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75gmc454 · 12-29-2011, 11:37 PM

I saw this old bus the other day and was wondering if anyone has ever seen one like it. It is rough but I hate to see something like this get hauled for scrap. I think it is a '37 but not sure. It has been parked for a very long time. haha

Daze57 · 12-30-2011, 04:22 AM

sorta takes one back to the woodstock days

**special-K** · 12-30-2011, 06:19 AM

That would be a neat Chevy to bring back. You rarely ever see a bus this old any more. I found a Reo bus almost that old recently,but haven't seen one around from the '30s since I was a kid.
Here are some late '30s/early '40s buses:

Mayo · 12-30-2011, 10:58 AM

That thing is neat, I have always liked those 37 front ends.
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301247 · 12-30-2011, 12:15 PM

Im currently building a 1937 Bus, I'll try to share a few pics of where its at.

301247 · 12-30-2011, 01:06 PM

Heres how it sat for years.

301247 · 12-30-2011, 01:21 PM

Heres an idea of the direction its headed.

**special-K** · 12-30-2011, 01:49 PM

Nice! That's a great vehicle to do!!

Mayo · 12-30-2011, 05:03 PM

thats awesome

k5hart · 12-30-2011, 05:33 PM

301247 - I had your thread subscribed on the other truck board. Glad you found your way over here. Project is looking good.

I love old buses. I think they make cool rods. Save that one in the woods if you can!

yousesteers · 12-30-2011, 08:13 PM

Man that thing could be made in to one awesome small motor home to travel in

75gmc454 · 12-30-2011, 09:47 PM

301247 that 37 you are working on is a really nice rig.
I will keep everyone posted on what happens with the one I am looking at.

**special-K** · 12-31-2011, 09:26 AM

I saw this Dodge at a truck show:

301247 · 12-31-2011, 11:04 AM

75gmc454 what brand is the body? are there any tags on the dash or below the rear door. Mine has a plate on the dash that says wayne bus..

75gmc454 · 12-31-2011, 08:44 PM

I dont know what kind it is. I have not looked at it very close. It should have a tag on it somewhere. The truck still has its serial number plate on it under the hood, but I will have to go back to see if there is one on the body. I'm still trying to get the guy to get rid of it. He has been using it to store car parts in for years.

It has 3 side windows, not a very long bus. All of the windows rolled up and down like the window on a car for ventilation. Look how the rear wheel cutouts are made. It looks like a teardrop style that a car would have.

Daze57 · 12-31-2011, 11:18 PM

that would be a great project if you could get it - good luck and let us know how it turns out

Leroy-B1 · 01-01-2012, 09:48 AM

Those are cool

bubba327 · 01-01-2012, 01:46 PM

I saw this bus converted to mini motor home for the first time back in 2009, and a few times since. I am thinking it is a 37 Thomas Bros? It is now perched on a 1 ton Dodge chassis with a Cummings diesel. the side stacks are just for show....
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63 & 64 Bowties · 01-02-2012, 09:35 AM

301247, that thing is awesome. Got a link to your build thread?

301247 · 01-02-2012, 10:50 AM

I did have some on another site but I could make one here.

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-02-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 301247

I did have some on another site but I could make one here.

Please

12-29-2011, 11:37 PM	#1
75gmc454 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MS Posts: 479	1937?? school bus I saw this old bus the other day and was wondering if anyone has ever seen one like it. It is rough but I hate to see something like this get hauled for scrap. I think it is a '37 but not sure. It has been parked for a very long time. haha

12-30-2011, 04:22 AM	#2
Daze57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City Posts: 1,835	Re: 1937?? school bus sorta takes one back to the woodstock days

12-30-2011, 06:19 AM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 1937?? school bus That would be a neat Chevy to bring back. You rarely ever see a bus this old any more. I found a Reo bus almost that old recently,but haven't seen one around from the '30s since I was a kid. Here are some late '30s/early '40s buses: Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-30-2011, 10:58 AM	#4
Mayo Cool Truck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bowie,MD Posts: 1,869	Re: 1937?? school bus That thing is neat, I have always liked those 37 front ends. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn "Cool Truck" 1937 Chevrolet Pickup - Project Looking for a patina'd 68 50th Anniversary longbed

12-30-2011, 12:15 PM	#5
301247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sd Posts: 5	Re: 1937?? school bus Im currently building a 1937 Bus, I'll try to share a few pics of where its at.

12-30-2011, 01:06 PM	#6
301247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sd Posts: 5	Re: 1937?? school bus Heres how it sat for years. Attached Images

12-30-2011, 01:21 PM	#7
301247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sd Posts: 5	Re: 1937?? school bus Heres an idea of the direction its headed. Attached Images

12-30-2011, 01:49 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 1937?? school bus Nice! That's a great vehicle to do!! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-30-2011, 05:03 PM	#9
Mayo Cool Truck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bowie,MD Posts: 1,869	Re: 1937?? school bus thats awesome __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn "Cool Truck" 1937 Chevrolet Pickup - Project Looking for a patina'd 68 50th Anniversary longbed

12-30-2011, 05:33 PM	#10
k5hart Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Posts: 1,370	Re: 1937?? school bus 301247 - I had your thread subscribed on the other truck board. Glad you found your way over here. Project is looking good. I love old buses. I think they make cool rods. Save that one in the woods if you can! __________________ 2006 Silverado CCSB, 1939 Ford Sedan, 1962 BelAir Wagon, 1976 Vega Panel Charleston, South Carolina

12-30-2011, 08:13 PM	#11
yousesteers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Paris, MO Posts: 290	Re: 1937?? school bus Man that thing could be made in to one awesome small motor home to travel in __________________ Clint Youse Paris, MO 1984 Chevrolet 3+3 K30 with Cummins 1966 IH Scout has been a work in progress for 16 yrs

12-30-2011, 09:47 PM	#12
75gmc454 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MS Posts: 479	Re: 1937?? school bus 301247 that 37 you are working on is a really nice rig. I will keep everyone posted on what happens with the one I am looking at.

12-31-2011, 09:26 AM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: 1937?? school bus I saw this Dodge at a truck show: Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-31-2011, 11:04 AM	#14
301247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sd Posts: 5	Re: 1937?? school bus 75gmc454 what brand is the body? are there any tags on the dash or below the rear door. Mine has a plate on the dash that says wayne bus..

12-31-2011, 08:44 PM	#15
75gmc454 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MS Posts: 479	Re: 1937?? school bus I dont know what kind it is. I have not looked at it very close. It should have a tag on it somewhere. The truck still has its serial number plate on it under the hood, but I will have to go back to see if there is one on the body. I'm still trying to get the guy to get rid of it. He has been using it to store car parts in for years. It has 3 side windows, not a very long bus. All of the windows rolled up and down like the window on a car for ventilation. Look how the rear wheel cutouts are made. It looks like a teardrop style that a car would have.



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12-31-2011, 11:18 PM	#16
Daze57 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Las Vegas - Nev. aka Sin City Posts: 1,835	Re: 1937?? school bus that would be a great project if you could get it - good luck and let us know how it turns out

01-01-2012, 09:48 AM	#17
Leroy-B1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Mars Hill, NC Posts: 1,994	Re: 1937?? school bus Those are cool

01-01-2012, 01:46 PM	#18
bubba327 HOW long until spring?? Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Star Idaho Posts: 1,413	Re: 1937?? school bus I saw this bus converted to mini motor home for the first time back in 2009, and a few times since. I am thinking it is a 37 Thomas Bros? It is now perched on a 1 ton Dodge chassis with a Cummings diesel. the side stacks are just for show.... ( the truck in the background belongs to member Imperial Kustom) __________________ 69 chevelle convertible 71-C-10 short-wide and low 64 C-10 custom shortbox "Bubba"s Recycling project"

01-02-2012, 09:35 AM	#19
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: 1937?? school bus 301247, that thing is awesome. Got a link to your build thread? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-02-2012, 10:50 AM	#20
301247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: sd Posts: 5	Re: 1937?? school bus I did have some on another site but I could make one here.

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