Off to look at this bus tomorrow.

We were looking for a cheap class C, but this thing is for sale not too far away, and I kind of like it. Even my wife didn't bark at me too hard....

Looks like a cool vehicle. I've been considering a school bus conversion. Having one that's already what I'm looking to build would be something I'd strongly consider, especially if it's as nice as that one appears.

That is awesome! I know nothing about those kind of vehicles. What year is it and what would be a good price for something like that? Let us know how it goes.

Good looking ride. The entry from the middle must make for a long walk to the steering wheel but should be great while parked and camping.

Pretty sweet looking. How she runs just as well. If so, she child be a sweet whip.

N Sperlo wrote: How she runs just as well. If so, she child be a sweet whip.

Wha???

bravenrace wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: How she runs just as well. If so, she child be a sweet whip.

Wha???

I suspect tablet/phone style auto-correct spelling. My guess is:
HOPE she runs just as well. If so, she COULD be a sweet whip.

I've been trying to talk my wife into buying one of these

and retrofitting it as a camper. It's not going too well.

That ain't just some bus conversion, that's a Bluebird factory job, a wanderlodge. Very highly regarded in the RV world, they're heavier than the core of the sun, get crap mileage, and will be used by future archaeologists to drive to and from the dig sites from which they found them. I'm shopping for something similar, a factory build on a bus chassis, but with the cummins 8.3 'steada a detroit screamer. That, and the allison 6 speed, gives 10-13 mpg and a tow/rally support base/service rig/2nd house/vacation chalet/spare room that is 2nd to none...

Zomby Woof wrote: I've been trying to talk my wife into buying one of these

I've been trying to talk my wife into getting one of these: also not going well.

No joke, a Wanderlodge is awesome. They're usually high dollar rigs, too - the only relatively local one for sale right now is $40k. Beautiful bus with a Cat v8 turbo. yay

This one has a Cat 3208 TD and a 4?speed allison. We used to call them throwaway diesels, and not exactly a 425 B model, but its the same price as the early '90 class c big blocks I'm looking at. ($13000.00)

Heres the rest of the pics; http://s1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cdnastro/1977%20Wanderlodge/

Its listed as a 1977, but the tags he photographed say 1984 I think.

Love that air horn!

This is how we rolled.

this is now how we roll.

$13k seems like a great price compared to what is on this owners website:
http://www.vintagebirds.com/

EricM wrote: This is how we rolled. this is now how we roll.

Thought about that, but I can't pull the race car behind a travel trailer, and I could also use a motor home for work, just enough to be able to write it off.......

Also I had a travel trailer and its nice to get to a site and not have to set up camp. Tent trailers are still a bunch of work.

Zomby Woof wrote: I've been trying to talk my wife into buying one of these and retrofitting it as a camper. It's not going too well.

Short of the transmission imploding once, mine has been a great tool to, from, and at the races. :) I'm slowly (as time and money permit) adding living space as well as a small workshop. They're cheap to buy, fwiw.

This is how we roll:

I'll scurry off now.

thatsnowinnebago wrote: This is how we roll: I'll scurry off now.

Did that all my life. I'm old now and my back will no longer accept a thermarest and still let me stand up in the morning.

kcbhiw wrote: Short of the transmission imploding once, mine has been a great tool to, from, and at the races. :) I'm slowly (as time and money permit) adding living space as well as a small workshop. They're cheap to buy, fwiw.

Secretly my plan.

The more comfortably I can be at the track, the further away I can easily race

We did the hard top thing for 25 years, and as has been mentioned, we're (I am) tired of all the work. Setup can be a PITA.

We are also looking at small, lightweight travel trailers, like the funky Rpod (I like), and the less funky Skyline Bobcat.

This is how we roll:

Zomby Woof wrote: The more comfortably I can be at the track, the further away I can easily race We did the hard top thing for 25 years, and as has been mentioned, we're (I am) tired of all the work. Setup can be a PITA.

Ditto. Tent camping while racing just... sucks. A buddy of mine who races a F500 does that and I have no idea how. He has a box truck to haul the race car... but packs the car into the truck each night and sleeps in a tent. I did that too many times when racing mtn bikes - when all goes well (e.g. the weather is nice), it can be fun. When the weather does not cooperate, tent camping gets tedious PDQ.

Be sure to check that all the RV accessories work, including hot water, AC, heat, TV/video, water pump, waste collection and more.

Check underneath for rust problems.

Cummins is worth the premium.

I'm sold. This thing is really solid. Nice clean interior with real wood and home grade furnishings, all steel with no leaks or rust, really healthy drivetrain with maintenance done, good tires and brakes, and way more power than I expected. You can merge onto the highway and be up to speed right away. And easy one hand on the wheel cruising. All for $11,000.00. Just have to get my sweeties OK when she and the kids check it out tomorrow nite. Only minuses are that there are three AC units and none work, it pulls just slightly to the right, and the drivers seat needs some help. But my racing partner is the head of the Peterbuilt service department, so I'm hoping for a deal on a nice new Bostrom.