Aubrey's Latest Project
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1945 Bus Restoration
Submitted By admin on 10/02/05
Aubrey Falconer, admin, Documents, projects, vehicles, house bus
1945 Beck Mainliner.
Air brakes, smooth running 6 cyl 500+- cu in International engine, custom RV windows, integrated radiant heating, and no interior - so I get to start from scratch. This is going to be an awesome mobile workstation :)
Legend has it that this bus was produced in a special group along with 19 others for high class transport of homecoming WWII soldiers.
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thedude
2 weeks - 32,767v
Posted Feb 5th - 14:07 GMT
Well that should be interesting to restore, plus a challenge.
How did you happen to come upon this bus anyhow?
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Local Craigslist posting. It was over an hour and a half from my home, but it sure was a blast to get it here!
Runs great, and cruised @ 60 mph nearly the whole way.
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Please keep this thread updated on the restoration process, I'm quite intrigued to see how this ole' bus transforms.
Seems like the interior needs a lot of work, I would suggest sand-blasting as your first option.
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...or just blasting! Lol! Seriously though, super-cool rig!
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lol. I can see it now - if you don't like where your office is located, you just move it;) Quite handy.
I still think the white triangle shape down the front looks like a nose...gives it character:p And I love the fin on the back:)
Are you going to keep it the same exterior color? And are you going to raise the roof?
I can hardly wait to see what it looks like after you're through restoring it!
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Looks interesting... Should be neat to see it finished...
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Aubrey, I cant wait to come visit and stay in your bus! When You were a baby, I used to take you all over the place in my 1971 VW Bus. Hope to see you soon, Aunt Anna
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Nice bus!
Boy, that is going to take some work!
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whoa!!!! dats AWSOME!!!! when its done, whe should make it a vehical on Mars Explorer!! :D!!
and, is this bus all yours?!?! Cants wait to see it compleated!! :D!!1
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Nice workstation! Where did you get it?
And if I may ask, what do you need it for?
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sweet
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You know what this might mean... Mars Explorer Tour Bus!
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I cant wait to see the finished project.
It could easily become the greatest mobile office when it's done.
I can imagine you sitting there behind a vintage desk with your beloved Mac.
This is indeed a cool rig.
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Where the heck did u get the bus?
U had a time machine and went back into time and baught that bus and took it back to present time in your time machine?
And it has a wierd engine, and looks wierd inside.
And Aubrey, I think you should desine a Mars Explorer for iPad.
It will have keys only on the touch screen that will pop up at startup to control it.
