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RE: Sighting - where have all the Blue Birds gone? - edarnold - 08-07-2015 01:15
Hey Chuck........
Last I heard Johnny was the chief facility engineer for a Casino on the East Coast... I can imagine he is not interested in hearing from Bluebird folks.... In any case I have found the team that integrated the slide controller for Bird while they were were in biz......I am hopeful that they can sort out the issues..... Will advise in the Sept time frame....
Ciao
RE: Sighting - where have all the Blue Birds gone? - ernie ekberg - 08-07-2015 08:19
Ed- good to see that you have a bird- hope to see you guys at Q
RE: Sighting - where have all the Blue Birds gone? - edarnold - 08-07-2015 15:25
Hey Ernie..... all good. Will look forward to seeing you at Q....Then I may brave the Mexico excursion as well.
Ciao
RE: Sighting - where have all the Blue Birds gone? - mikebulriss - 08-25-2015 18:18
Well, 52 days, 5,319 miles and 18 states later, we encountered a total of two Wanderlodges actually out and about (not counting a few for sale that we reviewed). The bus ran great, but that's a story for another post.
We had so many people stopping by with compliments on the bus that it really makes you feel pretty darn good. Folks were also coming up with questions, like "Just out of curiosity, I saw you standing here for a while. Make me feel better. How much does it cost to fill that thing up?" Another time,we were filling up with fuel along the Gulf Coast when a feminine voice behind me said "What year is your Wanderlodge?" Turns out that they own a 1982 PT-40 with only about 45,000 miles on it! As she put it, it was like a time warp machine, because everything still looks like new in it. They bought it to live in when their house was destroyed in a hurricane. House was rebuilt but they still have the bus. They may sell it, so I gave her some links to list the bus.
We enjoyed the trip and took the bus down Memory Lane through it's home of origin, Fort Valley, GA. (See my other post on Muriel's.) The abandoned factory was sad, but the old Bird's Nest was especially a pitiful site to behold. Appears to be a (temporary?) GA DOT Project Office now.
FWIW,
RE: Sighting - where have all the Blue Birds gone? - philipswanson - 03-16-2016 11:13
Robert sold the Wanderlodges. I am the current owner of his old Baby Bird coach. The real Baby Bird, not an imposter. Have installed many power improvements. Its a rocket ship now.
Phil Swanson
95 Baby Bird