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Title: Someone will want this
Post by: bigred on June 01, 2017, 06:00:35 PM
Guys:Check out RVT web site .Someone has a 1976 Prevost Marathon conversion 8v71 35ft strait drive with just a bit over 86,000 miles .Asking 20 .
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: PP on June 01, 2017, 06:16:21 PM
If I'm not mistaking, I almost bought that when it was up near Toronto about 15 yrs ago. If it is the same one, someone is going to get a good deal on a short Prevost.

http://www.rvt.com/Marathon-Prevost-Conversion-1976-Lakeland-FL-ID7516021-UX227456 (http://www.rvt.com/Marathon-Prevost-Conversion-1976-Lakeland-FL-ID7516021-UX227456)

Here's the direct link, Will
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: luvrbus on June 01, 2017, 08:42:41 PM
I wonder who converted the bus Marathon is the bus model not the converter 76 was before Marathon started converting buses
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: windtrader on June 01, 2017, 10:30:51 PM
This looks like a nice coach for a nice price. I'll call in the morning.

Fok. it is a manual :(
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: gmnut55 on June 02, 2017, 02:06:33 AM
This coach is owned by Allen Forward and his wife from Vermont. He is a retired welder and believe they converted the coach but don't guote me on that. I know they updated the interior some years back,A friend bought what they had changed out for his coach. It use to be painted black and silver then they changed it to the tan and green it is now.The coach is straight and clean and would make a good deal at $20000
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: B_K on June 02, 2017, 04:59:55 AM
Don't know if they did the conversion them selves or hired it out but the ad says it started life with the Canada Department of Defense.

So I'm leaning toward a home conversion, but a very nice coach indeed!
;D  BK  ;D
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: longjohn on June 02, 2017, 05:23:25 AM

Is it just my tired eyes or does the green stripe seem to be "faded" or blended to the top or is it over spray? I can get out the rubbing compound. If "Bertha's" power plant was just hooked to ht730/740 ?   She would be perfect.
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: gmnut55 on June 02, 2017, 05:34:45 AM
No the paint isn't over spray ,its his way of fading the paint into the tan. If you look the green goes up into top of the mirrors.It could be converted to an automatic, but that is another expense.
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: longjohn on June 02, 2017, 05:41:00 AM
She is a looker. I asked for more pics and info going to call him now.
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: bigred on June 02, 2017, 06:06:24 AM
Quote from: luvrbus on June 01, 2017, 08:42:41 PM
I wonder who converted the bus Marathon is the bus model not the converter 76 was before Marathon started converting buses
I wondered about that Cliff . They didn't put a lot of pics and info on t heir add but what they did have looked pretty good!!
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: windtrader on June 02, 2017, 12:23:40 PM
No response as yet.
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: bigred on June 02, 2017, 02:28:09 PM
Quote from: windtrader on June 02, 2017, 12:23:40 PM
No response as yet.
did you try the phone number  802-233-7405?     
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: windtrader on June 02, 2017, 10:03:31 PM
No. I used the online contact form on the website.
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: sledhead on June 03, 2017, 05:22:28 AM
any time I sell something on line I only take the guys that call serious as most of the time the rest are just tire kickers

dave
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: Geoff on June 03, 2017, 08:14:21 AM
Quote from: sledhead on June 03, 2017, 05:22:28 AM
any time I sell something on line I only take the guys that call serious as most of the time the rest are just tire kickers

dave

I asked my wife who sells small John Deere tractors and mowers about sales from email inquiries and she said emails for information got her about 10% sales, while walk-ins and phone calls had a 50% sales rate.

--Geoff
Title: Re: Someone will want this
Post by: windtrader on June 03, 2017, 09:07:09 AM
sounds right - i'm just a tire kicker on this one - manual, no go.