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07-28-2015, 01:09 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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07-30-2015, 05:47 PM
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#22
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
Some of you need to realize what buses cost new.
Anything that can still be run as a bus to make money is still worth good money.
Just for reference, Dog nose full size chassis buses start at $85,000 new for a basic bus with no nice options.
Price of a flat nose Am Tran 300 with a DT466 at 300hp, retarder, Alison 3000 series trans, ect, and your at $145,000.
All the buses we buy here for our conversions are basically wore out junk, sold at scrap metal prices.
Nat
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Agree, when I first started looking I was told oh you can get a good one for 2 grand or so. I never did find a base to start with in that range that was not a parts wagon or one foot in the grave.
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07-31-2015, 09:33 AM
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#23
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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1966 CROWN Bus
1966 CROWN Bus (springs)
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08-01-2015, 04:06 PM
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#24
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 410
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Crown Super Coach
Chassis: Built on a Crown Chassis
Engine: 300HP BIG CAM TURBO 855
Rated Cap: 78
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And Crowns in the 80's were priced at 125K..............guess you get what you pay for..................
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08-01-2015, 04:10 PM
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#25
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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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Where ya been? We've got a Dutch guy lookin for Crown advice, man...
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08-01-2015, 04:20 PM
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#26
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 410
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Crown Super Coach
Chassis: Built on a Crown Chassis
Engine: 300HP BIG CAM TURBO 855
Rated Cap: 78
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Been taking care of bus.....ness..........got a trip coming up in about 3 weeks.......sold one of my Crowns and need to pick up my phantom. Put it in storage and pick up my 30 foot Flxible..........head to Oregon City with my brother and pick up my New find..........a 55 Flxible Vista Liner..........and get that into safety and head of to Colorado, again with my brother, and get the Flxible Flxette to the West Coast and on a boat to Hawaii.
So first we have the Phantom and then the 66 Flxible with custom caps and then the 55 Flxible and of course closing out with the Flxette............
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and all prayers belong to me. But I belong to none of them.
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08-01-2015, 05:50 PM
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#27
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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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SO basically, bus heaven... that's where you been...
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08-01-2015, 06:23 PM
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#28
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 410
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Crown Super Coach
Chassis: Built on a Crown Chassis
Engine: 300HP BIG CAM TURBO 855
Rated Cap: 78
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LOL..........don't know about that..........It seems once again I've taken a "vacation" and turned it into a another bus extravaganza..............I'm going to probably start moving now to get the Phantom detailed out and sell it............and remove that leg of the journey................I was thinking that the Phantom would be a 40 footer. But it turned out to be at 36 feet............It's really a cool, cool, Coach............really an outstanding machine and it runs flawlessly and is quality throughout............I'll probably put it on Ebay for and try to get 8500 for it or best offer..........really a nice Bus.........not a spot of rust, runs like a dream, cruises at 69 mph......and is built like a tank. Built better than the Gillig Transit and has the pass through basement storage and no need to deal with the additonal mid-transit doors...............very well thought out machine........but then why wouldn't it be. It was designed specifically to compete with Crown. So it had to be good. Gillig and Crown. Two California builders who simply made each other better right up to the bitter end.
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and all prayers belong to me. But I belong to none of them.
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08-03-2015, 07:54 AM
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#29
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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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If anyone likes my bus and wants one, there is a 92 Ward Senator still in Kentucky and its on Ebay. Pretty good start to a conversion. I like mine.
1992 Ward International School Bus Turbo Allison RV Tiny House Project | eBay
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08-05-2015, 10:20 PM
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#30
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,356
Year: 1993
Coachwork: bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins, Allison AT1545
Rated Cap: 2
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a hole bunch of pushers...mostly BB
Roller and Associates, Inc.
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08-06-2015, 08:24 PM
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#31
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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schoolie - $3850
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/rvs/5142797005.html
this is a good deal I think, perfect size for mobile rv. runs and drives great. super heavy duty chassis. Also have donor motor home with many good parts. it has 454 Chevy that runs and drives with onan 6500 generator. $2000 for it or $5500 for both.
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08-27-2015, 10:58 PM
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#32
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 15
Coachwork: International 3800
Engine: dt466
Rated Cap: 77
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09-08-2015, 10:18 AM
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#33
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,356
Year: 1993
Coachwork: bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins, Allison AT1545
Rated Cap: 2
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im a fan of bookmobiles
Big Iron
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09-08-2015, 10:57 AM
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#34
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by turf
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Wow, great bus.
Good windows, doors, generator, heaters, AC, good color, and the list go's on and on.
Nat
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09-17-2015, 11:21 AM
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#35
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,356
Year: 1993
Coachwork: bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins, Allison AT1545
Rated Cap: 2
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dang!!!
it sold for $4350
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09-17-2015, 11:42 AM
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#36
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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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for some reason, I follow along with a lot of buses for sale and lately the prices seem to be CHEAP on lots of stuff.
This would have been an IDEAL bus for converting!
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10-06-2015, 07:11 PM
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#37
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Round Lake Park,iL,
Posts: 11
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1946 School Bus 1 Owner
Don't know what he wants for it, but damn its cool.
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10-06-2015, 11:52 PM
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#38
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Moodus, Ct.
Posts: 1,062
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Champion
Chassis: Ford e-450
Engine: 7.3 Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 14
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10-19-2015, 12:30 PM
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#39
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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 pretty sweet Thomas out in Oregon-
Public Surplus: Auction #1369611
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10-19-2015, 04:06 PM
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#40
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The Lovely PNW
Posts: 145
Year: 1986
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner
Engine: Cat 3208
Rated Cap: 84 px
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
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This school district has been relisting that bus for at least since August. IDK if there is something wrong with the bus or if they just get a lot of flakes bidding.
I liked their buses and almost bid on one instead of the one I have, but their terms read pick up only during the week 9-5, and I didn't have any accrued vacation to take a day off and drive all the way down to Salem and back with a CDL Licensee riding shotgun.
IIRC The reserve is $2500.
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