Eye Candy 57 Flex

bigred · March 20, 2018, 12:45:34 PM

Staily Coach has a 1957 Flex Star Liner advertised on their web site.Call for price and the bus is located in Central Florida.Not in the market myself but it sure made my heart go piter pat-piter pat.LOL

Jeremy · March 20, 2018, 02:06:20 PM

https://www.staleycoach.com/1957%20Flexible%20Bus.htm

CrabbyMilton · March 20, 2018, 03:44:11 PM

To say that is eye candy is an understatement.
Too bad they don't list the specs on there.

Oonrahnjay · March 20, 2018, 04:36:02 PM

The owner's website doesn't make any mention of selling it. He also owns a 2014 Prevost/Marathon coach. A number of the photos on the Staley site are from the owner's site - which doesn't mention selling it. Owner's website says be bought it in Oct 2016 and he loves it.

bigred · March 20, 2018, 05:18:58 PM

Quote from: Oonrahnjay on March 20, 2018, 04:36:02 PM
The owner's website doesn't make any mention of selling it. He also owns a 2014 Prevost/Marathon coach. A number of the photos on the Staley site are from the owner's site - which doesn't mention selling it. Owner's website says be bought it in Oct 2016 and he loves it.

He ain't by him self Bruce!! I love it too!!

chessie4905 · March 20, 2018, 05:25:49 PM

Nice, but not as nice as the Gornike bus. Really nice eye candy, including Mrs. Gornike! 😉

kyle4501 · March 20, 2018, 05:56:24 PM

I've been inside this bus. It is very nicely done. It is one of the few coaches I have ever seen that looks better in person than in pictures.

chessie4905 · March 21, 2018, 03:44:47 AM

https://www.gadgetguru.com/vintage-flxible-starliner/

Oonrahnjay · March 21, 2018, 04:09:21 AM

Quote from: bigred on March 20, 2018, 05:18:58 PMHe ain't by him self Bruce!! I love it too!!

Me too. I am sure that there are the "not original, over-restored, gaudy, dawnlahkkit, neverwill" responses but I like it too.

Boomer · March 21, 2018, 12:41:48 PM

My friend Dave Lang built that bus. It is on the second owner now since he sold it. Neither owner kept it long after Dave sold it. Awesome Flx.

DoubleEagle · March 21, 2018, 03:26:29 PM

It undeniably has style, but it might not be practical to travel in for any long period of time. It would be great for the Biennial Flex Parade in Ohio.

pd4501-771 · March 21, 2018, 05:30:29 PM

Thanks Boomer, I was racking my pea brain trying to remember that name. Dave Lang. Yes, nice folks, met them in Blytheville.

bigred · March 22, 2018, 07:21:54 AM

Does anyone know what kind of motor it has? .It obviously has an auto transmission .But can't find any specs on the Drive line.

rusty · March 22, 2018, 08:03:17 AM

Dave put one of those cummins from a dodge pickup. I can't remember what size

Wayne

Oonrahnjay · March 22, 2018, 08:36:35 AM

Quote from: rusty on March 22, 2018, 08:03:17 AMDave put one of those cummins from a dodge pickup. I can't remember what size

Wayne

An ad from 2014 shows a Cummins engine in it. The price then was $235,000. The ad says "turbocharged Cummins engine and double-overdrive automatic transmission". I'm guessing either Cummins 5.9, 6.7 liter or maybe even an 8.3 with an Allison B500, but that's just a guess.

https://www.carscoops.com/2014/08/1957-flxible-starliner-is-not-rv-its/