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Title: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on March 23, 2019, 08:59:28 AM: Is anyone interested in a Double Decker bus? They make great conversions and vacation homes. If so contact Jerry at 810.243.1786 for more info. He has a few of them to liquidate. If you have converted one already, post some photos here for all of us to see.
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: TomC on March 23, 2019, 01:40:54 PM: Check the overall height-many are 14'6"!
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: chessie4905 on March 23, 2019, 06:38:46 PM: Yeah, go ahead and slap a couple of roof airs on that.lol PSU had one of those in a diesel model. Top speed was probably 50 mph if that. Try to obtain parts for it.
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Fred Mc on March 23, 2019, 06:42:13 PM: "Try to obtain parts for it."
Isn't that why "JEREMY" is on this board? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Jeremy on March 25, 2019, 03:42:57 AM: Happy to help if needed! Although I'd only be doing the same Google search for suppliers that anyone else could do

Personally I wouldn't want a double-decker BUS as a camper because they are designed for low speed stop-start city centre use and definitely not for touring. But a double-decker COACH - absolutely, bring it on - modern Neoplan double-deckers etc are some of the coolest vehicles on the road in my opinion. But any double-decker is a difficult conversion, with low ceilings on both decks and no possibility of doing a roof raise.

Jeremy

Photo below of the Plaxton Paramount 4000, which is the double-decker version of my own bus - 30 years old now and very cheap to buy:

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5661/31311571052_97cda46c71.jpg)
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: CrabbyMilton on March 25, 2019, 04:17:21 AM: I remember a story someone else on here told where someone bought an old classic London double deck and brought it over.
He had a good time with it until the engine crapped out and the thing just sat for many years.
On the bright side, I remember some Chicago tour operator repowered some of those with CUMMINS or DETROIT engines with ALLISON transmissions and they were just fine.
I wonder where those NEOPLAN double decker's that they used for tours down at the cape ended up?
Those were beautiful monsters.
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: TomC on March 25, 2019, 07:56:17 AM: Those Neoplan double decker Cape buses were 50ft, 14'6" tall-basically couldn't be driven very many places. Plus being in Florida near the beach, were all rusted badly. Good Luck, TomC
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Jeremy on March 25, 2019, 10:58:11 AM: The Neoplan Jumbocruiser is undoubtedly my own favourite - designed I'm sure by someone who watched the movie "The Big Bus" many times as a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytIIVkr0N_c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytIIVkr0N_c)

Might be a little tricky getting in-and-out of campground spaces though.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Jeremy on March 25, 2019, 11:00:22 AM: (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/513ENVYWG9L._SY445_.jpg)
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: chessie4905 on March 25, 2019, 04:30:57 PM: That's just like mine. Although I removed the grand piano.
Title: Re: Double Decker Buses
Post by: Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM on April 04, 2019, 01:11:51 AM: These DD buses would be great for an Airbnb. People would love them. This could be used to pay your fuel bus for your other bus.