fuzzy buzzard

The video was great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting. All this info just because a B model Mack school bus showed up in IN. BMT is the go to place for information - do I hear an AMEN?????????????????????

That was a very interesting link. Different time back then. I remember a lot of Civil Defense activity back in my younger years. Now we don't give a damn about anybody coming in and doing anything they want and the stupid politicians help  them all they can. But anyway thanks for the link, learn something every day.

Surely the bus engine would not have been derated as the siren engines??  

Found sales literature for B30B & B34B chassis. It is 4 pages long in pdf.

B Model Bus.pdf

Thanks Paul. I have old Motors Manual that covers up to '59. Also found old timer in PA that has rebuilt 354 sitting in floor but not ready to part with. But he is willing to help with any info.

I told owner to put ATF/acetone in cylinders to soak for a while and squirt rockers for a week before trying to roll over. Its going to be interesting!! 

Brian,

I got thrown out of the academy of truck driving perfection long time about for spitting out the window. I've been running on a forged certificate for good while now with no problems!

Plans now - scrub down outside, get running, get stopping and steering and RIDE (as time permits). He is hoping to have at ATHS show in Springfield this year.  Guess if it isn't running at that time, we'll hang it on the hook of my old dragging wagon and you will just have to ride it that way    

Just how would you like to be waiting on a hill on a snowy, windy, COLD morning for that beast to pick you up !!!!! Think me and driver would have a round in the snow to see who was going to drive the rest of the way to school. Have you noticed that the front of the body is not tapered - the doors are parallel to left side of body which makes the front view kind of strange.

That's all the news that is news now. 

Bus update - previous owner had covered windows inside with newspaper to keep sun damage down (and it did a good job). I was wrong on mileage - look at speedometer pic.

Hope to get these 3 posted. J hancock, if you could do your magic again and get these with rest, I would be thanking you! OOPS looked like it turned over in last picture but it is still on its feet.

Last night I stumbled on to a thread on B model king pins. H67 had a post about a set of pins he had which measured same as mine. My front axle is FA505, his is FA511. Both are rated as 8000 lbs. Does anybody know what  difference is between these axles? 

Thanks for moving the pictures into one pile. I went back to "part 2" and poked around till I figured how to delete. Thanks again brother!

It would make a great tour bus at the Springfield ATHS show but i'm sure they would come up with some crazy rule against it. CaptainCrutch, I figure he will wind up doing just what you suggested - get her running, steering and stopping and then RIDE 

Storkmack,

Did you get to see this bus? He said stepwell was rotten clear out but he dug around and found all the door linkage. All windows in place, seats not ripped up and Hemi engine with  all parts still in place. Serial number  B30B1032. There were 33 of the B30B built. This one is titled 1960. Last one was built 1961 but that does not mean this unit was next to last one built.

 He is planning on having it at Springfield show this year. We are trying to plan pictures with the bus on the hook of the old dragging wagon.

Now that ain't too bad for an old, ugly, white guy!! I got it to post the first try.

A friend from IN just called few minutes ago - he just drug in a B30B school bus from Chicago area. Stepwell rotten out, crusty around the edges, all seats intact, Hemi engine complete with all accessories. Will post pics soon as he sends them to me.

Over & out from Ignorant Ridge   

Big thanks to Barry for keeping the registry on here for all to see!!

I'll try your idea Swishy cause I ain't got no idea how to resize a picture. Little side note - think the truck sold today.

Well, here goes on the picture. Looks like the truck ain't goin to load, no problem with other pictures.

Dumb a?? needs help. When I tried to post pic I got message  "  -200 " and it said "uploading failed". I had the pic stored on this computer in "pictures". File size was small but don't remember exact size. I tried twice and got same message both times.  Anybody got any helpful instructions that I can understand - ole Fuzzy Buzzard is cyberspace roadkill 

865 update - running like a Swiss watch - thanks to all the info and help on BMT! Thanks to all.

Mayor of Ignorant Ridge said that.

Posting for a friend - 1978 KW W900,  350 Cummins, 13 spd, 38K Rockwell on Pete air. Nice looking truck! Located in Proctorville, Ohio (close to Huntington, WV). Cell 304-617-2762 Dwight 

Well, I'm getting Error message "-200" on the picture upload and I ain't got a clue what to do. PM me and I'll forward you a picture

A friend at Rural Retreat, VA is reproducing the Mercury sleeper. PM me for his cell number

Swishy.

Your post reminds me of a Clint Eastwood quote "if you could reason with a democrat, there wouldn't be any democrats".

Can't be much clearer than that