Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts

Carl Grimes' fantastic bus transporter... moves the team and the racecar, even sleeps them when on the road







found on a page about Carl's dragster and shop http://deansgarage.com/2011/1932-kranzler-sturm-roadster/

1922 touring body by Smith & Waddington in Sydney, Australia ... real unusual, it's called a charabanc


This is built on a truck chassis from White vintage 1922 and the huge body built by Smith & Waddington in Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.

But this body type is called a Charabanc, the same name is also used for buses with open bodywork that was common at this time. This White charabanc had room for 15 people and had been ordered by Mr Day. He used it for New South Wales Tourist Bureau excursions and adventures in the wild Australia.

found on http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2010/october/fyrfaldigt.html

Model A's may be the most versatile vehicle ever made, nothing else was a delivery truck, railcar, firetruck, racecar... infinite variety





I'm thrown... Never seen a cross between a conestoga and a Ford

just passing time on the curbside in Argentina and Uruguay, from aptly named Fossils Mechanical, by Gabriel and his friends




Notice this cab is chained to the tree



and this is cabled to something out of the shot


the above and the below pair are Mercedes








Above 1938 Ford
The above 2cv Citreon has a unique story, there is a special compartment under the seat where it's owners ashes were put, as his dying wish was to be a part of the car, and the city, until it may be towed away. (Doesn't look like towing is a big priority)

1934 Ford


Above, 1960 panhard that was pulled out of storage
If you enjoy the wonder of what is just over the next hill, around the next bend, and on the next block that is waiting for someone to notice and fix up, you'll enjoy http://fosilesmecanicos.blogspot.com/

The bullet bus (aka: while taking on the improbable, meeting people and finding out that fellow VW fans donate parts)



This 21 Window Deluxe was abandoned and partially stripped in the Nevada desert and then promptly used as target practice for passersbys. After being rescued from the desert, a massive donation project started as bus owners from across the country donated parts and services to get this bus driving again. (that is so awesome! I believe the praise must go to the Samba.com, great VW website)



the only things left on this thing were:
1)beltline trim
2)front bumper
3)oh shit handle
4)battery strap
5)parking brake handle (bent 90 degrees to floor)
6)brake pedal
7)clutch pedal
8)throttle pedal (found in the pile of dirt and broken glass on cargo floor)
9)headlight switch (also on cargo floor)
10)4.5 pop-out frames
11)the driver's seat bottom

learned about this on http://thegreasylens.tumblr.com/post/2837493790/whats-that-youve-never-heard-of-the-bullet-bus

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=227232&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=240 for the full thread of 20 pages dedicated to this project

If you suddenly feel like looking at a great gallery of VW busses: http://www.oldcarspirit.cz/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10

For the other most amazingly beyond salvage kombis I've posted about that people have went crazy for:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/1957-deluxe-vw-23-window-bus-pulled.html
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/08/not-too-far-gone-to-save-because-in.html
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-happened-to-bury-this-1950-vw-213.html