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| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1488 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160  Rating: N/A |
Went down to Quartzsite AZ this last weekend, popped in to see the GMC/Flxible/Eagle rally. 1,040 RT miles later, here are just a few of over 100 buses that were in attendance:  Obviously, above is a classic Scenicruser, and a 45-foot Eagle below. Yes, those are windows in the front two baggage bins of the Eagle, and yes, there are a couple of bunks down there.  More in the next post  | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1489 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
Here's a couple more:  One of the many Flxibles at the rally - note the solar panels on the roof!  For those who say it cannot be done on a GMC, here's someone who went ahead and did it anyway! More coming. . . | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1490 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
More from Quartzsite:  Here's an interesting "Toad" - a 1962 Chevy Corvair Greenbrier. Owned by Jim Craig, from S CA, he tows this behind a '57 Flxible Visicoach, the turquoise one in the photo below:  Keep scrolling. . . | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1491 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
For your entertainment, here's the perfect answer to fighting that morning and afternoon commute:  | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1492 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
Finally, this beautiful 4106, owned by Cliff & Charlotte Moon, of Tucson, AZ. The photo does not do this coach justice at all - it is absolutely gorgeous, looks just like it rolled off the production line in Pontiac, MI, maybe better. Sorry, it is not for sale (I asked!), it's Cliff's pride and joy, justifiably so. Originally sold new to Las Vegas - Tonopah - Reno Stage Lines, the Moon's have owned this coach nearly 30 years, buying it directly from LTR when it was retired from revenue service. Coach spent it's entire commercial life running as a commuter between Las Vegas and the AEC proving grounds - when the Moon's got it, the baggage bins had never been used!! There really are no words that can describe the condition of this coach - you have to see it to believe it!  As a final note, this is the first time I've ever been to Quartzsite, and I was blown away by the thousands, literally, of RVs that were there. Yes, there were also MCIs and Prevosts scattered around, but no organized rally for them - maybe next year. But as far as the eye could see, RVs were everywhere. . . the place was NUTS!! Oh, and 78 degrees, too! FWIW & HTH. . . | ||
| Chuck Newman (Chuck_newman)
Registered Member Username: Chuck_newman Post Number: 287 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 76.246.254.144 Rating: N/A |
RJ, we will be down there next week. Can you give specific location or GPS coordinates? Thanks. Anyone know of an MCI get together at Quartzite? | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1493 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
Chuck - Altho the rally is over, there were a few folk who were going to be hanging around longer. The GMC/Flxible/Eagle groups were parked just east of Hiway 95, on the N side of Kuehn St. Easiest access is/was to take Exit 19, go S to Kuehn, then W. If you get to the signal light at 95, you've gone too far. FWIW & HTH. . . (Message edited by rjlong on January 19, 2009) | ||
| Dale Houston (Songman)
Registered Member Username: Songman Post Number: 70 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 66.17.9.74  Rating: N/A |
Hey RJ, It was a pleasure meeting you at Quartzsite. You and Don got busy talking propane and I started talking to Wayne and I never found you again. I guess we'll have to raincheck that Pepsi for the next time. | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 430 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.209.6.231 Rating: N/A |
Interesting photos and remarks, RJ,,,Thanx for the extra effort....always nice to see "how the other half lives", Thanx again. RCB | ||
| David Evans (Dmd)
Registered Member Username: Dmd Post Number: 276 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 71.125.9.161  Rating: N/A |
RJ! Thanks so much for the pictures | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 419 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 75.145.74.185  Rating: N/A |
Thanks RJ for posting these wonderful pictures of some great coaches! A nice mix too! I always get all giddy when I see such sweet man made machines! | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1473 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.66.16.72  Rating: N/A |
Thanks RJ. First winter I'm retired, I want to get down there, park the coach beside a good looking cactus and sit in a chair watching it all. When boredom sets in, I'll know recovery from a work life of public service has begun... happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| Nellie Wilson (Vivianellie)
Registered Member Username: Vivianellie Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 74.13.197.93  Rating: |
Welcome back. RJ - Terrific photos! Gives us all (me, anyway) something to shoot for. Nellie Wilson | ||
| Van (Van)
Registered Member Username: Van Post Number: 86 Registered: 7-2008 Posted From: 72.193.140.83  Rating: N/A |
[IMG]http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq292/cwvanhagen/001-4.jpg[/IMG] | ||
| Larry Nelson (Larryn4106)
Registered Member Username: Larryn4106 Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2008 Posted From: 173.22.183.74 Rating: N/A |
great pix | ||
| Dale Houston (Songman)
Registered Member Username: Songman Post Number: 71 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 66.17.9.74 Rating: N/A |
Here is a thread with some of my Quartzsite pictures if anyone is interested. So far I just have a picture of all the Eagles that were there (and mine which wanted to be there but couldn't). There were 32 Eagles in all. http://www.eaglesinternational.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=277 I have lots more pictures of interiors, engines, people, etc. and will have those posted soon as well. | ||
| Tim (Timkar)
Registered Member Username: Timkar Post Number: 123 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 24.64.223.203 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the great pics | ||
| Van (Van)
Registered Member Username: Van Post Number: 88 Registered: 7-2008 Posted From: 72.193.140.83 Rating: N/A |
Ok,I'll try this again,link to q photos http://s457.photobucket.com/albums/qq292/cwvanhagen/ Altho the bus never made it ,once the bird was safely back in the roost we loaded the truck up andcontinued on our way-had a great time (Message edited by van on January 22, 2009) | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1500 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
A fellow busnut on another BBS asked if I had any more photos taken at Quartzsite. I do, and here are "the best of the rest":  Here's a couple of lineup shots, GMCs above, and Flxibles below. I couldn't get a decent one of the Eagles for two reasons - they were packed in so tightly and there were too many toads in the way. . .  (Sorry for all the pixilations in these two shots, I edited them wrong, and now that they're uploaded, I can't replace them. Bummer.) (Message edited by rjlong on February 05, 2009) | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1501 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
Some more of "the best of the rest" from Quartzsite, here's a couple Flxibles:   | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1502 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
And finally, a couple more GMCs. The rest of my photos. . . well, let's just say the quality is too poor to post - lousy lighting, "stuff" in the way, etc. Busnuts have a good sense of humor - check out the destination sign on the 4104. . .   | ||
| Tom Caffrey (Pvcces)
Registered Member Username: Pvcces Post Number: 1259 Registered: 5-2001 Posted From: 65.74.69.188 Rating: N/A |
Thanks, RJ. What pixilations? Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 Suncatcher Ketchikan, Alaska | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1503 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 67.181.166.160 Rating: N/A |
Tom - Pixelations are all the little squares of color that make up the digital image. Both of the line-up photos above were resized incorrectly, with too low of a resolution, so when they show up here on the BBS, you get to see all the little pixels. . .  | ||
| Tom Caffrey (Pvcces)
Registered Member Username: Pvcces Post Number: 1260 Registered: 5-2001 Posted From: 65.74.69.188 Rating: N/A |
RJ, I only meant that I couldn't see them. The pictures looked pretty good from here. I'll bet that you're running a fancy monitor. Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 Suncatcher Ketchikan, Alaska |
