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Burnside bus


a city-only four wheel drive. Compare Balmain bulldozer, Bronte buggy, Burnside warrior, Double Bay tractor, Kenmore tractor, Mosman tractor, North Shore Kingswood, North Shore tank, Turramurra tractor.

Contributor's comments: Toorak tractor is used here too - Adelaide and country areas. We used to live in Strathalbyn which is about an hour's drive out of Adelaide (rural) and there were a lot of horsey people there - they all had toorak tractors and horse boxes. we had an old fergie tractor and no horse box so we didn't fit in.

Contributor's comments: Toorak tractor is also used in South Australia.

Contributor's comments: I've heard "Burnside Bus" used in the same sense.