Tell me if I am wrong?

[Charles in SC]

Since fuel has gone up so much the last year or so, I like every one else have been pondering the future for my bus.( GMC S8M 5303)
Being a child of the 60s and 70s I saw gas shoot up to .50 cents a gallon and every one wanted to get rid of their gas guzzlers so they started buying small cars and the big cars of the 70s kind of got junked. Now the cars of the 60s and 70s even though they were not the best cars sometimes are collectors items bringing big bucks. This is partly because they were mostly cut up for scrap and partly because they were kind of stylish in a form. Fast forward to now. I have a bus, a 1969 model that is converted. A couple of years ago when I went somewhere everyone thought it was way cool. Looking at the current market I would think the busses mid 70s and up that are still seated and not real cool will get scraped because they are not still money makers and this will make our old stylish tanks very cool and desireable at some time if we hang on long enough.
Thanks for humoring me!
Charles

[kyle4501]

Yes, to a point. . . 
Very limited market for old busses. 

Harder to find suitable parking (than for a car) & even harder to find qualified mechanics to work on 'em if you aren't able to do it yourself. 

But I think the curved & rounded busses will be back in vogue one day . . . . . 

[jjrbus]

I think you are right. I envison my bus being in the converted bus section of the Smithsonian someday It may not make it though, with all the alternative energys's coming on line, diesel will be $1 a gal again. Somebody will purchase my bus and put a million miles on it. Then rent it so some ethnic group who will ruin it!!
I better put a provison in my will donating it to the Smithsonian now.

[Bob Gil]

I wish mine did not have the caps on the ends.

I am afraid to try to remove them I don't have any idea what I will find if I did.