The Rumors Are True. . .

Nel · December 13, 2014, 06:00:53 AM

Nice bus RJ, many happy miles, good luck. Nel

akroyaleagle · December 13, 2014, 09:01:43 AM

Nice looking coach RJ!

Looking forward to photos. and seeing it in person soon.

Joe & Frankie

Cosmo · December 13, 2014, 10:08:26 AM

RJ,Your going to miss that Cheetah of the highway. Nothing runs like a 4106, so I have been told as mine is in dry dock getting a make over. But still remember that bus cruising 70 down I-90 heading to Sturgis. Ran great! It will again.Happy trails.

christopher · December 13, 2014, 06:30:43 PM

RJ,
I am familiar with your bus, (out of the northeast)good luck with it.
you can put a 692t in yours as that is what mine has.
mated to the 644mt, it appears the only modification a raised blower deck.
Let me know and I can send some pics.

Also, I was told only 9 5c's were bought new for conversions. Yours, mine, one in rhode island and I don't know where the rest are.

Chris

lostagain · December 13, 2014, 07:04:05 PM

When I drove for Brewster's, we had new 5Cs. They all came with the 6V71 and Allison. Underpowered for sure, compared to the 5Bs and As with 8V71 and 4 speed manual. One was ordered as an empty shell and taken to a converter (I forget who), to make a luxury limo type coach. Had big first class leather seats with lots of leg room, and a galley at the back. When it went out, it usually had an attendant to pamper the passengers, and the driver... I liked driving it... Another one got converted as a photographer's studio/motorhome for a friend of Brewster,s president. He and his wife drove it around the continent that winter, then sold it because it was too slow. Can't remember what he bought next. Those 5Cs were a great refinement over the As and Bs. A really well built, tight coach. The demand for 40 footers with 47 seats ( MC7 and

resulted in the end of the 5s.

JC

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luvrbus · December 13, 2014, 07:46:42 PM

You don't need to raise the blower deck on a 5 when I did the 6v92 and 740 in mine I side mounted the turbo

Dave5Cs · December 13, 2014, 08:44:24 PM

I am wondering now if I do not have the HT 740 and the MT 644 instead. I will have to see if I can get my camera in there to see if i can photo the plate. Or maybe see it through the driver side rear door. Everything else is the same to include N60's in my 6V-71. I did have a hole for the old spicer shifter or at least the hole was there when I rebuilt the floor at the driver. maybe it never had a shifter on the floor and always had the Allison.

Dave5Cs