is there a vintage bus thread

1953 flxable bus bought by utah to run passengers thru zion and bryce cyn. orig motor a buick straight 8 and a 4 speed tranny

 

had a seized detroit in it when i bought it

 

I had an Ansair Flxible Clipper for a while . It was pretty stuffed , I did a roof lift on it .

 

Built in Australia by Ansett transport , under licence etc. They made 131 buses , this one is #24.
Only 5 were imported into New Zealand in 1953 .

 

My current bus is a 1958 Bedford SB3 . I have owned it for 30yrs , done 80K miles in it .

Currently I'm procrastinating on finishing the repower .

 

Great idea for a new thread.

 

wow roof lift. i like it, any more pics?

 

I was figuring on seeing shorty school buses.. Boy am I surprised.

 

The thing with bus stuff , is every thing is SO big and heavy.
The original diesel engine I had in the Bedford was 330 cu and about 90HP. Bloody slow old english lorry 4 spd and manual steer (but it was reliable) until it finally seized.
You know those pics of the old truckers , big guys , with broad shoulders ..... they needed to be to swing that huge old steering wheel ... HA!
Repower is Nissan Condor FE6B , 6.9L and 180HP, 6 speed and power steer . Gonna be shear luxury LOL.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/old-buses.1108097/

 

What did you do with it?

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motor and trans still in same spot, make offer ... trade?

 

So a backwards section job...

 

need help, old air brake compressor was gear driven i need one with a belt pully any ideas where to get one?

 

Quick search.
https://ride-air.ca/kn86020x-el850-pulley-drive-compressor/

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yes the bottom of that pump is open , it is not sealed it gets oil from the motor also where do i get a pulley.. thanks

 

thanks, i found a solution, moving forward

 

rebuilt, yahooo.... onward we go.

 

The auto museum in Hershey pa. Has a great vintage bus display. I will get pics. Next time I'm there.