Saw the coolest bus today...

[gumpy]

Today, while coming back to my In-Law's place in Pueblo, CO, I saw the coolest bus. Unfortunately, we were on the interstate, and it was traveling on a side road.

As near as I could tell, it was about a 20 seater schoolie that may have been chopped, and appeared to have a T-bucket style front end on it. It was awesome!

I really wish I could have stopped it and inspected it up close.


Update.... I just did a quick search, and found the following photo.  This may very well be the bus I saw. The front end in this photo is not as T-bucket looking as I thought, but I was up above it on the interstate and really only got a glimpse of it. Still this is pretty cool. Would love to see it up close and personal.

http://www.stevegarufi.com/hotrods6.jpg


Further update... That wasn't the one. This one is definitely the one I saw!! Says it's a '29!

http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/eventcoverage/135_0307_run_to_sun_car_event/photo_13.html

[Dreamscape]

That is cool! Good eye Craig!

Paul

[MattC]

Sweet Bus.  That'd turn my heak.  LoL

There is a bus like that in a local junkyard.  It has a 65 IH front end, but the side windows are angled like that.  She was converted in the 70s and it appears to be complete and in good enough shape.  I hadn't envisioned something like that schoolie when I saw her, but old critters like that will sure spark My imagination.

Nice Catch!  =-)

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Is this it Craig?

[NewbeeMC9]

Nice spot!

Here's some more

http://www.skoolie.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4494

[Len Silva]

My dream bus conversion has always been an antique Yellow or such from the 20's-30's with a modern drive train.

[Dallas]

My First bus, (And probably the most fun), was a 1935 ACF-Brill with a straight 8 engine and a 5 speed. It had a canvas observation roof and wooden supports between the windows.
It would do over 80 mph and it got a lot of comments from the big trucks as it passed them on the hills.
Nope, there was no need for a 60 series! LOL

[belfert]

The first "bus" I ever drove was a 1946 Chevy fire truck chassis with everything behind the firewall removed.  Benchs for passengers and supports for a vinyl roof were then added to make it an open air passenger bus for shuttling folks to parking lots at a fair.  The fair had five of them all identical except one had a bent bumper.

The vehicles were a total pain to drive with no power steering, double clutching, and the whole nine yards.  They were retired after the 1999 fair for liability reasons.  Even though a pain to drive I loved the job for 12 days a year.

I actually saw one that had been repainted with flames this summer.  I can't believe anyone was daring enough to ride in one of them on a public street!