"Not your throwaway Motor Coach"

[milkmania]

If I had the money.......

1965 Silver Eagle 01 | eBay

[Iceni John]

Like so many high-end conversions and RVs, there's a lot of relatively dark wood inside it which makes it seem more confined than it actually is. I don't understand why wood is so popular here. I would want the lightest brightest airiest feel inside, using a minimum of wood such as just around the windows. There's also another rarity on eBay now, a beautiful old classic 1968 Mercedes O-302 which has been nicely converted: Classic Mercedes Bus Conversion | eBay With a modern US drivetrain and a pleasing interior, that would be a real head-turner wherever you go - I've never seen another O-302 anywhere in this country, let alone a conversion. Very nice. I've traveled many a mile in O-302s through Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan, and they are still one of my favorites.

John

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by milkmania

If I had the money.......

1965 Silver Eagle 01 | eBay

Eagles are amazing.
But when the torsion bars reach the end of their life you're left with a BIG job of custom fabbing a rear suspension.

[Rusty]

More "our" budget...

another eagle

[PNW_Steve]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

Eagles are amazing.
But when the torsion bars reach the end of their life you're left with a BIG job of custom fabbing a rear suspension.

That was the "death" of my Eagle 10. I parked it in the Mohave Desert for about 8 years and while parked one of the tortionelastic pieces let go.

I miss that bus. It was a sweet ride for 250k miles.

BTW: There are 6 of them. Not just the rear suspension.

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by PNW_Steve

That was the "death" of my Eagle 10. I parked it in the Mohave Desert for about 8 years and while parked one of the tortionelastic pieces let go.

I miss that bus. It was a sweet ride for 250k miles.

BTW: There are 6 of them. Not just the rear suspension.

Sucks that such SWEET buses have that darn suspension. I know when its working its great. I didn't know it had 6 of em, though!!
No wonder they seem to be for sale everywhere and usually for a LOT LOT less than any of the other coaches of similar vintage.

[1olfart]

IF the seller of that 0 302 would take a check, I'd be all over that sweet lookin thang. Wouldn't care when. or where it may fail, as long as I could park and stay where it was (-:
Wouldn't be the 1st old truck that my wife got upset with me buying.)-: