We’ve featured numerous fine automobiles from Mercedes-Benz on Barn Finds over the years, but I don’t recall coming across many wearing the O 309 D badge. This moniker signifies a bus, one small enough to be driven with ease, yet providing… more»
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Rare Hauler: 1961 Volkswagen Double Cab
This 1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Double Cab is a desirable early “high-hinge” and “bullet-nose” model, making it one of the harder-to-find VW commercial vehicles. The seller originally planned to restore it but now says priorities have changed, offering the… more»
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BF Auction: 1956 Chevrolet School Bus 4×4
For some, the urge to embark on a life of adventure is irresistible, but choosing the best method to attain that goal can be challenging. This 1956 Chevrolet School Bus could offer the ideal solution, providing an opportunity for… more»
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Prodigious Project: 1947 Flxible “Clipper” Passenger Bus
Ever wondered why “Flxible” is missing an “e”? The spelling dates back to the early 1900s, when the company was founded around the invention of a flexible link that attached a sidecar to a motorcycle allowing both to lean… more»
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BF Auction: No Reserve 1949 Ford F5 School Bus
In Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It (hear me out), a character named Jaques performs a famous monologue about the seven “acts” of a man’s life, one of them being “a whining schoolboy…creeping like snail unwillingly to school.” Maybe times… more»
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Epic Project! 1950 Marmon-Herrington Motorhome
Let’s see…. you have a vintage Marmon-Herrington bus lying around – hmm, what to do with it? How about converting it to a motorhome! Here on eBay is a 1950 Marmon-Herrington made into a 28-foot RV, complete with a… more»
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Historic Project! 1924 White Yellowstone Tour Bus
From Newport Beach, California, we have a Yellowstone coach in running order looking for a new home. Advertised here on Craigslist for $20,000, it hasn’t moved one inch from Barn Finds’ last review one year ago, almost to the day. White Motor Company established a… more»
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BF Auction: 2010 Proterra Prototype Number One
As the world’s population increases with much of the growth occurring in urban areas, governments at all levels are encouraging the motoring public to abandon cars in favor of public transport for our daily commute. The theory seems sound,… more»
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Make Your Own Motor Home: 1949 Flxible Clipper
Believe it or not, our country was once filled with folks who traveled by bus. Buses and passenger trains hauled folks from city to city, whether in-state or across the country. Before Trailways and Greyhound dominated the market, numerous… more»
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1 of 13 Left: 1941 Dodge Hilo Sampan
Your first question probably is “What’s a Hilo Sampan” because it looks like a Tiki Hut on wheels. By definition, a sampan is a wooden boat with a flat bottom and often a thatched roof. By the 1930s, that… more»
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American Icon Serial Number 001: 1954 GMC Scenicruiser
While there were serious issues to deal with in the America of the 1950s, there was also a sense that it was a country on the move. Cars were getting larger, sleeker, and faster. The passenger aviation industry was… more»
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Old School Motor Coach: 1931 Mack Greyhound Bus
We take for granted that we can now travel across our great country in just a few hours by plane, or a few days by automobile. You can still even cross the country by train or bus a few… more»
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One of Twelve: Restored 1939 GMC Futurliner
The Futurliner was the brainchild of Charles Kettering, GM’s head of research. Kettering established the Parade of Progress after visiting the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair in 1933. The Parade began in 1936, with eight streamlined buses bringing exhibitions of… more»
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BF Auction: 1934 Ford School Bus
Some classics are so dripping with character that it almost seems wrong to restore or modify them. Such is the case with this 1934 Ford School Bus. It is a rock-solid project candidate that offers a world of possibilities…. more»
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Out of the Route 66 Museum: 1960 Crown Supercoach
The Supercoach was a bus built by Crown Coach Co. from 1948 until its demise in 1991. They were largely sold as school buses on the West Coast but also provided the foundation for RVs and the like. This… more»
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Deck ‘N A Half: 1955 GMC PD-4501 Scenicruiser
Greyhound was founded in Minnesota by Eric Wickman, a Huppmobile dealer who couldn’t sell even one Huppmobile. Partnering up with a couple of buddies, Wickman used his orphan car to ferry miners from town to mine starting in 1914…. more»
