Beck Bus Questions

brettpearson67 · April 30, 2020, 06:36:58 PM

Found this Beck and overall looks kinda decent except for the cargo area floors, which are gone and replaced with plywood. I am wondering if it would be worth purchasing, given all the work required on the cargo floors? Opinions? Thanks

kyle4501 · April 30, 2020, 06:56:30 PM

Cool bus, but you aren't going to be able to 'just go to the store' to get parts.
Finding parts will be an Easter Egg hunt at best & a search for the Holy Grail at worst.

Will not be cheap or easy - - - But will definitely be an adventure !

Know this sad fact -- that bus will be very expensive - even if they pay you to take it. !!!

brettpearson67 · April 30, 2020, 07:04:37 PM

Quote from: kyle4501 on April 30, 2020, 06:56:30 PM
Cool bus, but you aren't going to be able to 'just go to the store' to get parts.
Finding parts will be an Easter Egg hunt at best & a search for the Holy Grail at worst.

Will not be cheap or easy - - - But will definitely be an adventure !

Know this sad fact -- that bus will be very expensive - even if they pay you to take it. !!!

Yes. I think it would be a verrryy long term project, with the goal being to preserve it. Only 17 of these bad boys were made, I believe.

richard5933 · May 01, 2020, 04:21:43 AM

The bay floors worry me much less than the windows, especially since you have immediate need for the rears.

Definitely unique, definitely would be a great completed project. If I had an indoor or sheltered are to keep things from getting worse I'd consider this a great long-term project.

DoubleEagle · May 01, 2020, 07:20:58 AM

It would be more efficient to give all your money to other destitute busnuts than to get involved with this bus. Beck was an Ohio company, and it is really sad that there are so few of them left, but, it would be very expensive to restore it only to have people say that's an odd looking Flxible.
The back windows could be eliminated, but the windshields are essential. Unless that particular windshield was used on another bus that is still available, you have no reasonable hope of getting one without extremely expensive special fabrication. This is a project for an eccentric billionaire, or a parts bus for a Beck in better shape.

6805eagleguy · May 01, 2020, 07:24:43 AM

Windshields look hopeless, IMO

neoneddy · May 01, 2020, 07:42:48 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPlT5IuITBQ

This Beck was one of the nicest conversions I've seen. (I haven't seen a lot, but still).

TomC · May 01, 2020, 08:01:50 AM

Also-what engine does it have? I see easy spending $150,000 on this conversion. Good Luck, TomC

brettpearson67 · May 01, 2020, 05:39:28 PM

Quote from: TomC on May 01, 2020, 08:01:50 AM
Also-what engine does it have? I see easy spending $150,000 on this conversion. Good Luck, TomC

6-71 looks like