Dear Bus Conversion Magazine – March Issue is now Available

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

The February issue of Bus Conversion Magazine is now available to view and/or download from our website at www.BusConversions.com/magazine.html.  

In this March issue of BCM, Bruce Fay wrote an article about the 2016 Arcadia Rally.  Unfortunately, it looks like this will be the last rally that Bill and Brenda Phelan will be holding due to health issues.  Everyone is hoping someone else will pick up the torch and keep the rally going as it was the largest and what some considered the best bus rally held in the U.S. for the past several years. Read the first page of the article here.
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg18.pdf

Bruce Fay also introduces us to a unique way to use your coach.  He and his wife Linda helped out Jimmy Carters group, Habitat for Humanity - building houses for the poor.  If you have any skills at all and want to help out, they are always looking for a helping hand and can use your skills no matter how much you actually know about building, plumbing, wiring, or painting a house.  Read the first page of the article here.
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg10.pdf

John Swartley wrote another very interesting history article about Public Intercity Transportation, which includes several historic photos of trolley cars that were purchased and demolished as a plot by General Motors to sell more cars.  This was one reason that there was an increase in bus transportation; as people that could not afford to buy a car still needed to get around.  Some of you folks have benefited from obtaining some of these buses and converted them to a home on wheels.  Read the first page of the article here.
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg04.pdf

Here is the first page of the other articles in the Digital Edition of this issue...

BFTP – Eagle Series – Who's Who
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg50.pdf

BFTP –A Picture Chart of Commonly Converted Buses
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg52.pdf

Bus Chat – How often do you replace your fuel filters?
www.BusConversions.com/magphotos/2016/03CAF52C8E/BCM2016-03-Pg58.jpg

In this issue we want to introduce Choo Choo Express Garage.  They are located in Rossville, GA and they service all types of buses.  They used to advertise in BCM years ago and they have since returned.  They have tons of used parts for MCI's, Eagles, and Flxible's.  You can visit their website at www.ChooChooGarage.com or call Don at (423) 645-7456.

John Zahn at RV Parts Center owned Premier Coach for years and turned ownership over to Maury Loomis.  John now has an office in the building and he has too many Eagle bus parts.  He wants to liquidate some of his inventory.  He is located in Santa Ana, CA and can be emailed at John@RVPartsCenter.com or you can call him at (714) 703-8200.

Marilyn Taylor still has several Ice Makers left that were taken out of a hotel that are still in excellent condition and many look just like new.  All of them have been tested and work like new.  She is selling these at less than half of what you would pay for any other commercial ice makers like these.  She can be reached at minnesotarabit@gmail.com or by calling her at 904-514-0798.

You may have read in the July 2015 issue about how Roger Lehet traveled over 27,000 miles in 15 months giving speeches about how the recession drove him to live on a boat and invent one of the highest rated wood stoves in the industry for boat, RV, and Tiny House use.  He was in Quartzsite and made a lot of folks who visited his booth very warm with his Kimberly and Katydid wood stoves. You can see Roger's heartwarming wood stoves at www.UnForgettableFireLLC.com.  

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