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Jake
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08 Thomas EF
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 Posted - 03/23/2011 : 5:22:14 PM
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That's quite a bus! I like the LED lighting.
Who makes the HT 740D transmission? If that's automatic, why is there a third pedal? Or was the automatic retrofitted?
What are the 4 filters there? I'm assuming that the one mounted to the engine is for oil. Are the ones on the frame fuel? What about the one all the way to the left? |
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Buskid
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Posted - 03/23/2011 : 5:28:35 PM
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Originally posted by 08 Thomas EF
Who makes the HT 740D transmission? If that's automatic, why is there a third pedal? Or was the automatic retrofitted?
It's an Allison. The third pedal is for the retarder. The 1969 Crown Supercoach I used to own had the same setup. |
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Buskid
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Posted - 03/23/2011 : 5:30:55 PM
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Originally posted by 08 Thomas EF
What are the 4 filters there? I'm assuming that the one mounted to the engine is for oil. Are the ones on the frame fuel? What about the one all the way to the left?
Yes, yes, and the one mounted all the way to the left is the automatic transmission fluid filter. |
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Jake
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bus724
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Posted - 03/27/2011 : 05:26:18 AM
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| Love the write-up on that 78. If the price were about 1/5 what they're asking and I had 3,000 miles worth of free diesel... |
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Buskid
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08 Thomas EF
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Posted - 03/27/2011 : 11:33:27 AM
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Thank you for all the information, Buskid!  |
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Buskid
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Posted - 03/27/2011 : 11:48:42 AM
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Originally posted by 08 Thomas EF
Thank you for all the information, Buskid!
Any time. |
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SteveCof00
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Posted - 03/28/2011 : 12:02:38 AM
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It's not too bad of shape for being driven nearly 30,000 miles a year for 31 years. Looking at the YouTube video, it looked like the only cosmetic issue (around the fuel door) could be fixed with a power washer. It also has a fairly rare option for a Crown; by 1980, the quad headlights with the corner turn signals had largely disappeared (although it would remain available all the way to the end in 1991).
Apparently this bus has a lot of interest...it already has 29 bids with 2 days left. I'm not sure how many people have gone for the 1978 yet, but my response is the almost the same as above: If it was 1/10th as posted and I had 2000 miles worth of diesel, and enough patience to learn how to master a 5-speed while also mastering Southern California traffic.
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Jake
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bus724
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 07:48:54 AM
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Buskid
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 08:37:39 AM
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Yes, please leave # 32 alone. 
It's had a little piece of my heart since 1998, and it's the Crown Bus # 32 behind the "CrownBus32" name-sake I've had online since that time. I rode it on-and-off during High School, and everyone who's worked at Saddleback Valley U.S.D. for any amount of time knows that it's something special to me.
I can't tell you how many e-mails I've received from drivers, mechanics, and school district personnel leading up to this auction going online.
Anyway, to make what could potentially be a long story short, I will be bidding on it. |
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Buskid
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 08:42:13 AM
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No one bid on that 88! Trina called dibs decades ago (literally).
Aww, Phil. Thanks. You understand better than most since you were there throughout my Crown riding and driving days. 
If a person could ever be in love with an inanimate object, # 32 would be it for me!  |
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Thomas Ford 85-16
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 2:34:13 PM
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GOOD LUCK TRINA! I want you to get that bus!!!  |
Mike's Bus Yard - http://buses.zwebpages.com - Since 1999
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Jake
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 6:43:20 PM
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| Looks like its gonna be 5 long days for ya! Good luck, i had no idea that was THE #32 when I posted it! |
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SteveCof00
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Posted - 04/08/2011 : 8:15:29 PM
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I saw the link elsewhere, which is how I already knew it was THAT particular #32.
It has changed a little bit since the first time I saw it on the Web 12 years ago (back when I didn't know why Crowns looked the way they did; I didn't know why it looked straight out of the 1950s). For being 23 years old, it looks like it is in excellent shape; I hope it makes it to a certain buyer as well. |
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Buskid
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 5:10:31 PM
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| I won the auction! |
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08 Thomas EF
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 6:43:15 PM
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Fantastic! *Cheers* It's great to know that such a nice bus will stay in the U.S. and have such a passionate owner and not shipped elsewhere and, well....
We'll be expecting lots of pics/videos.  |
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Jake
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 7:01:45 PM
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| I've already said this 10 times tonight, but.. congrats!!!! |
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Buskid
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Posted - 04/14/2011 : 7:39:38 PM
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Originally posted by 08 Thomas EF
Fantastic! *Cheers* It's great to know that such a nice bus will stay in the U.S. and have such a passionate owner and not shipped elsewhere and, well....
We'll be expecting lots of pics/videos.
I already have an album's worth of pictures from when I was still riding # 32, but I'll definitely continue to share pictures of it from its retirement here at home where it should be, with me!
After fourteen years, I still can't believe that I just bought it. |
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SteveCof00
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Buskid
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AW
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Posted - 07/18/2011 : 9:32:06 PM
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| Did it make it home? |
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BluebirdFreightliner
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USA
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Posted - 07/21/2011 : 07:48:56 AM
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| thats a nice bus! im gonna buy the bus i rode im elementary school! |
with Bluebird, ya get alot of bang for your buck. |
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'80 Crown on ebay, 78 Crown & more (scroll down)
