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maddog125
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 Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Seems They Can Shoot Purdy Good In Nevada Too... |
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| So I did some digging and got word from a reputable source that the bus is still in Fresno and it is indeed undergoing restoration - the BB is now just a B, alas. |
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maddog125
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| Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: Seems They Can Shoot Purdy Good In Nevada Too... |
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| That would be a real shame if true |
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zozo
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| Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Seems They Can Shoot Purdy Good In Nevada Too... |
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| Last I heard about this bus, it'd changed hands again and the new owners were having it "restored," inclusive of the bullet holes being "fixed." Sad if that's indeed the case. |
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maddog125
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Seems They Can Shoot Purdy Good In Nevada Too... |
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| Sorry to bump such an old thread, but has anyone discovered the whereabouts of the BB yet? I've always been fascinated by this bus, especially with all the Area 51 hype as of late. |
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I believe since they couldn't find all the lead, it had to have a 'this product contains components known to be carcinogens.." label on each door.
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srfndoc
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Any updates on the BB? Did it make the unholy transition to boredom?
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mandraks
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The nightmare scenario:
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looks like Greg Biffle at Bristol. Very nice race track, lots of cars get torn up there, doubt any of them have a gram of bondo on them
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GeorgeL
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The nightmare scenario:
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ScrapJunkie
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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So has the infamous Bullet Bus emerged yet? Or are its whereabouts still a mystery?
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crofty
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Most of the people in this thread have sold a lot of buses over the years and should know by now that once it's gone it's not your "project " anymore. If you want a bus to stay the way it is then keep it.
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quartermilecamel
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I think that image of the bullet bus all lit up at night with a light inside is etched into our minds. That was my most favorite picture of it. Not that I liked having somebody shoot the hell out of a bus but, since it is what it is that photo was cool. A running/driving breezy bus 
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GeorgeL
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| ...it should have been kept in the family. Plenty of people would have ponied up to be a steward of the Bullet Bus. |
And plenty of people provided the vintage parts to re-animate that shell with the expectation that it be kept holy. |
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unclespanky
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I can't tell you how many times I've rummaged through the house looking for Ken's #. I know that he worked on the Pier here in Santa Cruz. I'd contact him in a second if I could. I know he has/had a buddy that was also into Busses from the UK. They both came by once and checked out the bus.
I'd buy the bus back if I could. Like x wifes , old girlfriends and the police..............I know I'll see the bus again. |
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kombisutra
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| After you sell it and someone else buys it..they can do what they wish with it...its theirs now not yours. |
Give your daughter away... new husband pimps her out... Basically, fuck you.
Yeah, I have a heavy heart for that bus. I (we) loved on that thing and definately bled more than once bringing her back around from nothing. Spanky, how about contacting this dude you sold it to and get the real story on it, this rumor mill is gonna' go out of control.
A lot of us put our love into saving these old junkers, and while it may be true that someone could be taking the bus to "the next level", its still difficult for me to deal with. To hell with the cookie-cutter-common, overly restored, personality-muted SB/CW late 21... I can't stand those things, -or most buses who's true identity and soul has been erased. "The next level" Whatever. I'll attempt to hold judgment until I see who's actually got the bus. Who knows, maybe "Metalwizard" has it. Regardless, the bus's history would still be heading down the tubes.
There's always more garbage out there for me dig up, so I'll try to look forward and not worry so much about what's behind me. Trying to think positive.  |
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SurfCityRacing
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| Did what I had to do.................... |
Word. I get that. We've all done that. Hopefully she went to truly greener pastures... Reports are conflicting at this time.
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elliottjohnson
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We're just speculating on what the current owner is doing with it, and until someone comes up with pics or real info, it's just that, speculation.
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I asked a few local guys and they said they hadn't heard about it being in Fresno, so no real info to add. |
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SkooobaSteve
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unclespanky
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Not to sound like a dick, but it should have been kept in the family. Plenty of people would have ponied up to be a steward of the Bullet Bus.
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Looking back , I think you remember why I had to let her go to " Greener pastures " Metal work, the fist sized hole in the frame rail under drivers seat, and some other issues come to mind. I put a lot of time and money in the bus working it up the best I could, Glass, OG interior panels, brakes etc. all this and more to keep her on the road. Mind this was when I was 1/3 owner, I never recieved one nickel nor did I ask to get reimbursed for any of this. I simply loved the bus. I ran a for sale sign on her from Bug-O to Madera spring fling and not one of " Steward"'s offered to help with metal work. I'd of thrown the keys to any family or friend that would have offered. Living a block from the beach, I could sit in my lawn chair and watch her deteriorate by the day. Did what I had to do.................... |
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tacochris
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| Not to sound like a dick, but it should have been kept in the family. Plenty of people would have ponied up to be a steward of the Bullet Bus. |
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SurfCityRacing
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I was assured by Ken when I sold him the Bus that it would continue to be shown at, ummm shows. I've yet to see it ANY shows and have gotten a couple reports that it is now either in Montery or Fresno getting " Restored " might want to ad some coilovers to support the bondo.  |
We're just speculating on what the current owner is doing with it, and until someone comes up with pics or real info, it's just that, speculation.
Not to sound like a dick, but it should have been kept in the family. Plenty of people would have ponied up to be a steward of the Bullet Bus.
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