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06-22-2015, 08:27 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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I'm going to pass this one along.....
I just don't want to be in it for $9000.00 starting out
someone else might.
seller won't budge off of 9k, and he doesn't know anything about it, except he and his brother brought it to Arkansas from California several years ago.
double rear barn doors
original tires and 7288 miles, military spec generator and 2 a/c's
1988 Navistar International American Transportation Cor
it's stored in a warehouse 30 miles from me, but the owner lives in Tulsa.
It's legit, and sitting in his company's warehouse.
good luck
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06-22-2015, 09:21 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Nice but as you noted...$9K is WAY out of line for any '88.
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06-22-2015, 09:21 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
Posts: 1,101
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I checked the VIN to try to find out what engine was in it. No luck on that, but found that govliquidation.com sold it as an "ambulance conversion" for the Navy out of Portsmouth (Chesapeake) VA four years ago for $4342.42. The mileage is the same, so it was trucked to Arkansas. Either that, or the odometer is broken. They listed it (in inches) as a 35-footer.
If it did visit California, maybe the firm price is an attempt ro recover the cumulative costs of dragging it back and forth across the country.
It does look nice.
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06-22-2015, 09:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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interesting..... the guy's wanting to double his money
is it possible that it was registered in Virginia, but lived it's life in California?
like Uhaul has a central operations, but units all over
m1031 thought it was an ICU bus, as he's seen one in military museum
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06-22-2015, 09:33 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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if you google his contact number, it shows it's a legit business.... then map the address for warehouse in question
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06-22-2015, 10:29 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 8.3 Cummins ISC
Rated Cap: 75
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I don't know why but it seems like the military medical transports like this one with the special rear barn doors and stretcher racks are going for insane prices regardless of age or condition....wonder why.
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06-22-2015, 11:26 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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This is a medical ambulance bus. Probably Air Force.
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06-23-2015, 05:27 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
I don't know why but it seems like the military medical transports like this one with the special rear barn doors and stretcher racks are going for insane prices regardless of age or condition....wonder why.
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GSA/USAF buses go for insane prices. Because they're low mileage, in pristine condition, zero rust, and not beat up. A couple I saw on Fleabay while looking for mine were going for 12k+
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06-23-2015, 06:28 AM
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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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A buddy of mine owns a 64 GMC military funeral coach.
He only paid 2500 for it. Insanely low miles, pristine condition...
Still needs a lot of work but its a sweet bus.
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06-23-2015, 06:02 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Western North Carolina
Posts: 100
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: Cummins 5.9; MT643
Rated Cap: (was) 44; (now) 2
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oooohhhh....I 'has a want'!
snark...Sam says it looks like a caterpillar turd in that pic!
ETA: Do NOT ask me how Sam knows what a caterpillar taking a tiny little poo looks like...its just funny. (deprived childhood?)
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06-23-2015, 08:07 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: EHT New Jersey
Posts: 1,134
Year: 2003
Coachwork: AmTran
Chassis: International 3000RE
Engine: T444E/AT545
Rated Cap: 75
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycal
This is a medical ambulance bus. Probably Air Force.
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Definitely Air Force, 90+ percent of the non-tactical Air Force fleet is painted in some shade of "Blue". The tactical fleet? Green, tan, or desert pink (including portions of the non-tactical fleet)
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07-16-2016, 08:39 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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I put it in my driveway for $5k
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07-16-2016, 09:46 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Richmond Virginia
Posts: 932
Year: 1984
Engine: 366 Big block Chevy! :) w/ Stick shift
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CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP! "mmm delicious bus!" -Mr. Plane
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07-17-2016, 07:33 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: near Christiansburg VA
Posts: 692
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 44 or 66? 11 rows
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Quote:
Originally Posted by milkmania
I put it in my driveway for $5k
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Does that mean you were able to purchase it for $5K? If so, I'll bet you got a good bus there for a good price! [Heck, the AC and generator would probably be worth that.]
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07-17-2016, 07:46 AM
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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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Brian did it right!
Kudos to you man for not rushing and buying the first bus that came along. You got a real dandy of a bus!
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07-17-2016, 02:27 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dapplecreek
Does that mean you were able to purchase it for $5K? If so, I'll bet you got a good bus there for a good price! [Heck, the AC and generator would probably be worth that.]
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Oops, actually $5.5k
The kicker (sellers idea)
$1000 down, $300 a month, zero interest for term.
(We drew up a contract, agreed to it, and he filled out lien holder's info on back of title)
He knew my situation, we emailed back & forth for a month last year...
Wanted $9k last year, dropped it to $6500 this year, and just recently dropped it to $5500. I jumped on it!
He had a buyer last year walk away because he couldn't get the second engine started...
Took me less than a minute!
Outside, set switch to ENABLE START
Walk back inside, set switch to LOW IGNITION
Pull start switch down, let it crank till it fires up.
Grandma had an Onan in her Minnie Winnie when I was 14, remote start!
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07-17-2016, 03:46 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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07-17-2016, 04:37 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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Cheaper than paying rent for someone else to put toward THEIR mortgage!
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07-17-2016, 05:07 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Exactly what I'm doing.
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01-04-2017, 08:28 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
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11 more payments and she's all mine!
But, I plan to double up on some of them when the suburban is paid off in March.
Looked at a warehouse today that a buddy has... You could park 20 buses in it! For $300 a month with utilities paid already.
He said "why don't you just rent an apartment?"
I said "because it's throwing money away!"
At least with the warehouse, I can spread out and work inside.
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