| Author | Message | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21  Rating: |
OK, Well I Know Some Probabaly Think Im Crazy. And Well Maybe I Am. But, I Gotta Tell You This......I Love Old Iron.. The Bigger The Iron The Better !!!! This Past Weekend My Wife, Son And I Drove From Denver To Roundup Montana To Pick-Up A 1954 Crown Bus. 1 Of 2 Sold To The Railroad There. This Is What I Was Told And Thats All I Know So Far About The Histiry Of The Bus. The Crown Is Missing Its Original Seats And Overheads. Everything Else Is There. The Bus Has The Hall Scott 779 240 Horse With 5 Speed Manual. Overall Everything Looks Good And Seems To Be VERY Restorable. My Plan Is Just To Save The Bus From The Crusher. If I Wouldnt Have Went When I Did. The Bus Would Be At The Junk Yard Right Now. The Ride Home Was Uneventful And The Bus Is Here At My Shop Getting Ready For Another Pull 400 Miles East. Yes Thats Right !!!! I Flat Towed The Bus 650 Miles. ( Not As Bad As It Looks ) Please Believe Me. If The Tow Wasnt Safe I Wouldnt Have Done It. My Dodge Didnt Even Sweat And Also Stoped The Crown Good. My Son Was Behind The Wheel Of The Crown Helping Steer. But Only When We Got Diesel And Sharp Turns Like That. I Have Had A Few Shake There Heads At Me.And Maybe I Might Do The Same If It Wasnt Me ?? OK...Enough. I Made It !! All Was Safe And I Saved Another Bus !!! [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown008.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown124.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown107.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown120.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown092.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown084.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown035.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown033.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae49/Bestekustoms/Crown006.jpg[/IMG] VERY HAPPY MrBreeze The Bus Rescue Of Denver. | ||
| Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
Registered Member Username: Pete_rtsdaytona Post Number: 606 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 97.104.18.110  Rating: N/A |
GOOD FOR YOU !!! | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1173 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.245.51.127 Rating: N/A |
You will treasure that Crown....great find...great feat....thanx for sharing!!!!  RCB | ||
| Patrick levenson (Zubzub)
Registered Member Username: Zubzub Post Number: 194 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 174.91.218.150  Rating: N/A |
Very pretty, nice looking and a good save. Cool that you could pull it four down like that. | ||
| Douglas Wotring (Tekebird)
Registered Member Username: Tekebird Post Number: 434 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 71.57.224.23 Rating: N/A |
several companies have pickup trucks set up with air throttles and can rig the truck to the back of the bus, and push the bus home using the truck and a remote air throttle and air compressor providing brakes. | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 25 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Guys....I Always Get Excited When I Get A New Bus. Im Really Starting To Get Addicted To These Crowns. There Such COOL Buses.!! I Hope The Next One I Find Has The Original Seats. There Is Just Something Special About Original. MrBreeze | ||
| John & Barb Tesser (Bigrigger)
Registered Member Username: Bigrigger Post Number: 377 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 96.42.5.35  Rating: N/A |
Just too cool for words! Great bus and a great adventure towing it too! | ||
| Gary Stacy (Stacytruck)
Registered Member Username: Stacytruck Post Number: 12 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 97.125.68.43  Rating: N/A |
Very cool old bus | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 194 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
Brings back memories of the Crown school bus I rode in to junior high school-it had the same wrap around windshield and dash board. It's rare to fine a "recliner" Crown with horizontal sliding windows, and fluted aluminum siding. A truly great find! Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Debbie and Joe Cannarozzi (Joe_camper)
Registered Member Username: Joe_camper Post Number: 242 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 99.23.140.44  Rating: N/A |
Slightly off topic but just slightly. Here is a Crown and a half. Don't know if I'd pull this one with my Ram PU thou LOL    | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1174 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.244.103.237 Rating: N/A |
Mr Breeze...I am about to get rid of several parallelogram slider windows that came from my 1964 Crown. 5 as I recall. If you have any interest contact me via email. Don't like to "throw" them because they are still very usable. FWIW RCB | ||
| David Guglielmetti (Daveg)
Registered Member Username: Daveg Post Number: 153 Registered: 2-2009 Posted From: 66.122.182.221  Rating: N/A |
Dashboard looks great! | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 864 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.32.83.4 Rating: N/A |
John, you have lost it my friend does the Hall run if so you won't be driving it much at 2 mpg if your lucky lol I know where a couple of the old Zenith carbs are if you need one (Message edited by luvrbus on March 20, 2010) | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 26 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21 Rating: N/A |
I Havent Ran The Bus Yet.( Only A Short Burst ) But, I Do Know The Carb Has Issues. I Can See JB Weld Around The Fuel Port. Another Carb Will More Than Likely Be Inorder. The PO Swears The Engine Is Good. ?? Even If It Isnt...I Still Love This Crown. Your Right Clifford.....Ive LOST It !!! All I Wanted To Do Was Save It From Being Crushed. I Can Keep It At My Farm And Drive It To Church...LOL !!! Windows !! YES.....I Have Several That Are Broke. Not Broke Out Just Cracked Real Bad. Replacements Would Be Great. Im Not Really Looking To Restore The Bus. But, Just Save It Till The Day When Im An Old Man. And When Some Young Guy Comes To See If Its For Sale.... I Can Say...NO !! LOL !! MrBreeze | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 27 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21 Rating: N/A |
The Yellow Crown That Is Pictured Here Is..MrSharkeys Crown (1963) Lots And Lots Of Work In This Baby !!! He Has Been Doing This Bus For About 15 Years Or So Now. Way Over 25 G And He Still Has A Long Way To Go..... He Runs The BUS BARN Web Site. Very Cool Place For The (School Bus)(House Truck) Kind A Guy. Lots Of Crowns Over There And Some Good Information To. Check It Out Sometime,,, (Im There) If You Join...The First Thing You Gotta Say Is.. RUDY...Get In The Trunk !!...LOL Funny. MrBreeze John Bestekustoms | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 28 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21 Rating: N/A |
The Dashboard Is A Stewart Warner Unit. They Were Sold In The 40s & 50s Under The Name.. HOLLYWOOD From S/W. Very Popular In The Hot Rods Of The Time. I Also Love These Dash Units...This 54 Crown And Also My 1963 Embree Crown Has Them. The 54 Still Has Some Of The Original S/W Winged Gauges Present. !!. $$$$ On The Winged Ones. Is There A Place Here On This Site Where Other Crown Owners Have Pictures Of There Buses ??? Thanks JOHN | ||
| ED Hackenbruch (Shadowman)
Registered Member Username: Shadowman Post Number: 265 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 75.243.100.35 Rating: N/A |
We have friends that have a ranch outside of Roundup. He has a bus that he is using for a storage shed. I think it is an old beatup GM fishbowl transit if i remember right. Its been 6 years since we were there. | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 195 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
If I didn't have my '85 Kenworth cabover to use for my truck conversion, I would have used a 40ft Crown and cut it off behind the driver's compartment like the guy above did. Then just install the same box I had made. But-I'm pleased at the progress with my truck. Needless to say, you won't see another like it. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Kevin Black (Kblackav8or)
Registered Member Username: Kblackav8or Post Number: 131 Registered: 8-2005 Posted From: 24.22.254.95 Rating: N/A |
Maybe you can repower with a Cummins to make it economical enough to run? | ||
| Bestekustoms (Mrbreeze)
Registered Member Username: Mrbreeze Post Number: 35 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 174.16.231.21 Rating: |
NEVER !!!!!!!!!!! Im Thinking Of Drag Racing This Bus At The Nationals..!!! Flame Thrower......I Can Run With The JET Cars LOL !!! LOL !!! MrBreeze JOHN |
