What I brought Home For The Holidays

59 Chevy Super Short, overall length is 17'. In 64 the original (purchaser from the school district) owner had a 327 installed and used the bus to tour the country.

 

Make a great little camper , tow vehicle , or harley hauler...

 

Damn Hippies!

 

Looks like fun. Pretty straight looking also. Keep us posted.

 

Cool bus,,whats your plan for it? HRP

 

needs a chop and some sectioning ,Lol Good luck with it ....

 

Id airbag it and maybe chop it. Ha! Yea right.

 

A quick google and I found "The Rising Suns" are still around. Looks like they really needed a bus, at one time there were more than 23 band members touring at one time!
http://www.therisingsunsband.com/#

Neat bus!

 

Half the people on this forum have fond memorys of riding to school on a bus just like that.

 

Cool looking bus. Let me know if you need a matching 1 ton panel that was a bus. Would make a great pair.

 

ah yes, the short bus... good times good times

 

Get someone to photoshop a chopped top on it. That would look cool. WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I RODE IN ONE JUST LIKE IT...........A SHORT ONE.

 

I rode the short bus and it looked nothing like that one nor was it fun. The other kids used to pick on me! I wish that was not true.

 

LMFAO!! Hopefully, they didn't just sit there & lick the windows!

 

I got the bus from the Rising sun's road manager. They were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll hall of fame in 2010. They resently had a reunion and preformed locally

 

cool solid looking old bus does she still run?

 

The band logos painted on it are the coolest part. I wouldn't repaint it, or if I did, I'd do it in a way that works around the lettering. Maybe a 60's style panel job where those areas could remain exposed. Neat truck, good score.

 

Great score. Looked like for as many guys were in the band they would've needed a full size bus!

 

Damnit now I have to drive out to Parsons. Sweet bus chris.

 

Looks like fun. We did ride to school in one that was quite similar to that when my sister and I were in high school. It was used because we had three families who lived 24 miles down Highway 97 at the sheep ranches who had kids in school.

Cool little bus that ought to be a lot of fun when you get it fixed up right.

 

i actually laughed out loud on that one!

 

Thats a killer looking short bus.

 

I think we ought to put those complete B-52 crew stations in the bus, including the tailgunner station.

 

http://www.therisingsunsband.com/band.html

 

I'm game. Need to score a 4 brrl 50 cal. too. I know where we can a tail sight. Muhaaahahahaa! Let me put a fade away paint job on her. Theres a fella named Doug Rike out in Parsons who was a trumpet player for them in the 60's.

 

Very cool! Never saw that one and I travel to Parsons, Coffeyville, etc... all the time

 

Cool! That is a big *** soul band, love it. Rock on and good luck with the bus. ~Sololobo~

 

Awesome! Can you imagine the stuff that got smoked inside that bus.

 

Did anyone else notice that following is spelled follwing on the back?

 

That is really cool. I can't believe the band is still in action. I would be tempted to keep/restore the band graphics. I think they add to the character and could make a nice theme if you choose to show it.