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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: birdarchitect26 on February 22, 2018, 08:23:54 AM
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Is this a real bus? Wiki says so. Shes a biggun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Coach_Industries
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I saw an MCI-6 for sale on Ebay one time. It was different as I recall (the conversion, not the bus). I'm sure there are a few others here that will remember them with greater detail than this old guy.
Will
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Barrett/Jackson sold number 53 in 2016 at the Scottsdale auction for 44k that Fandango pink was the worst color I ever saw on a bus
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Unless you equip with wheel conversion adapters, the MC-6 used 12R-24.5 that are just about impossible to find now. Most convert the large diameter wheel nuts to conventional truck/bus types to accept 11R-24.5 tires. Good Luck, TomC
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Unless you equip with wheel conversion adapters, the MC-6 used 12R-24.5 that are just about impossible to find now. Most convert the large diameter wheel nuts to conventional truck/bus types to accept 11R-24.5 tires. Good Luck, TomC
It not only the 12rx24 the bolt pattern on the hub don't match any wheel made today
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Barrett/Jackson sold number 53 in 2016 at the Scottsdale auction for 44k that Fandango pink was the worst color I ever saw on a bus
Puke. Not to mention the HUGE white lettering on the tires. Gawdy.
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Don't you love the pink 8v92 :D
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Blech. What is wrong with someone’s grey matter that would lead them to paint an 8v92 pink. It’s not even “breast cancer awareness” pink...it’s a nasty nail polish pink. Yuck.
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I think Gary Bennett has a MCI6 for sale in LV, lvmci.
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Looks like something Liberace would have had if he ever had a bus. Even the engine is pink? Wonder what it looks like inside? Oh well to each his or her own.
Granted, Elvis liked to give people pink CADILLACS but this is different as one observed.
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Why not try pink? They leak like a sieve in green.😄
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LOL that pink one didn't leak any oil for sure it was spotless
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Like pink buses do you? Try these:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+bus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb59-ZnLzZAhXCmeAKHcZJBzYQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=916#imgrc=_&spf=1519395215022 (https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+bus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb59-ZnLzZAhXCmeAKHcZJBzYQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=916#imgrc=_&spf=1519395215022)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/531213718529807159/ (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/531213718529807159/)
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That All State Charters MC6 was was quite noteworthy many years ago.I
Isn't that bus with the big eyeballs on the windshield Cliffs old one? Lol
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Blech. What is wrong with someone’s grey matter that would lead them to paint an 8v92 pink. It’s not even “breast cancer awareness” pink...it’s a nasty nail polish pink. Yuck.
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I think it looks like a version of Magenta rather than Pink, at least as it looks on screen. In contrast with the black and shiny metal, it's not that bad. The question is, do we have the guts to paint our coaches that color? ;D
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Heres another one in BC, Canada.
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I had a boat that colour once. Technically it's cerise rather than pink, but yes it's not a colour for shy people
Jeremy
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The owner said it was Fandango pink,still ugly by any name IMO
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That Allstate Charter Lines MC6 was was quite noteworthy many years ago.
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That MC-6 was John's pride and joy. An original car, right down to the 12V71/4-spd powertrain. Came out of the Canadian Greyhound fleet.
He had the engine completely rebuilt by Delaney & Ahlf in Bakersfield, was set up for 500 hp w/o a turbo! IIRC, 2300 rpm with N70 injectors. Had to be very gentle on the throttle in 1st gear, engine had enough torque to twist the driveshaft into a pretzel if you got on it hard. Made it easy to understand why Greyhound US put 8V71T/HT-740s in their 85 units.
I was fortunate to take it on a local, one-day charter once - a real estate "fam tour" around town, never getting out of 3rd gear. That was a real treat, because John very, very rarely would let any other company driver pilot the "Pink Lady." Absolute monster of a rig! Last I heard, it was sold to somebody in TX, who promptly blew up the engine. Have no idea where it is now, or if it even still exists.
Scott Robertson bought a 6 last fall from a fellow in Clarkston, WA, that's a Canadian car. It's currently in Lewiston, ID, with a coolant leak that needs to be addressed before he takes it back to FL.
FWIW & HTH. . .
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RJ, our first winter in Yuma in late 04 there was a guy up on the end of 53rd Lane, (Jim's street), that had a 6 and was from Spokane. His name was Jake, don't remember his last name, he sold his place in Yuma a couple of years later and sold the 6 too. Have always kept an eye out for it but never seen it again.
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https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-MCI-MC-6-MOTOR-HOME-185891 (https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-MCI-MC-6-MOTOR-HOME-185891)
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I couldn't resist. Here is another post for those that can't get enough of pink buses.
https://www.picmog.com/media/1724434752340809775_1150480700 (https://www.picmog.com/media/1724434752340809775_1150480700)
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I found this one north of Elkhart, IN a few years ago. I have no idea if it is still there. The roof line is very distinct on these.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7230985,-86.2475052,3a,18.3y,25.85h,89.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUBMxJrbbxWrgnuGovA4ivw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7230985,-86.2475052,3a,18.3y,25.85h,89.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUBMxJrbbxWrgnuGovA4ivw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
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That almost looks like a FLXIBLE or DINA.
One never knows what lurks in garages, barns, or behind fences.
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Almost? Definitely a MC-6. Many coaches of that age, or even now, have similarities to each other though. Nowadays you have to look at the emblem on the front of coach to tell what brand they are. Well at least some of us...
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It's easy to tell a J4500 from a H3-45 but transits are often harder to ID.
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I've been seeing a transit bus for several years in primer sitting off the road by a run down house. It was recently moved away from house down near end of driveway. Curiosity finally got to me so I stopped a couple weeks ago to see what it was. It turned out to be an Orion, probably with a 6v-71 or non Detroit.
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I've been seeing a transit bus for several years in primer sitting off the road by a run down house. It was recently moved away from house down near end of driveway. Curiosity finally got to me so I stopped a couple weeks ago to see what it was. It turned out to be an Orion, probably with a 6v-71 or non Detroit.