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Date:         Thu, 13 Oct 1994 08:43:52 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         "Thom Fitzpatrick" <thom@tim.com>
Subject:      Re: Salvaging busses from 'yards

>Is this a big problem? I remember reading pop's hotrod mags and I've seen what >happens to a chopped roof. Good ole pop is pretty handy with welding, so I >thought, hmmmmm...

It could probably be straigtened.

>Three broad question groups: >1) What is a reasonable price for buying such a vehicle from a yard? This is >separate from whether the guy'll actually sell it. I know that in WI there is >a title transfer option for junked vehicles.

Tell him you'll take it away for $50. Start from there.

>2) For those of you who are repairing/restoring, or who have ... an old bus, >what kind of condition was it in when you began? Was there some sort of minimum >condition below which you said forget it? I guess this is a function of time, >money and desire.

My '56 was missing a lot of parts, most of the windows were craked, and it had a lot of rocker panel rust. I used to not even allow rust on cars I bought, but since this was so old, I bent my rules. On my previous bus, I looked for months 'til I found one iwth NO rust.

>3) What kind of mechanicals are on that era bus? I'd be interested in putting >in a early 70s drivetrain. I'm thinking, basically, of using later model parts >that are sitting around my pop's so I could keep the price down yet still have >an oh-so-sexy split to drive around.

I don't think you're gonna have an easy time with putting 70's stuff in except for the engine.

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