Leopard 665 2007
Overhaul rear brakes, replacement of front brake drums, grit blasting rear chassis sections. Painting and lettering exterior bodywork in readiness for the Jurby Transport Festival. Steam cleaning in Douglas and refuelled at the Milestone.
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 | January 1st, 2006
to December 31st, 2006 | Ribble Leopard 665 2006
Testing the speedo in the snow. Painting the exterior bodywork and some inital lettering and numbers added.
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 | January 1st, 2005
to December 31st, 2005 | Ribble Leopard 665 2005
Fitting roof panels and guttering, rubbing down and painting, flatting off and first top coat applied. Second coat applied to window surrounds. After a being shown how to fit a side glass by 'National Windscreens' we quickly got to grips with the remainder of the glass.
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 | January 1st, 2004
to December 31st, 2004 | Ribble Leopard 665 2004
After the move from Douglas the body panels that were largely screwed on were removed and sides refitted correctly.
Rubbing down and pink undercoating continued.
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 | January 1st, 2003
to December 31st, 2003 | Ribble Leopard 665 2003
Work on framework replacemnt continued at Tours Isle of Man depot at Summerhill. We were given six months notice to leave the premesis as were all non company vehicles in June 2003. By December the Leopard was re-clad, albeit held together with a large amount of self tapping screws. The move to the North of the Island went according to plan.
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 | June 1st, 1998
to December 31st, 2002 | Ribble Leopard 665 1998-2002
Rescued from a farm in 1998 along with 671, 665 was first washed and displayed at the June 1998 transport gathering at Noble's Park. Work quickly started and panels were removed to reveal the true extent of the corrosion.
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 | February 4th, 2009 | Ribble Leopard 671
671 was acquired in 1998 as a source of spares. Over the course of almost 11 years various items have been removed from 671 to be reused on 665. The most obvious items used are the front panels, the least apparent are several cross members removed from the mid section of the bodywork.
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 | February 4th, 2009 | Ribble Leopard 672
Having been used as a store shed for 24 years, 672 was bought for preservation on the 6th October 2007. After a thorough inspection 672 was driven six miles to join 665 and the chassis of 671.
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