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10-05-2017, 09:44 PM
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#2901
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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 Kubla
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That would be me sir.
I don't have much money, but Im gona try!
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10-05-2017, 09:47 PM
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#2902
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Owasso, OK
Posts: 2,627
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner MVP ER
Engine: Cummins 6CTA8.3 Mechanical MD3060
Rated Cap: 46 Coach Seats, 40 foot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
That would be me sir.
I don't have much money, but Im gona try!
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Hard to tell if they will command a premium, or sit there an go for a song.
If you win, you will know it pretty well by the time you have driven it 2500+ miles home.
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10-05-2017, 09:49 PM
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#2903
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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OK then I won't bid, can't bid against friends
besides the oxnard ones have a 6-71T with automatics, 2 stroke goodness
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10-05-2017, 10:14 PM
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#2904
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kubla
OK then I won't bid, can't bid against friends
besides the oxnard ones have a 6-71T with automatics, 2 stroke goodness
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Yes much more your style, man!
I just want the cummins with manual combo.
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10-06-2017, 05:12 AM
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#2905
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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3kw generator with yanmar diesel engine
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10-06-2017, 07:15 AM
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#2906
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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why cant someone sell an old superior with a 345 gasser and a 545 trans? id love to find and restore to Original one of the busses just like i rode to school on.. ha! guess that shows how old i am since the busses i rode to school have been out of business since 1981...
that genny would be nice to connect A/C to and I could have my A/C on even when im away form the bus..
-Christopher
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10-06-2017, 07:34 AM
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#2907
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
why cant someone sell an old superior with a 345 gasser and a 545 trans? id love to find and restore to Original one of the busses just like i rode to school on.. ha! guess that shows how old i am since the busses i rode to school have been out of business since 1981...
that genny would be nice to connect A/C to and I could have my A/C on even when im away form the bus..
-Christopher
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Nothing wrong with fixing up an old Superior. Thing is, though, you're probably one of the extreme few who would ever really want to.
It would likely be a huge project with lots of one-off stuff to fab as they're long out of production and the company went defunct long ago.
For the average diy conversion "to see the country" one of those old buses would be a horrible choice. That's why you don't see much love for it. You're probably going to appreciate those old buses more than most.
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10-06-2017, 08:11 AM
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#2908
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
why cant someone sell an old superior with a 345 gasser and a 545 trans? id love to find and restore to Original one of the busses just like i rode to school on.. ha!
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Which one of these did you ride on ? 
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10-06-2017, 08:16 AM
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#2909
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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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One day we're gona find Chris his dream bus, I swear it!
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10-06-2017, 09:55 AM
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#2910
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
One day we're gona find Chris his dream bus, I swear it!
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I know where one is and its right here in ohio.. it was built, run and still exists here.. that particular one is about anyone's dream schoolie.
its a 1980 conventional with DT-466 / MT-643 , its owner has restored it to original even down to the seat colors..
the big issue is most of the superiors were sold in the midwest as they were built in Ohio.. you found them outside of Ohio.. but back when we had 7 major manufcturers of busses.. many were more or less regional..
(bluebird,crown,wayne,Superior,Carpenter,Ward,thom as) were the biggies i can think of.. Bluebird and thomas were selling flat-nosed nationwide as they were the 2 majors for those..
of course being that many Superiors were midwestern, there arent gona be many left as rust claimed alot of them.. the ones I rode on were 74 - 80 (various ones)..
I know of several that went out west and were in decent shape.. to a you-tuber.. but that you-tuber hasnt posted a video in over 4 years so no one knows what happened to him or his busses..
I also agree that my interest in Busses is Much different than the average here on the forum... im a "bus-geek" into the "bus" aspects.. whereas most here , the bus is simply the vehicle for which to make their RV or Home..
Superiors would be one of the worst for conversion purposes..
-Christopher
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10-06-2017, 01:46 PM
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#2911
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Culpeper, Virginia
Posts: 302
Chassis: Step Van
Engine: Prefer Diesel
Rated Cap: 14'-16' Step Van
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Too funny. Was thinking about bidding on one of those also!!!! Also looking at the Shuttles from Pioria IL
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10-09-2017, 07:37 PM
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#2912
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Tempe, AZ
Posts: 66
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Chevy Midbus
Engine: GM 6.5 Turbo Diesel
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Ad says Gillig, looks like a Crown to me..
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10-09-2017, 07:40 PM
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#2913
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jordan76
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in that style the engine would be in te middle if it was a crown.. at least i dont think they went RE in the crown till the supercoach II style?
-Christopher
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10-09-2017, 08:23 PM
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#2914
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
in that style the engine would be in te middle if it was a crown.. at least i dont think they went RE in the crown till the supercoach II style?
-Christopher
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Looks just like a Gillig to me... 
Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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10-09-2017, 09:07 PM
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#2915
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,830
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Njsurf73
Looks just like a Gillig to me...
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I agree . another post stated it looked like a crown,
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10-09-2017, 10:55 PM
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#2916
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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Says gillig on the front
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10-10-2017, 05:09 AM
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#2917
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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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I"m no expert, but I think Crown was above putting Cats in their fine buses.
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10-10-2017, 10:47 PM
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#2918
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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10-10-2017, 10:50 PM
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#2919
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,001
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: International
Engine: TE 444
Rated Cap: 12
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10-11-2017, 04:53 AM
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#2920
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kubla
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Yall are good.
Which one of the Crowns are you bidding on?
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