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12-30-2019, 04:05 PM
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#5081
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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But.. he already did the hard part.. taking the seats out.. Hardly anything left to do to have a kick ass skoolie!
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12-30-2019, 04:15 PM
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#5082
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 578
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: MVP ER
Engine: CAT 3126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
First gen Visions aren't very good buses. Especially not for $5000.  |
What was so bad about them? I think there's one or two SPED buses coming up for my local county auction. Granted I think they look rather ugly tho when I was first talking with some of the mechanics there they suggested the Visions as they have Cummins engines.
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12-30-2019, 04:33 PM
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#5083
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,846
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Truthseeker4449
What was so bad about them? I think there's one or two SPED buses coming up for my local county auction. Granted I think they look rather ugly tho when I was first talking with some of the mechanics there they suggested the Visions as they have Cummins engines.
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thats the part I like best is the "family truckster" look of the first gen visions... if I could find a shorty with A/C for reasonably cheap id probably pick it up..
-Christopher
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12-30-2019, 08:03 PM
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#5084
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: KANSAS CITY
Posts: 751
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Tell us more about them, please.I had no idea,
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Former owner of a 1969 F600 Skoolie.
1998 Ford B700 Thomas body 65 passenger. 5.9 Cummins 12 valve with MT643 Transmission 123,000 miles.
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01-04-2020, 07:36 AM
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#5085
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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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Found on Facebook
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01-04-2020, 07:50 AM
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#5086
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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I'd pay a few extra dollars for a manual transmission (taking for granted rear axle ratio was reasonable) but I wouldn't pay a few thousand extra dollars for it!
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01-04-2020, 10:29 AM
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#5087
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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 brokedown
I'd pay a few extra dollars for a manual transmission (taking for granted rear axle ratio was reasonable) but I wouldn't pay a few thousand extra dollars for it!
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Agreed, you can buy a 8.3 Cummins pusher for that kind of money. I’d take the better motor over a manual trans any day.
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01-06-2020, 06:52 PM
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#5089
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: California, Bay Area
Posts: 896
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01-06-2020, 09:55 PM
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#5090
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 993
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: CS RE
Engine: ISC 8.3 L 260 hp
Rated Cap: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dzl_
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Someone need to get this and drop a 5.9 in it! I wonder if the foot is included.
Ted
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01-06-2020, 09:59 PM
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#5091
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 993
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: CS RE
Engine: ISC 8.3 L 260 hp
Rated Cap: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbluebird
Agreed, you can buy a 8.3 Cummins pusher for that kind of money. I’d take the better motor over a manual trans any day.
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Or a classier bus with a manual.
https://redding.craigslist.org/cto/d...042458542.html
Ted
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01-06-2020, 11:16 PM
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#5092
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: California, Bay Area
Posts: 896
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TJones
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The link isn't working for me at least (but I think that's the same Gillig 5 speed I posted a couple comments up). If so, it would make a pretty cool conversion
Quote:
Originally Posted by dzl_
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01-06-2020, 11:21 PM
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#5093
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 993
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: CS RE
Engine: ISC 8.3 L 260 hp
Rated Cap: 36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dzl_
The link isn't working for me at least (but I think that's the same Gillig 5 speed I posted a couple comments up). If so, it would make a pretty cool conversion
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Yes that one!
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01-07-2020, 02:41 AM
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#5094
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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 TJones
Someone need to get this and drop a 5.9 in it! I wonder if the foot is included.
Ted
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Seems this bus has been listed before?
IDk, but that cab rust looks a bit distressing.
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01-07-2020, 04:19 AM
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#5095
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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 dzl_
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3 windows.
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01-07-2020, 06:26 AM
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#5096
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,846
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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that dodge wayne keeps coming up for sale.. if I remember right someone in the bus collector group im in looked at it in person and said its restorable but there was more rust than meets the eye on it..
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01-07-2020, 06:31 AM
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#5097
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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
that dodge wayne keeps coming up for sale.. if I remember right someone in the bus collector group im in looked at it in person and said its restorable but there was more rust than meets the eye on it..
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The creases and corners look like places are deeply rusted.
I'd LOVE a bus like that but I'd only go for it if it were totally solid and rust free.
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01-07-2020, 08:27 AM
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#5098
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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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That's the cleanest 1960s non-Crown bus I've seen in awhile...here in the Midwest stuff like that made the trip to the crusher decades ago.
It must have really bad floor rust or something.
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01-07-2020, 09:03 AM
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#5099
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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 WIbluebird
That's the cleanest 1960s non-Crown bus I've seen in awhile...here in the Midwest stuff like that made the trip to the crusher decades ago.
It must have really bad floor rust or something.
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Which one?
The 71 Dodge or the 79 Gillig?
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01-07-2020, 09:11 AM
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#5100
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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 I had more $ I'd bid higher but I'm bowing out at $900 on this one.
https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/au...ew?auc=2491230
 
First time I can remember bidding on a FL bus but looks real decent. 7 window high headroom WC bus with Cat 3126 and real decent tires (mostly).
Only at $960 currently with an hour or so left. Someone should scoop it up!
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