1937hd45 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Just got word that the Bus has left Bethlehem, Connecticut, on a special rented lowboy and is on its way to Hershey. Largest vehicle ever to be on an AACA show field, if they can get it on the show field. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SaddleRider Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 THE BUS ? Can we have some more details, please. Did you know that there is more than one bus on the planet ? Do we get to know what make, model, series, etc? Maybe even a photo or two ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Larger than the logging truck in the 90's??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 What is this "bus" of whom you speak?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 A Pittsburgh Steeler named Franco Harris ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I judged a pretty big bus at Hershey maybe 15+ years ago. I was doing engines and it was under the floor boards, big straight 6 or 8 laying on it's side. I laid on my back to judge what I could see. You had to remove seats to get to the top half so they were not required to open that side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Steve Moskowitz said: Larger than the logging truck in the 90's??? Larger than a Pacific or a Hayes??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 33 minutes ago, Jim Bollman said: I judged a pretty big bus at Hershey maybe 15+ years ago. I was doing engines and it was under the floor boards, big straight 6 or 8 laying on it's side. I laid on my back to judge what I could see. You had to remove seats to get to the top half so they were not required to open that side. Jim, Maybe you saw something like this: I've encountered these "inclined" diesels on boats, but I don't know why they wouldn't mount them in buses or other large vehicles. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 A Google search revealed this image of "THE BUS": So, I guess that's it. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Oh dear, another smiling enthusiast with too much time on his hands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 This one has two floors, should keep the interior judge busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Reminds me of a display one of our members in Wellington talked about. He was Manager of Mitsubishi Trucks NZ and had the factory send him a dry truck (that wasn't easy!). He displayed it upside down above another, with a catch phrase something like "No matter which way you look at it, Mitsubishi trucks are ....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlier Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 6 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: ..............................Just got word that THE BUS has left Bethlehem, Connecticut on a special rented Low Boy and is on its way to HERSHEY. Largest vehicle ever to be on an AACA show field, IF they can get it on the show field. Bob I had read that the bus from the movie The Big Bus had been scrapped. Did someone restore it? Making the turn onto North Hockersville Road with this bus to get to the show field would be something to see. Would also have to widen the entrances and lanes on the showfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ols car dog Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 The "Bus" was really Jerome Bettis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 About 15 years ago, wasn't there a yellow school bus from the 1960s with "Yosemite" painted on the side of it that was in the Saturday show a couple years in a row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcamino72 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Not sure how you can get much larger that that log truck. Maybe a Challenger but since most of those are in BC and Australia I don't think we will see one of those at Hershey! Edited October 3, 2017 by elcamino72 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 So..... are we going to have some insite into what the "Bus" is?! I don't think I can wait until this weekend to find out lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 43 minutes ago, ols car dog said: The "Bus" was really Jerome Bettis You're right Franco made the immaculate reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Giles Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I saw the bus in question while visiting friends in Conn. It was being restored by a very well known Mack restorer. I heard it was a challenge to find a trailer because of the height restrictions on the highways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I got it on "film" Thursday afternoon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks West! It is only an hour up the road from me , but I've never seen it. Left Hershey Thursday evening, never got to see it or the show Saturday. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Probably the funniest comment that Matt made to me was that cleaning it is like cleaning a mall. Unfortunately, driving on the dry gravel and with the engine creating quite a wind storm behind it, he and his crew had to spend a little time cleaning it before I photographed it. I'm sure they had to clean it again before and after getting it onto the show field on Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akstraw Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 It was the star of the show at Hershey. A beautiful restoration! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 some details And did I see this thing on a trailer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SaddleRider Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) On 10/2/2017 at 12:15 PM, CarlLaFong said: What is this "bus" of whom you speak?? I don't think you are being fair to the way many people express themselves these days. Havn't you seen over and over again people talking, for example, about "my '35 or "my '52" ? You just need to get yourself in the right frame of mind to understand what is going on in their heads. To them, what THEY have and what THEY do is the center of their Universe. If you don't see the world thru their eyes, that is YOUR problem. As best as I am able to piece together from the posts & photos in this particular thread, someone has done a beautiful job of restoring a standard Greyhound bus; at one time there were many hundreds, if not thousands, of identical vehicles roaming the highways and byways of the USA. If memory serves, they were called SenicLiners or VistaLiners or something like that. Yes - there was a time when folks placed value in "precision of speech". For example...."I have a '35 Hudson"....or " I have a '52 Chevrolet 3500 series 1 ton stake truck"........ But that was then. Now...the important thing is to feel good about what you say. Edited October 10, 2017 by SaddleRider (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just 1,001 of these ScenicCruisers were built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleek Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Our church had a retired Seniccruiser for several years for activities in the late 80's. I drove it many times with a load of teens going on various trips. It had lots of features not common on vehicles made in the 50's such as air conditioning, power steering, air ride, etc. The ac compressor could only turned on with the engine at idle or it would throw the belts but was good at any rpm after the initial start . The old Detroit engine was great but it only had a 4 speed transmission which gave you a real workout in the mountains. The air bags on the right side would leak down before the ones on the left and was a sight to see in a parking lot leaning over a tiny car parked next to it. Fire it up, give it 3 or 4 minutes to build up the air pressure and it would level out and be ready to go. Even well worn by years use by Greyhound, it never let us down. Would love to drive one again. Edited October 11, 2017 by Fleek (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpfarrell Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The Greyhound on the show field was mesmerizing. The restoration was incredible and the enormity of the project reminded me of a custom RV conversation I saw parked at Spring Carlisle... the scale of these projects is dumbfounding! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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