1963 Ford B500 Bus - School Bus - Short Bus:eBay Motors (item 270481495187 end time Nov-13-09 19:06:56 PST)


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Vehicle Description

Hey all,

Up for auction is a great bus that I've enjoyed restoring for the past 2 years. It began life as a military ambulance and was later sold to the school districts in Montana where I discovered it. It was a disaster when I first found it, the seller said it hadn't moved for 10+ years and had been used as storage. The body was made of aluminum to keep weight down but it also allowed prevented corrosion, there was such an abundance of undercoating that rust just never had a chance. I could tell immediately that it was a solid project and had so much fun bringing it back from the grave, I've had limited use of it since its completion but it's been all over So California and gets great attention.

I've removed the interior and flooring, wire wheeled the floor boards, primed them, replaced the flooring with new wood and carpet, installed RV furniture, and gave it a meager paint job. There is a dinette and sofa that pull into a bed so it will sleep two couples, I've always loved road trips and this is a great way to cruise. In all I've put $18K+ into it so I'll list all of the items that I've replaced and repaired below, this thing is fairly close to the original condition when it left the factory. Just recently the motor (223cid inline-6 ) lost compression so now the decision I have to make is to either replace the motor or put it up for sale, regrettfully I'm choosing the latter due to limited storage space at my house and finances. It was never designed for cross country travel so I feel the combination was a bit underpowered, I would put a V8 in there to improve performance but it was cruising at 60mph with the current motor. If you're local and want to see it then we'll work something out or if you have any questions or need to see more pics then I'd be more than happy to open up the kimono....just let me know!

New tires

Steering box rebuilt

New wheel cylinders

New wheel bearings

Axle seals

Brake shoes

Upgraded alternator\charging system

Starter

Belts

Hoses

Carburetor rebuild

Clutch

Battery isolator

Two deep-cycle marine house batteries

Radiator

Fluids in trans brake lines, differential

Bulbs & lenses

Paint

Floorboards

Carpet

Furniture (two captain chairs, dinette set, barrel chair, sofa) – sofa and dinette set become beds

Stereo

Window tint

On Nov-06-09 at 23:38:37 PST, seller added the following information:

Vehicle is 20' in length * 16' cab * 10' tall * and weighs 8,750 lbs.

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Questions and answers about this item


	Q: Is this bus a gasoline or diesel engine? Thanks. A: It is a gasoline engine	Nov 12, 2009

	Q: How do you have this registered? A: It's registered as a regular vechicle (like a van conversion), nothing fancy	Nov 11, 2009

	Q: Hey, I was just wondering how much a new engine would run me for this thing?? just ballpark would be good. A: Well to rebuild the motor that's in there would cost around $1,500. Or if you wanted to buy a V8, you could get a used motor for around $500+ and then you'd have to pay the labor for somone to fabricate the... Continue reading	Nov 10, 2009
	Q: MR Lust: Here's the Deal..oh bad place to start..I need to know the overall length, height, and width of this AmBuslance. That I can get a fix on what it would cost me to ship to Hawaii. Currently I have a 63 ford... Continue reading A: Good catch, I'll update the listing.....20' stem to stern with a 16' cab, 10 feet tall with a gross vehicle weight of 8750 lbs. 4 speed tranny on the floor - granny gear 1st - mahalo, J Rod	Nov 06, 2009

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