I've been driving myself nuts for a couple of days now.. I really should plug my ears and shut my mouth.. but I couldn't help myself. I was at a community garage sale on Saturday and overheard two fellas talking about a 'bus' one of them had...did I mention I'd love to have a converted coach motorhome?...anyhow the owner says 'I wonder how much it'll cost me to get rid of it?' I bit.. whatta got? 1947 32ft MCI coach, all aluminum body with cast aluminum accents.. kinda like a big V in the front with really wide spears down the side. 653? Jimmy and an Alison 5 speed auto he put in a couple of years ago. air brakes..good tires...$5000...says he'd be losing at least 10G at that price. I had to take a look...Sure enough it was beautiful, to my eyes, but needed a bit of TLC. You sit up just about as high as the Futurliner driver and the windows were pretty small. Had green glass panels that came up over the roof. Apperently it was originally a sightseeing bus in the Rockies. After I gushed about it, even my wife was interested, amazing. I've been battling in my head since.. don't have the cash.. no place to park it.. repair costs are massive compared to little trucks... but it sure would be cool to be going down the road or to cruises in that bus, especially if you polished up the aluminum. Oh well... hopefully it eventually will go to a good home.. just not mine!
