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Title: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Tikvah on January 12, 2015, 08:46:21 AM
I don't normally post this stuff - I'm not even into these.  But this caught my attention.
This seems like a great deal on a really clean bus.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291351873971?forcerRptr=true&item=291351873971&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/291351873971?forcerRptr=true&item=291351873971&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:SS:SS:US:1120)
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Scott & Heather on January 13, 2015, 01:13:51 AM
Interesting. Someone will probably make this happen and restore this. I sure hope so at least.


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Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Jeremy on January 13, 2015, 06:05:45 AM
Is 'silverside' a generic term? I thought it referred to a particular GM model

And, yes, this looks like an excellent basis for a rolling restoration that could be done for a relatively modest cost, and the end result would be quite something (and it's pretty damn cool just as it is)

Jeremy
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: TomC on January 13, 2015, 08:28:31 AM
Fun trying to find a windshield for it.
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Scott & Heather on January 13, 2015, 10:47:22 AM
Well, it doesn't appear to need one yet, so you have time to save the $5000 up for a custom one :)


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Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: luvrbus on January 13, 2015, 11:00:34 AM
It differently needs a passengers side windshield they are same as some other truck or bus the PO Gerald Brown told me Gerald pass away a long time ago I didn't know that bus was still around

It had a 2 speed rear axle I don't know if it still has that or not  
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Scott & Heather on January 13, 2015, 02:10:03 PM
Cliff, pm me please :) I didn't catch that the ps glass was bad. Bummer


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Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: luvrbus on January 13, 2015, 02:29:26 PM
I sent you a PM your photos didn't come through Scott send it again
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Jeremy on January 13, 2015, 02:32:50 PM
The windscreens only look to have a simple curve (ie, not a compound curve) so I reckon you could replace that cracked one with plexiglass if you had to, although that may technically be against construction and use regs.

Also just to mention that the back of my bus had a curved glass panel which (I was amazed to find when I removed it) was actually a flat sheet of toughened glass that was bent into place - you wouldn't think that you could bend glass, but you can. Of course it wasn't bent anything like as much as the curve of that Beck's windscreen

Jeremy
Title: Re: Nice Silver Side
Post by: Scott & Heather on January 13, 2015, 05:13:32 PM
Lex an windshields aren't legal here, but I'm sure people are doing it.


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