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Title: Bus veteran offers free advice on Gilligs and Crowns and diesel stuff
Post by: patrick young on May 25, 2009, 11:33:22 PM
Howdy folks and friends

I lost the address to this board long ago, and a friend just reminded me of what a good group it is.

I am in Fresno, CA and have owned about 90 Gilligs, Crowns, and the occasional Blue Bird, Ford, Thomas, but Gilligs and Crowns are what I am best at.  I drive a 1970 Gillig with an 1160 CAT that makes me smile.

I use the buses to haul medical supplies down south of the border, or used to.  Now I am working exclusively in Haiti, and to ship a bus there cost (last time I tried) $6000.

I have dismantled about 25-30 buses with my own hands, almost all Gilligs and Crowns, so if anyone has a problem with theirs, feel free to write.  Got spares too, of course.

If anyone is interested, I have a web site.  It is http://www.fresnoalliance.com/wheelchairproject       You will see some buses in places and situations that the manufacturer never intended.  :)

So if anyone wants help on these two models, just give me call at (559) 251-3814 and I'll do my best to help

Have a good one

Patrick Young
Wheelchair Project
Fresno, CA
Title: Re: Bus veteran offers free advice on Gilligs and Crowns and diesel stuff
Post by: Nick Badame Refrig/ACC on May 26, 2009, 03:51:56 AM
Hi Patric,

Welcome! or Welcome back...

Thanks for your offerings.
Nick-
Title: Re: Bus veteran offers free advice on Gilligs and Crowns and diesel stuff
Post by: HighTechRedneck on May 26, 2009, 05:29:38 AM
Welcome back Patrick.  Looking at your site that is some wonderful charity work you've been doing.  I'm sure you've made many thousands of lives better over the years.