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02-16-2017, 01:48 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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1947 Ford bus value? Look at this piece of junk!
A friend's uncle has this junk pile in his yard, and claims it ran ten years ago.
Someone offered $500 (five hundred US Dollars) for it.
I said GRAB THE MONEY BEFORE THEY SOBER UP!
The uncle wanted $800, and my friend thinks it is worth $1,000.
I said it's worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. And where are you going to find that other person in your lifetime?
Thoughts?
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02-16-2017, 04:44 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Knowing the body is similar to Tango's, just longer, I'd say grab the money before they sober up!
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02-16-2017, 05:32 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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I like it, lot's of rust tho'
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Our build La Tortuga
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
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02-16-2017, 09:41 AM
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Almost There
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Tepme AZ
Posts: 97
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
Rated Cap: 52 pax
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Its a little rusty but look at that front end... She's a Beauty. For 800 bucks I'd drag it home in a heartbeat just to have it as yard art until I could restore it
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02-16-2017, 11:07 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Are you kidding me? That is a steal at $800 OR a grand. The front end is all there, solid and most of the rust appears to be surface. But...it does appear to be a Wayne body and they are notorious for rusting through under the rub rails (ask me how I know). Mine had no paint whatsoever under the rails. Not even primer. But even with that consideration, that is still an awesome find that should fetch 3 grand with nothing more than a wash down to remove the mold and clearing out the inside. And being post WWII, the frame will likely accommodate just about any engine/tranny combo you could possibly want and Furd parts are easy to come by. If I weren't so deep into my build, I'd be all over that beauty.
PLEASE...find a loving home for that old girl!
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02-16-2017, 11:53 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Dowdy Lakes, Colorado
Posts: 1,444
Year: 1989
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf-T-Liner ER
Engine: 3208 CAT/MT643 tranny
Rated Cap: 87
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Tango, I thought you'd figure out that's a Wayne body! LOL. Knowing how they're constructed by looking at yours is how I figured the price...... 
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Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence. — George Washington
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02-16-2017, 12:15 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Yes, I figure the front is probably worth more than the whole bus, in that the front may be needed by somebody building a truck.
Three Grand? Not that I doubt you, but what I'm concerned about is... how to find that one fellow in the World who would pay that.
It's in Northern California, near Kelseyville in Lake County. That's 100 miles north of San Francisco. Similarly 100 miles north of Sacramento, and a bit west. (Think of a triangle with San Francisco and Sacramento across the bottom, and Kelseyville at the top, though the left side of the triangle is kind'a straight up.)
About 15 miles from my house.
Bring $3,000 and I'll introduce you.
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02-16-2017, 01:44 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 855
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: Cummins 8.3/Allison MD3060
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elliot Naess
Think of a triangle with San Francisco and Sacramento across the bottom, and Kelseyville at the top, though the left side of the triangle is kind'a straight up.
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In other words...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elliot Naess
That's 100 miles north of San Francisco.
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02-16-2017, 02:07 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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LOL! Guilty! I just wanted to point out that we are easily accessible from Sacramento also.
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02-17-2017, 08:15 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Remarkably, Stacey reports her uncle has both the Title and a Non-Op!
That will make life hecka easier/cheaper for a buyer.
Maybe I ought to move this to the For Sale section!
Two more photos. Note edge of hood rusted away, sadly.
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03-02-2017, 11:56 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to this.
I saw it myself a week or so ago.
There is NO RUST to speak of!
That edge of the hood that appeared rusted away in the photo... is not! What makes it appear to me to be rust damage... is the very thick paint curling and peeling. (My eyes are as old as the rest of me.)
This relic is actually pretty darn sound, steel-wise.
It has a newer engine -- an overhead valve engine of the 289 type. Delbert says it is an industrial block with extra mounting points. Might even be different cubic inches than the automobile versions. I have not looked into that.
The transmission is probably the original, but it was too muddy to slip under to see.
The rear axle is bolted together in the center, so almost certainly original.
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03-02-2017, 04:37 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Tepme AZ
Posts: 97
Year: 1976
Coachwork: Crown
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71
Rated Cap: 52 pax
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Did you notice the glass nob shifter? Wow. now I want it even more
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03-02-2017, 05:01 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevydude01
Did you notice the glass nob shifter? Wow. now I want it even more
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Dammit- you beat me. I was gonna put dibs on it.
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03-02-2017, 11:52 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 142
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Fisher Body
Chassis: GM "B" Platform
Engine: 350 TBI Chevrolet
Rated Cap: 8
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Windsor Block? Interesting, it's too cool of a bus to be used like it is now as a dumpster.
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Closest I have to a Bus would be my '92 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon 1 of 4,347 built.
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03-03-2017, 10:51 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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I couldn't tell you anything about the type of engine, except that the valve covers have an unusual angle on top.
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