914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/1/09 11:20 a.m.

Pitch that boom off the back, make up some ramps, paint it Challenge car colours, Viola'.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Short-Bus-Wrecker_W0QQitemZ320355226062QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_Vehicles_Everything_Else?hash=item320355226062&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo Dork
4/1/09 11:29 a.m.

Now THAT'S a short bus.

fiat22turbo
fiat22turbo SuperDork
4/1/09 11:45 a.m.

Well, that would get you "known" for something other than just the "Batbus"

Something along the lines of "That Bus Guy"

You'd have to change your name to busdriver.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
4/1/09 11:58 a.m.

My buddy uses a short bus to tow his rock crawling jeep around. I mean its a dually E350 with a powerstroke. It tows really nice and cost about 1/4 what an equivalent pickup truck or van would have cost.

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/1/09 12:29 p.m.
fiat22turbo wrote: You'd have to change your name to busdriver.

That one's been taken, and my wife doesn't smell like Funnel Cones.

Tom Heath
Tom Heath Production Editor
4/1/09 12:59 p.m.

That's pretty awesome. I'd rock it.

fiat22turbo
fiat22turbo SuperDork
4/1/09 1:56 p.m.
914Driver wrote:
fiat22turbo wrote: You'd have to change your name to busdriver.
That one's been taken, and my wife doesn't smell like Funnel Cones.

Funnel Cakes, Funnel Cakes.

Man, you make a lousy bus driver ;)

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/2/09 6:51 a.m.

More promise....

http://nwct.craigslist.org/cto/1091587178.html

Wally
Wally SuperDork
4/2/09 8:47 a.m.

A bus and a towtruck, now i just need an excuse to go to Texas.

DrBoost
DrBoost Reader
4/2/09 9:23 a.m.

I used to wheel with a guy who took a normal bus and devoted about the rear 1/3rd of it to his Jeep. He'd drive the jeep into the bus, raise the rear door (it was the entire rear panel of the bus) and the Jeep was inside. the front 2/3 were the driver seat and a converted camper. Super sweeeeeeet!!! I wish I had pics.

rebelgtp
rebelgtp Dork
4/2/09 9:26 a.m.

Wally needs this bus lol.

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/2/09 11:24 a.m.
DrBoost wrote: I used to wheel with a guy who took a normal bus and devoted about the rear 1/3rd of it to his Jeep. He'd drive the jeep into the bus, raise the rear door (it was the entire rear panel of the bus) and the Jeep was inside. the front 2/3 were the driver seat and a converted camper. Super sweeeeeeet!!! I wish I had pics.

44Dwarf had/has a bus for that, davit the race car right into the bus. Clever.

How about one with a mother in law apartment?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-DOUBLE-DECK-DECKER-METROBUS-LONDON-BUS-GARDNER_W0QQitemZ270363219527QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBuses?hash=item270363219527&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
4/2/09 11:43 a.m.

http://www.jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37128

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=480067 <-- Pirate 4x4 thread on it

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=487272&highlight=toter <-- another one.

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/6/09 11:02 a.m.

Can someone let me know how this ends please?

Bidding ends in 39 minutes, that's 12:40 eastern, the work computer cuts ebay off promptly at 12:30 (not work related)

Just the final price, I'm so excited I can't sleep at my desk.

rl48mini
rl48mini New Reader
4/6/09 12:22 p.m.

$1500.00

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/6/09 12:32 p.m.

WHAT!!!!!

Now I'm too upset to sleep at my desk. $1500 and my buddy wants the tow hook, says he'd give me $500 for it which would take care of some shipping costs.

Rats.

aeronca65t
aeronca65t Reader
4/6/09 12:35 p.m.

Guys.

Help a fellow racer out and buy my extra tow vehicle. Asking $1700, but cash talks.

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rl48mini
rl48mini New Reader
4/6/09 12:38 p.m.

OOps, Should have added that the reserve wasn't met at $1500

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/6/09 1:25 p.m.

If the reserve is not met, the seller is not obligated to sell, correct?

Aeronca65t, do you know off hand the width between rear wheel wells?

Dan

rl48mini
rl48mini New Reader
4/6/09 1:44 p.m.

Yeah, that's right. It didn't sell but the top bid was for $1500

aeronca65t
aeronca65t Reader
4/6/09 3:54 p.m.
914Driver wrote: Aeronca65t, do you know off hand the width between rear wheel wells? Dan

55.5" from inside the wheel wells. I modified them slightly to get that (it just fits a Spridget or a Mini). The rear roll-up door has a 73" wide opening. And the interior length is about 131" with the door down (to the back of the seat....so that could vary a bit).

I've seen two different stepvans with ramps over the wheel wells to fit a wider car. The wheel wells are about 10" tall.

914Driver
914Driver Dork
4/7/09 5:55 a.m.

Thank you, gotta go measure....

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