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This pulled into a stellplatz we're on.
Lovely Old Bus Conversion (1 Viewer)
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Lovely. 
Saw a similar one on the site at Arromarche a few years back. The two front. Doors lifted off the hinges and were put inside as they left. Eventually worked out the the owner was saying it was air conditioned!
Saw a similar one on the site at Arromarche a few years back. The two front. Doors lifted off the hinges and were put inside as they left. Eventually worked out the the owner was saying it was air conditioned!
Saw this in south of France.
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We came across this lovely old bus in Vera Playa, Spain.
They all look great however the idea of traveling a big distance in one day in one especially on a hot day would fill me with dread. A bit like split screen vw campers form over function
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they do look great, so much character compared to a white box, and have to ask, why would travelling a big distance in one day in one of them, be any different to being in any other vehicle?
any why would they want to?
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I think that might have been a Swiss Post Bus.
I remember as a kid in the late 60's travelling in the back row of a bus like that.
As the bus went up the hairpins the rear end was a looooong way from the road and nothing but clouds below you!
I remember as a kid in the late 60's travelling in the back row of a bus like that.
As the bus went up the hairpins the rear end was a looooong way from the road and nothing but clouds below you!
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I think they look amazing.
As to long distances in one day then as long as the seats are comfortable why not? Many buses do very long distances every day.
As to long distances in one day then as long as the seats are comfortable why not? Many buses do very long distances every day.
Cold in winter, draughty,noisy ,uneconomical limited top speed . We averaged 70 on the peage I'd have thought that's very unpleasant in an old bus conversion.
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Well spotted, it is RHD which is how some Swiss or possibly Italien buses were built for Alpine regions. It puts the driver closer to the edge of the road. In the same way we use LHD roadsweepers.
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Another pic of the inside.
I had a picture of my son's 7 litre, double turbo charged ex Austrian Mercedes fire tender conversion. Unfortunately I lost it last week when my mobile crashed. You'll just have to believe me
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A quick bit of googling confirms your suspicion, it would appear to be a swiss post bus from the early 1950's possibly an L4C Alpenwagen, if they were designed for the mountains one assumes the engines would be quite torque?
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Sorry no picture but there was a converted fire engine on the stellplatz that we were on last night. The roller shutters were open on the side to reveal that the inside (equipment stowage and water tank originally I expect) had been converted to the habitation space with the crew cab being the lounge.
The classic "JASUS! You were close to the edge!!!" and doing it all back to front!!!!Well spotted, it is RHD which is how some Swiss or possibly Italien buses were built for Alpine regions. It puts the driver closer to the edge of the road. In the same way we use LHD roadsweepers.
comments one gets from from even motorbikes following British motorhomes up Alpine passes.
(Mentally thinking "no way am I ever driving in the UK" I'd look a fool.)
They must think we are all superb drivers honed on years of Cornish lanes and Scottish single track. Not realising the benefit of RHD
You'd think they might have updated the pump!
The one in my tank fits in the palm of my hand and does 19L per min.!
Yes, that was the style, 12 seater crew cab. He had the roof raised, with round potholes at the sides. So the front was the lounge, the rear was the sleeping area. He was turning right on a twin carriageway, a police car which he hadn't heard, went into the rear and was completely written off. The police were more interested in checking out the van conversion.
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It was much bigger than that, the wheels were taller than he was.
The first bus looks similar to the bus they got away in in the film where eagles dare. ( if ive got the film correct, think it was red though)
Swiss Post Bus, always in red.
Looks like a saurer bus, Austrian manufactured,made high quality buses and lorries for the austrian market,a roughly 1920s to mid 1980s
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Ok few miles out sorry, knew what it was though
Funny that - the post buses were yellow when I honeymooned in the Bernese Oberland in 1973. I wonder if it's a cantonal thing?
Weighbridge recommended. Spotted in Pontiac, US.
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