All About Buses page from coachinfo.com

richard5933 · July 08, 2021, 03:29:24 PM

If my memory is correct, all the manuals from coachinfo.com are now found on BCM.

What happened to the "All About Buses" page(s)?

I always found that a really helpful place to check a few quick facts. Found an old page on the Wayback Machine, but can't find the latest on BCM anywhere.

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · July 09, 2021, 02:27:40 PM

Quote from: richard5933 on July 08, 2021, 03:29:24 PM
If my memory is correct, all the manuals from coachinfo.com are now found on BCM.

What happened to the "All About Buses" page(s)?

I always found that a really helpful place to check a few quick facts. Found an old page on the Wayback Machine, but can't find the latest on BCM anywhere.

It is still there but buried. I am glad you brought this up. I will have my guy get it back on there where everyone can refer to it. Sorry about that.

dtcerrato · July 09, 2021, 02:49:18 PM

Way to go Richard & Gary. The next best thing to un-buryng buses is unburying things about buses.

richard5933 · July 09, 2021, 06:00:23 PM

Thanks!

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · August 05, 2021, 08:53:16 AM

We were finally able to get the page out of the cobwebs and dusted off and added to our website. Much of the information is out of date, so use this page at your own risk. But it is there for anyone wanting to learn a bit more about buses.

Click on the link below then chose the Tab that says Bus Info on the far right.

https://busconversionmagazine.com/

richard5933 · August 05, 2021, 09:18:51 AM

Quote from: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on August 05, 2021, 08:53:16 AM
We were finally able to get the page out of the cobwebs and dusted off and added to our website. Much of the information is out of date, so use this page at your own risk. But it is there for anyone wanting to learn a bit more about buses.

Click on the link below then chose the Tab that says Bus Info on the far right.

https://busconversionmagazine.com/

Not sure that's the correct link, at least not the one I was thinking about. I've posted a snapshot of that below, taken via the wayback machine.

It was a handy place to look up some quick facts about the various models, compare dimensions, etc.

The one you've linked to seems like something totally different.

luvrbus · August 05, 2021, 07:44:43 PM

Didn't he run into a problem copying specs from Ed Stauss Bus World Encyopedia and had to take that down before Gary,you can download Ed Stauss book from Gary fairly cheap vs the hard copy.The guy that owned coachinfo was a long time editor of Bus Conversion Magazine before Gary and did a heck of a job

richard5933 · August 06, 2021, 04:10:42 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on August 05, 2021, 07:44:43 PM
Didn't he run into a problem copying specs from Ed Stauss Bus World Encyopedia and had to take that down before Gary,you can download Ed Stauss book from Gary fairly cheap vs the hard copy.The guy that owned coachinfo was a long time editor of Bus Conversion Magazine before Gary and did a heck of a job

That may be so, but right now the 'bus info' link on BCM is going to a page that looks like the buses101.com page.

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · August 06, 2021, 09:29:10 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on August 05, 2021, 07:44:43 PM
Didn't he run into a problem copying specs from Ed Stauss Bus World Encyopedia and had to take that down before Gary,you can download Ed Stauss book from Gary fairly cheap vs the hard copy.The guy that owned coachinfo was a long time editor of Bus Conversion Magazine before Gary and did a heck of a job

The Bus World Encylopedia is on our Documents page here:
https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/documents/

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM · August 06, 2021, 09:30:19 AM

Quote from: richard5933 on August 06, 2021, 04:10:42 AM
That may be so, but right now the 'bus info' link on BCM is going to a page that looks like the buses101.com page.

Not sure what you think is missing. Yes, we own the buses101.com pages now and all of that info is now on our server. What else were you looking for that is still not there?

richard5933 · August 06, 2021, 12:49:38 PM

Quote from: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on August 06, 2021, 09:30:19 AM
Not sure what you think is missing. Yes, we own the buses101.com pages now and all of that info is now on our server. What else were you looking for that is still not there?

The page that I'm looking for is the one from coachinfo.net I posted a screen shot of earlier. It had links to all tables for all the major manufacturers, with each table giving a the highlights for all the models.

It was a great place to go compare lengths, turning radius, engine setup, etc.

The Encyclopedia is nice, but it doesn't have the earlier stuff. I guess that's in vol. I but only vol. II is there for purchase. If the information on older vintage buses is in vol. I, is it available somewhere?

Here's another screen shot from the wayback machine of one of the pages I'm talking about.