[tcb] Re: nother short trip report
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:24:50 -0700 (PDT)
WOW , That has got to be one of the biggest honors of
all ,for Charlie to invite the panel in his display
(especially with out of state plates)
--- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Saw some more cool bus stuff today at the Classic.
> Charlie Hamil invited the Bakery truck to park in
> his OCTO display area so we did and didn't have to
> sit out in the hot parking lot with every vehicle
> crammed together. Had about 20 busses in the Hamil
> display area including the rarest of the rare single
> cabs. Just restored special engine air model with
> special dust air cleaner and engine air intake
> scopes just to each side of the rear window of the
> cab with special duct work all the way back to the
> engine compartment which had no vents in the body.
> Was a factory M code for extreme dust conditions.
> Was a 61 and restored flawlessly with a tilt and NOS
> factory hoops. Also some ridiculous asking prices
> on busses for sale. 63 panel in much worse
> condition than the bakery truck when I started
> $6,000. Big engined 23 window barndoor in custom
> bus class $65,000. 13 window 63 (I think) very
> average unrestored asking $40,000. Pressed bumper
> 11 window with all seats (57) new
> paint but otherwise not very nice ($22,500).
> Needless to say I'm not coming home with any new
> busses.
>
> Now in Yuma AZ for the night. since we were so
> far south of LA at the show I decided for a change
> of scenery to drop down to San Diego and come back
> to Tuscon on 8. More later.
>
Paul Smith
www.23window.com/thezone
T.C.B.
H.B.B.
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