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11-10-2013, 02:06 PM
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#61
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bakersfield, California
Posts: 1,013
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 6-71 Mid-Ship Mounted
Rated Cap: 79 at Birth
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
Really like the way the paint job came out...reminded me of mine, because I had the same color on it for a few years
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11-11-2013, 06:38 AM
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#62
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
the original yellow is an awesome contrast!!!!!!!!
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11-12-2013, 10:25 AM
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#63
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 23
Year: 1968
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Super coach
Engine: Cummins
Rated Cap: 79
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
I am leaving on the 24th of Nov to go to Seattle WA to get my 1968 Crown. This has been the longest month of my life with 2 more weeks to wait. The views through Washington and Boise, Salt Lake City and through Route 80 back to Illinois.
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11-12-2013, 11:37 AM
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#64
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast raleigh
Posts: 221
Year: 1974
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
Thanks everyone for the nice compliments!
@coakes69 - you must be super excited! I'd have gone bonkers if we'd had to wait to pick ours up, especially since we had to wait so long to get the funds together in the first place!
@Browncrown - we were actually worried we were going to end up matching you, we were originally told the paint was taupe/brown. The gray was a surprise, but a great one!
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11-12-2013, 11:50 AM
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#65
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 832
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: 3126
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
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Originally Posted by inkblots84
@Browncrown - we were actually worried we were going to end up matching you, we were originally told the paint was taupe/brown. The gray was a surprise, but a great one!
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My taupe/brown looked white when I first painted it. As you can see from the picture I took yesterday, it has gotten darker.
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11-12-2013, 07:26 PM
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#66
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast raleigh
Posts: 221
Year: 1974
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
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Originally Posted by wmkbailey
Quote:
Originally Posted by inkblots84
@Browncrown - we were actually worried we were going to end up matching you, we were originally told the paint was taupe/brown. The gray was a surprise, but a great one!
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My taupe/brown looked white when I first painted it. As you can see from the picture I took yesterday, it has gotten darker.
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It has indeed! I thought it was white when you first posted!
The same paint was used on my mom's house (she has metal siding) so on an off white (I think it was off white, really don't remember) her house definitely looks taupe, but on the macaroni colored bus it's battleship gray! When certain light hits it, maybe duskish, you can see brownish tones so it's turned out really neat. Not what I expected at all.
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11-15-2013, 12:39 PM
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#67
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 703
Year: 1995
Engine: DT408
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
Had to wait 7 weeks to pick mine up from the date of purchase due to being overseas. It can be grueling waiting to get in the drivers seat!! Gonna be an interesting trip going over those passes this time of year though. Be careful for sure (I used to live in WA).
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11-15-2013, 06:17 PM
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#68
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 23
Year: 1968
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Super coach
Engine: Cummins
Rated Cap: 79
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
I'm going make a documentary of the whole thing. From pick up until the end of the remodel.
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11-20-2013, 03:58 PM
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#69
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 23
Year: 1968
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Super coach
Engine: Cummins
Rated Cap: 79
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
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Originally Posted by sojourner
Had to wait 7 weeks to pick mine up from the date of purchase due to being overseas. It can be grueling waiting to get in the drivers seat!! Gonna be an interesting trip going over those passes this time of year though. Be careful for sure (I used to live in WA).
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Thanks for the advice. A guy I work with grew up in Idaho and gave me some mountain passes to look out for. I'm picking it up in the middle of Washington.
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11-20-2013, 06:24 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
Good luck.......and....God speed
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Oh and pictures in your thread please (need to make one also)
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Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
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01-10-2014, 07:28 PM
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#71
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: WV
Posts: 14
Year: 1981
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Triple Nickel
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 11/
Hello inkspots,
Wish I had been more active when you were posting earlier about getting your bus. We are in Kingman, AZ for now. Just down the road from Flagstaff, and we live about 60 miles from the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. We should be here until April or so of next year.
We are planning to head back across the states to South Carolina (My parents are in Raleigh)
The paint job is awesome, and my hubby is in love with the curves on your bus. Keep us posted with your pictures.
Brat
PS Did you keep the kitty??
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01-14-2014, 06:50 PM
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#72
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast raleigh
Posts: 221
Year: 1974
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 1/1
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Originally Posted by barefoot brat
Hello inkspots,
Wish I had been more active when you were posting earlier about getting your bus. We are in Kingman, AZ for now. Just down the road from Flagstaff, and we live about 60 miles from the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. We should be here until April or so of next year.
We are planning to head back across the states to South Carolina (My parents are in Raleigh)
The paint job is awesome, and my hubby is in love with the curves on your bus. Keep us posted with your pictures.
Brat
PS Did you keep the kitty??
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Hi Brat,
Yes we kept the kitten, his name is Fuzz!
Thank you for the compliments! Once it warms up and we touch up the paint, we'll post new pictures. We are just outside of Raleigh in Zebulon, so if you are in the area definitely let us know! I feel like we drove right past you. Must be an incredible place to stay.
Bus update: On the last trip, the mini fridge we were given leaked and roughed up some of the floor. We decided to tear out the floor, and plan to add a little more insulation and linoleum. We are also dismantling our temporary set up (including the couch) and decided to build everything in so we can take better advantage of the available space.
Next warm day here we'll be stripping out the inner wall skins so we can start insulating and framing. We've got plenty of time to do the work but funds are limited so it's gonna take a while!
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02-06-2014, 10:54 PM
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#73
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast raleigh
Posts: 221
Year: 1974
Coachwork: Crown
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
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Re: The Flying Squirrel - 1974 Crown Supercoach - Update 2/6
http://www.gofundme.com/6pnk60
So not really an update, but we started a GoFundMe for our bus!
We aren't rich people and need help, so we figured it couldn't hurt to ask!
Otherwise there is ZERO updates for the bus. Between the money crunch and the trouble weather, it's definitely safer to stay inside! I'm hoping it warms up soon so we can get back to work.
Hopefully some other Skoolie's are making me progress than we are right now. Stay warm everyone!
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02-17-2015, 05:38 PM
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#74
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New Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 5
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Nice Crown. I'm trying to buy a crown also.
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02-17-2015, 06:51 PM
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#75
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Originally Posted by inkblots84
http://www.gofundme.com/6pnk60
So not really an update, but we started a GoFundMe for our bus!
We aren't rich people and need help, so we figured it couldn't hurt to ask!
Otherwise there is ZERO updates for the bus. Between the money crunch and the trouble weather, it's definitely safer to stay inside! I'm hoping it warms up soon so we can get back to work.
Hopefully some other Skoolie's are making me progress than we are right now. Stay warm everyone!
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So- are you a charity or non-profit or something? It looks like you have a home and a nice bus, so why the gofundme? It says that there is no campaign found when i click on it.
I'm just wondering. If you have success I may try my hand at asking for money from strangers.
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02-18-2015, 07:21 AM
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#76
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: southwest lowsyana
Posts: 542
Year: 1988
Coachwork: ward
Chassis: international
Engine: dt360a
Rated Cap: 65
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if i start a FEED CLAYDBAL FOUNDATION, will yall send money? no, not food for the needy, but money. i really, really promise i will buy groceries! roflmao.
that sort of thing would never work for me as i am American and therefore, do not qualify for handouts.
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02-18-2015, 10:15 AM
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#77
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New Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 5
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stay on topic
Let's stay positive and not drag personal feelings or politics into our favorite pass time. There's a bus for me and a bus for you. different strokes for different folks. Coop
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03-15-2015, 02:45 AM
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#78
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Johnstown, PA
Posts: 248
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC 2000
Engine: 5.9
Rated Cap: 83
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Nice Crown.
I really like those Crowns. They are just beautiful. I hope to have one some day.
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03-15-2015, 03:29 PM
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#79
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New Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 5
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86 Crown
I don't have mine yet. It's in North Cali, picking it up on the 25th. Bought it sight unseen which is totally crazy. hopefully won't bite me in the ass driving back to NM.
86 10 speed
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11-10-2018, 01:08 AM
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#80
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 171
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Beautiful Crown.
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Seeking a Crown, Thomas, International, Blue Bird bus with DT466, Cummins 8.3, Allison trans, high roof, air brakes, and A/C.
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