I44 bus sales

David Anderson · February 26, 2020, 08:23:57 PM

I saw four or five buses on the side of interstate 44 near Sarcoxie MO. Mile marker 31 south side of the interstate. I will be passing it again on Friday. Is there any business there or is it abandoned? Might be worth a stop.

CrabbyMilton · February 27, 2020, 04:39:35 AM

I pulled it up on GOOGLE MAPS and yes, there are a few buses there. I see 3 EAGLES and a MCI MC7 right out front and I think another MCI but it's not easy to tell.

luvrbus · February 27, 2020, 04:58:40 AM

The buses have been there awhile the business has changed owners several times in the last 10 years since Wayne sold it I don't think the place is open any longer

DoubleEagle · February 27, 2020, 08:38:35 AM

I was there back in the late nineties getting parts. It looks like the main garage is not active, they had a full length pit on the East side that was handy. Looking at the satellite picture, it appears like there are about a dozen buses or RV's scattered around, mostly on the residence side of the area. Back then, all of the buses were outside the main three bay garage. It could very well be that the current owner of the house has all of the buses. It sure would not hurt to stop and inquire. There were a lot of parts in the upstairs of the garage as well.

CrabbyMilton · February 27, 2020, 08:50:19 AM

As long as the dogs and the guy with the banjo doesn't come after you

luvrbus · February 27, 2020, 09:39:38 AM

Quote from: DoubleEagle on February 27, 2020, 08:38:35 AM
I was there back in the late nineties getting parts. It looks like the main garage is not active, they had a full length pit on the East side that was handy. Looking at the satellite picture, it appears like there are about a dozen buses or RV's scattered around, mostly on the residence side of the area. Back then, all of the buses were outside the main three bay garage. It could very well be that the current owner of the house has all of the buses. It sure would not hurt to stop and inquire. There were a lot of parts in the upstairs of the garage as well.

Back in the 90's preacher Wayne own it and was converting plus buying and selling Eagle buses

DoubleEagle · February 27, 2020, 11:51:04 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on February 27, 2020, 09:39:38 AM

Back in the 90's preacher Wayne own it and was converting plus buying and selling Eagle buses

That was who I dealt with. I remember him saying "It's like as new" a lot. He gave me a gold plated Eagle tie tac that he got from Brownsville when they were closing things out. He had a Mexican Eagle there that had sleeping quarters in the first baggage bay for the relief driver, and a solid door and wall to separate the passengers from the driver, but that was 24 years ago.

luvrbus · February 28, 2020, 08:08:12 AM

When I was there about the same time he had Mexican Greyhound Eagles for sale 45 ft with manual transmissions and 8v92's .At the time he had a pretty decent mechanic from Trailways working there I had him change my rear gear over to a 3:36 lol but I did not like the 16 penny nails he was going to use for cotter pins

Jim Blackwood · February 28, 2020, 10:13:16 AM

The old mechanics used to use nails allatime. Soft enough they don't break when you bend them.

Jim

David Anderson · February 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM

I stopped by there today and everything was locked up. No trespassing signs everywhere. There were about six or seven Eagles there. A couple of MCI's. Everything had for sale on it. No phone number anywhere. There was one eagle bus conversion there. Had a few parts missing off of it. Had one Houston metro 10 bus there. I wish I could have found a phone number.

pd4501-771 · February 28, 2020, 05:34:28 PM

Current property owner lives in CA. I may have his contact info, as he had a Scenicruiser (still there I presume) on eBay several months ago. I'll take a look this weekend.

luvrbus · February 28, 2020, 05:42:46 PM

The web site was up till a few weeks ago it had a number list as 417-548-2424

pd4501-771 · February 28, 2020, 05:47:48 PM

Quote from: David Anderson on February 28, 2020, 05:24:08 PM
I stopped by there today and everything was locked up. No trespassing signs everywhere. There were about six or seven Eagles there. A couple of MCI's. Everything had for sale on it. No phone number anywhere. There was one eagle bus conversion there. Had a few parts missing off of it. Had one Houston metro 10 bus there. I wish I could have found a phone number.

I sent you a PM

luvrbus · February 28, 2020, 05:58:35 PM

David you can Bryon Pigg he stays in touch with the preacher or did Wayne can tell you what's going there he lives up the road from it he was the x owner and may still own the property

pd4501-771 · February 29, 2020, 09:05:30 AM

Property owner as of Feb 2019 was a guy who bought the property on a tax lien sale. He lives in CA.