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11-30-2015, 04:25 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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I just went and crawled all over this one this morning:
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...=1&acctid=7498
Not really anything that I could point at as wrong with it, but 300K on the engine, not an engine that gets talked about here much (T444E), and the access to the engine is not good at all.
OTOH, it's a re-listed item; the first winner backed out at $1100, and they'll take pretty much anything. IIRC it's 2/3 of the way through the bid interval and nobody's bid on it. If somebody wants to take a flyer for $500, good on 'em.
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12-03-2015, 01:57 PM
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#82
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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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Here's an '87 Bluebird bus that appears to be a factory special-order mobile office of some sort.
Bidding is only at $2800, auction ends tomorrow afternoon. Looks like an excellent base for a conversion!
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...634&acctid=685
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12-03-2015, 01:58 PM
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#83
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by dan-fox
I just went and crawled all over this one this morning:
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...=1&acctid=7498
Not really anything that I could point at as wrong with it, but 300K on the engine, not an engine that gets talked about here much (T444E), and the access to the engine is not good at all.
OTOH, it's a re-listed item; the first winner backed out at $1100, and they'll take pretty much anything. IIRC it's 2/3 of the way through the bid interval and nobody's bid on it. If somebody wants to take a flyer for $500, good on 'em. |
If you're in Maryland I'd wait til next spring when Montgomery County sells their next batch of Thomas SafTLiners - those are proven to be good buses for skoolie conversions.
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12-03-2015, 02:18 PM
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#84
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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
If you're in Maryland I'd wait til next spring when Montgomery County sells their next batch of Thomas SafTLiners - those are proven to be good buses for skoolie conversions.
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If you can afford the maintenance on the Cats. Navistar and Cummins plants have a much, much better parts availability, and the 3000REs have excellent engine access for maintenance.
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12-04-2015, 10:39 AM
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#85
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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12-04-2015, 10:44 AM
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#86
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2kool4skool
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It's even got a built in pencil sharpener. Cool.
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12-04-2015, 10:47 AM
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#87
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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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For you guys that like older buses, here you go.
1948 Crown School Bus RV
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12-04-2015, 04:17 PM
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#88
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 308
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2kool4skool
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You sure that isn't stock...
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12-04-2015, 04:29 PM
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#89
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneo
You sure that isn't stock...
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I am sure that a pencil sharpener wasn't standard equipment and wasn't offered as an option.
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12-05-2015, 08:28 AM
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#90
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 5
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Anybody found anything reasonable in or close to texas? Ive been looking for a month or so with no luck
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12-08-2015, 06:59 PM
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#92
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Chicago
Posts: 260
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Engine: Cat 3126e
Rated Cap: 28
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12-10-2015, 02:37 PM
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#93
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New Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Brenham, TX
Posts: 3
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This one's about partway there, though the bed will apparently will not be included:
Cozy Camper
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12-10-2015, 06:03 PM
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#94
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainInsaneo
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Convert the upstairs into deluxe bedrooms and downstairs into kitchen-bath and living room.
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12-10-2015, 07:29 PM
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#95
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Not a skoolie but..
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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12-10-2015, 11:02 PM
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#96
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 50
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: 8.3L Cummins Turbo
Rated Cap: 80
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What part of TX are you in? When I was looking two months ago I looked at a lot on IH35 near San Antonio. Didn't buy anything from them though because many of the buses had been left open to the elements and smelt mildewy.
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1992 Blue Bird All American
8.3 L Cummins
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12-10-2015, 11:04 PM
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#97
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 50
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: 8.3L Cummins Turbo
Rated Cap: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Convert the upstairs into deluxe bedrooms and downstairs into kitchen-bath and living room.
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Careful with this one. I looked at it. It's been sitting for 5 to 6 years without running at all. Guy tried to sell it to me for $15K if anyone is interested.
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1992 Blue Bird All American
8.3 L Cummins
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12-11-2015, 05:33 AM
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#98
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 308
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12-11-2015, 11:19 AM
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#99
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
If you're in Maryland I'd wait til next spring when Montgomery County sells their next batch of Thomas SafTLiners - those are proven to be good buses for skoolie conversions.
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Actually, I live about 10 minutes from one of the 3 depots in Monkey County; rode those puppies for 12 years! I've looked a couple (and am willing to go out and look at more if someone on the list asks me to).
The only drawback is that they are 34' foot buses vs the full-on 40'. I'm holding out for the perfect bus - a 40' Thomas MVP ER or Saf-T-Liner. I may give up on that dream and just buy one of the local ones - there sure are a lot of them May-August every year! - Dan
ps - to give them their due, wmkbailey points out that the 34' foot bus fits nicely in 2 parking spaces in any ordinary commercial parking lot, while the 40 footer has to be parked waaay out there where it won't bother anyone by taking up 5 spaces.
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12-11-2015, 11:41 AM
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#100
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: SW New Hampshire
Posts: 1,334
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Not sure if this URL will cut-n-paste properly:
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?f...=1&acctid=8295
If not, govdeals.com -> Buses -> search on the key word 'internet' for a bookmobile that also offers internet access.
Old, beat up, rusty. Somebody should buy it for parts, part it out so I can buy one or both of those doors, then build a toy hauler on the chassis and sell it for 10x what you paid.  It ain't me. - Dan
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