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Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:54 am

Nice find! How's the undercarriage? The nose looks a bit rusty towards the bottom, but the rockers look great! Can't wait to see some more pictures!

Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:00 am

thats an awesome bus, bring it down to BB we have a Dino world just outside of Tampa.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:33 am

WhitewallsJohnson wrote:
Dinosaur World, was previously known as John Agar's Land of Kong.

John Agar http://www.johnagar.com/index.htm starred in lots of those 50's sci-fi/horror movies. I wonder if this is the same John Agar and if he owned or had an interest in this back in the day, like Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede?

Cool find BTW.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:40 am

answered my own question.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/ARBEAdinosaur.html

John was the silent partner.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:10 pm

Leave the paintings. That bus is cool! I'd also like to see pics of the rest of the park.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:44 pm

Wish me luck. Im heading out the door with new fuel line, plugs and points. We'll know if she runs tonight ;)

Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:27 pm

WhitewallsJohnson wrote: Wish me luck. Im heading out the door with new fuel line, plugs and points. We'll know if she runs tonight ;)
good luck nice score

Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:30 pm

Man, that is a super cool bus. I would hammer it and drive it the way it is!! 8)

Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:45 pm

not sure if anyone outside of NJ has seen the "weird" episodes and books but in Nj we have "Weird NJ" which features old parks like this one.
that bus is cool as it is. Get that mutha running!

Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:13 pm

obus wrote: not sure if anyone outside of NJ has seen the "weird" episodes and books but in Nj we have "Weird NJ" which features old parks like this one.
that bus is cool as it is. Get that mutha running!

I am a big fan of weird NJ, and have visited several of the sites shown in the books and magazine. Many of them in my '74

Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:15 pm

obus wrote: we have "Weird NJ" which features old parks like this one.

I've read them, never thought of them as a guide to bus hunting :) Lets go!

Add me in as another that thinks this bus is bitchin'.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:05 pm

No dice on firing her up. Got some electrical issues sorted but couldnt get her started. I though i had a bad solenoid but when i pulled the starter, it was fine. I peeked inside the tranny and saw the flywheel's teeth were totally chewed up. Guess the next job is to pull the motor. No big deal though, it will give me a chance to power wash teh engine compartment and under carriage.

I did find this in the engine compartment. Look like an engine case to you?

Guess that explains the later model Dual Port Brad! :lol:

Heres a few more pic.s and updates:

Heres the M codes and Destination code for Clara and Lind, sorry i cut this one alittle short when resizing it.

Heres a rear shot that show shos how it fades to night in the rear, plus a few other logo detail shots:

Oh, yeah and there is a fair amount of rust in the lower nose and rockers. Id really hate to lose the logos by repairing the rust, so ill probably just treat it and leave it. The frame rails and floors are nice but the rear out riggers and crossmember probably need to be replaced in the near future.

Ill post a gallery on flicker or somewhere of the dinosaurs and the park itself, then post a link to it. I didnt really see an appropriate catagory for dinosaurs under The Samba Gallery :wink:

Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:12 pm

pyrOman wrote: WhitewallsJohnson wrote: It seems that the creators were kinda nuts. One of the cavemen has Ronald Reagan's head, another one on the gift shop mural is wearing a baseball cap. Theres still a few unsettling mannequins hanging around the place brandishing pistols, cigarettes and hamburgers too :?

I think ^that's^ the koolest thing of all! Musta been a fun park to visit! :lol:

That reminds me, The 40 Ft Kong supposedly had eyes that glowed red and a continuous looped tape recording of him roaring. Im thinking i might just need some red parking light bulbs in the headlight buckets ;)

Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:39 pm

Nice find, pretty cool paint job defiantly a eyecatcher anywhere ya go.

So good luck the the "Dino Bus"!

Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:56 pm

do it!!!

Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:08 pm

Man, that's too cool. We carry many of the Weird state books at work...I'll have to see if there's a Weird Arkansas.

Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:50 pm

I am glad to see someone got the bus.

Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:11 am

that is definitly going to be a focal point at any show you take it to.

i'd get it runnin', give it a good cleaning and roll it like it is.

once the word gets out to more people about the rebirth of this bus,
i am sure you will start to get all kinds of people tellin' you stories
and bringing you old pics of this bus.

enjoy it 8)

Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:26 am

i found that bus also when i went to the last eureka springs show. i have some pictures of it also. i was gona ask if it was for sale but the park was closed and there was no one around. nice score, what ya pay for it?

Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:54 am

bugboy63 wrote: that is definitly going to be a focal point at any show you take it to.

i'd get it runnin', give it a good cleaning and roll it like it is.

once the word gets out to more people about the rebirth of this bus,
i am sure you will start to get all kinds of people tellin' you stories
and bringing you old pics of this bus.

enjoy it 8)

You know what, that's a good point! I mean, how many people went through that park and took pix with that bus in it? Hmm, sounds like a Google image search waiting to happen. :)