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1951 Dodge B-3-PW POWER WAGON "Truck-Bus"

Story about driving "Bussie" 2,571 miles from
Garrison, Montana to Charlotte, North Carolina.
October 6-23, 2000.

Basic map of trip...
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Bus Cover buybus.jpg (125651 bytes) busmiles.jpg (92732 bytes) jerygunr.jpg (103243 bytes) busfix.jpg (134994 bytes) busride.jpg (110598 bytes) busgo.jpg (73269 bytes)
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iowa.jpg (94431 bytes) danish.jpg (114241 bytes) vpw.jpg (141760 bytes) weary.jpg (90678 bytes) caroline.jpg (134555 bytes) jack.jpg (98769 bytes)

 

 

movie.gif (701 bytes)  Various MPEG movies from the trip - very hokey stuff !!!   movie.gif (701 bytes)
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Yankee Driving...
Yankee taking first drive !!!
WY State Line !!!
First border crossing !!!
Murdo, SD
Murdo, South Dakota

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Slow going to Mt. Rushmore

NC is my HOME !!!
Finally, home again !!!

 

General POWER WAGON Bus info from various sources...
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John Eickhof's
1950 PW Bus
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Interior of
John's bus

Was For Sale...
(Not mine)

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1953 Dodge POWER WAGON Bus - $19,000 OBO
Not sure if they got $19,000 or not.

 

POWER WAGON Bus Tally...
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WDX - WM300 Chassis:
  Carpenter................................... 4 Reed Lawrance 1950, deepsixdown@yahoo.com
  Hicks........................................... 1 ???
  Gillig............................................ 3 Greg Gideo's 1952, tjlgreg@hotmail.com
Greg Gideo also has a second Gillig
  Novelty Coach Works............ 1 John Eickhof's 1950, jeickhof@nteequip.com
  Superior..................................... 1 Peter Sprouse's 1954, psprouse@texas.net
  Wayne......................................... 1 Johnny Burrito's 1951, johnny@johnnyburrito.com
KNOWN PW Buses......... 11
Conventional Chassis:
  Superior..................................... 1 Sully's 1953 W500, jsullivan1960@yahoo.com

NOTE: If you have info about other PW Bus owners, please forward along to Johnny Burrito.

 

Various "Bussie" pics...
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mtrush_3.jpg (69362 bytes) cmb_drv1.jpg (53246 bytes) wyoming.jpg (52370 bytes) billy.jpg (62075 bytes)

 

Bus Links...

Peter Sprouse's POWER WAGON Bus Website - 1954 with Superior Coach
John Eickhof's POWER WAGON Bus pics - 1950 PW with "Novelty Carriage Works" coach.
(Off-line as of Jan. 2004)
Joe Cimoch's Dodge POWER WAGON Forum (direct link) - Everything PW !!!
Gillig Transit Coach Archives - Extensive website for everything Gillig.
RV-Bus Conversions.com - Vast site offering books/CD's , numerous links & tips about converting.
Convert a Bus to a Motorhome - Great conversion of old bus on a shoestring
"School Bus Yard" - Manufacturer info & examples, industry news & links
"School Bus Fleet" - Bi-monthly magazine, forums, extensive links, nice site (1 pop-up)
"School-Bus.org" - Another site with articles, bus safety info & bunches of links
(Off-line as of Jan. 2004)
"NC Bus Safety" - Site dedicated to school bus transportation in NC
"School Bus Sales" - Bus sales, accessories, parts & more
"BESI Inc." - Bus seat covers & belts
"Yellow School Bus Book" - The "Blue Book" for school buses

 

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