IS MEXICO THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD WITH 4-AXLE BUSES?
 

IS MEXICO THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD WITH 4-AXLE BUSES?

Started by Mex-Busnut, July 23, 2010, 09:39:00 AM

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Mex-Busnut

July 23, 2010, 09:39:00 AM
Is Mexico the only place in the world where FOUR-AXLE buses were made? These were manufactured in Monterrey, Mexico by the Sultana company. They came with a big-cam (non-turbo) Cummins and a 13-speed Road Ranger tranny. And they weighed more than an unloved mother-in-law!  ;D I rode them many times. They ran Mexico City to Reynosa and Mexico City to Acapulco, among other destinations.

Now imagine pulling into one of those anti-bus RV parks with one of these...

Yikes! Hope I am not breaking a rule here! Here is a YouTube video of these 4-axle buses and other models made by the now-defunct Sultana Company. You will notice a small window on one of the luggage compartments. The Reynosa trip took up to 20 hours, and had two drivers. This compartment was a sleeper!
SULTANA UN RECUERDO DE LOS AUTOBUSES DE MEXICO

Dr. Steve, central old Mexico
Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.

Busted Knuckle

#1
July 23, 2010, 09:46:26 AM
Dr. Steve,
No Mexico is not the only place in the world with them!
There are MANY of them in Europe! (modern too!)
;D  BK  ;D
Busted Knuckle aka Bryce Gaston
KY Lakeside Travel's Busted Knuckle Garage
Huntingdon, TN 12 minutes N of I-40 @ exit 108
www.kylakesidetravel.net
;D Keep SMILING it makes people wonder what yer up to! ;D (at least thats what momma always told me! ;D)

Jeremy

#2
July 23, 2010, 10:08:48 AM
Plenty in Japan and Australia too.

Here's a Sultana-based motohome:



Jeremy
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Mex-Busnut

#3
July 23, 2010, 10:29:32 AM
Awesome, Jeremy! What country is this bus?
Dr. Steve, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, North America, Planet Earth, Milky Way.
1981 Dina Olímpico (Flxible Flxliner clone), 6V92TA Detroit Diesel
Rockwell model RM135A 9-speed manual tranny.
Jake brakes
100 miles North West of Mexico City, Mexico. 6,800 feet altitude.

steve wardwell

#4
July 23, 2010, 10:44:04 AM
very cool
Sometimes the more I think about something the less I think about something.    As soon as I save a little money my bus finds out.                                      Why grab a plane when you can take the bus ?                         If I'm wrong 10% of the time how can the "Queen" be right 100%

Jeremy

#5
July 23, 2010, 10:44:49 AM
Mexico I think, but I'm not sure

See this thread from a few months ago:

http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=15134.msg162215#msg162215


Jeremy
A shameless plug for my business - visit www.magazineexchange.co.uk for back issue magazines - thousands of titles covering cars, motorbikes, aircraft, railways, boats, modelling etc. You'll find lots of interest, although not much covering American buses sadly.

BG6

#6
July 23, 2010, 11:20:03 AM
That is one beautiful coach!  Wonder what it looks like inside?
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