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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:09 am    Post subject: Found 54 Barndoor school bus Reply with quote

Just brought the bus home yesterday from Perth Ontario. Under the seat was the original tool kit including the jack and crank handle that still has the original black paint. Found the key sitting in the roof lip on the drivers side. The car is complete including all lenses and the school bus lights. There are even the school bus seats that are very small and poorly padded. The van has the original 1954 dated eberspacher gas heater and fuel tank. The van has been cleaned and at the moment the spark plugs are being removed from it so that we can flood the cyls with lube. The vin number is 20-086644. Not sure if the engine is original the number is 20-0797984. Will post more info and pictures later on.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:31 am    Post subject: Re: Found 54 Barndoor school bus Reply with quote

Awesome, I look forward to photos!

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The vin number is 20-086644. Not sure if the engine is original the number is 20-0797984.

These seem to match up very closely with the Bus VIN # listing for late May/early June, 1954 so I would say yes, that is the original engine.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool find. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds ace
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome looks great another Canadian one Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

will start with a picture of the canadian school bus find,
way cool.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very cool
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice, cant wait to hear about how you found it
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy smokes!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sooo cool! Congrats Sir!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You tease!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's just not right...show a little tail, then get shy on us Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

same colors as mine!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:52 am    Post subject: 1954 36hp and gas heater Reply with quote

36hp and Eberspacher gas heater with gas tank. tag on heater 1954 date..
more to come..
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Totally sweet combo!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like a really cool bus, I can't wait to see more pictures
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome bus. That engine compartment is a thing of beauty.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MORE!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very nice find, congrats
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