Dave, Is Jason's glasstop that beautiful blue and silver one which was on the main page of flxowners last year? If so, that's one beautiful bus. Let me know...
Hi Dennis-- No, Jason's is not the blue and silver one (we wish it was). His is an older rv conversion with the center rooftop windows removed (actually just...
Dennis, The flxible.net site is great, but you might want to change (or remove) the "Last Site Update March 16, 2003" at the bottm of the home page. Also,...
To all group members be aware of virus called W32.mydoom. I encountered it on my computer after opening a failed message from mailer-daemon which stated that...
... Hello Dennis, that beautiful late '49 glasstop is owned by Bob & Judy Mally, of Rochester, NY (FOI 244) Is it cold up in Champaign? Regards, Kenneth...
I believe this is same HPO that was on Ebay a few months ago. I asked a few questions of the seller -- I think he said some of the PO interior was gone - asked...
I currently have my 42 "cruiser" Clipper insured by progressive insurance. I just called them up and they asked what it was, and I informed them it was a 1942...
Hi, I am new to the group and currently looking for a bus to convert(or finished converstion). My requirements are for a bus under 40' long and i want to stay...
Dear Chris; You have asked a broad range of qestions. Some of these, I am not qualified to answer, but where I drop off, perhaps some of our other members...
Thanks Pete. Will do. Rich snidey@... wrote: ... Most will. Just be sure to enquire about insurance for a Motor Home, and don't mention the "B" word....
What are the suspensions like in these 1940 and 1950 era busses? My RV friends say "Air Ride" is a must. They didn't have Air Ride back then did they? I...
Mick, Thanks for all your input and knowledge....Now i have even more questions for everyone. I did not mention the VL because that appeared to be a quite long...
Mick, Thanks for all your input and knowledge....Now i have even more questions for everyone. I did not mention the VL because that appeared to be a quite long...
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Robert Ebert
rebert@...
Feb 11, 2004 7:25 pm
Chris, The VL was 35 feet. The Starliner was slightly less with a 218 inch wheelbase and was about 33 feet. You are correct, the Clipper/Visicoach/Starliner...
Hi Chris; I will try to answer as best I can. The answer is no, they didn't and yes to the rest. No understorage bays for the early models/clipper design. I...
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bus-0099@...
Feb 12, 2004 2:55 am
... Some late models did. They baggage bays were shallow, the under carriage was dropped, the aisle is deeper, and the body may have been raised a few inches....
If you look at the photos of the Starliners in Dr. Bob¹s book, you¹ll see that they do have three storage bays on each side beneath the floor just as my Œ57...
On 2004-02-11 flxowners@yahoogroups.com said:
>What are the suspensions like in these 1940 and 1950 era busses? My
>RV friends say "Air Ride" is a must....
Chris Go to photos I put one in there down the bottom. This #135 was the only one we had with under floor baggage that was an option. Notice also the tinted...
May it be fact or fiction about age old story of windshieds floating around in Mexico. I this weekend came upon a trade magazine in my bus co desk dated 1976....
Wow....thanks to everyone for all the answers to my questions. But, as promised, i have a couple of more... Kasidy & Butch indicated that the VL-100 is indeed...
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bus-0099@...
Feb 12, 2004 6:50 pm
... Some Starliner models have a step in the roof, but as far as I know, none is a step-deck design. The VL-100 is a step-deck. The Visicoach has a wider...
First of all, BAD SNIDEY!!! You wrote: " Right. The DC-3 of highway busses! The other Flx's, IMO, are just alternative MCI/GMC ho-hum monster busses....