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Odd 1979 - davidkerryedwards - 01-27-2007 17:16 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV- MotorHome_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50056QQihZ015QQitemZ250077860495QQrd Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on 'pusher chassis'? Kerry 82 Fc 35 Denver Odd 1979 - ebirder2000@... - 01-27-2007 22:13 I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was intentional. I do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was pre pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of the original. There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is that the wheel "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor throughout the coach. BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the floor plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety is that the outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. Since the 1979 the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount of room, almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 has far more room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at least one more entrance step added. The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. Most seem to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four years at over a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just finding a chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on the market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation that about half of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has mine. I believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine upgrades. I would be somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not perform the finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look at anyway. Steve Anderson 79 FC 35 (not an XV) Poulsbo, Wa. In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, kerry.edwards@... writes: _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV-) MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorH Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on 'pusher chassis'? Kerry 82 Fc 35 Denver [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Odd 1979 - Stephen Birtles - 01-28-2007 00:09 is a double frame XV anniversary model --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards" > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV- > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50056QQihZ015QQitemZ250077860495QQrd > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > Odd 1979 - one_dusty_hoot - 01-28-2007 05:13 I think the tense is the "Odd" part. "I AM SELLING IT FOR A FRIEND OF MINE" "WE KNOW WE HAVE MISSED SOME THINGS" "SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING" "JUST GIVE US A CALL" Maybe owned by a Siamese Twin?? bob janes, greenville, SC --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, ebirder2000@... wrote: > > > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was intentional. I > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was pre > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of the original. > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is that the wheel > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor throughout the coach. > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the floor > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety is that the > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. Since the 1979 > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount of room, > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 has far more > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at least one more > entrance step added. > > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. Most seem > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four years at over > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just finding a > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. > > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on the > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation that about half > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has mine. I > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine upgrades. I would be > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not perform the > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look at anyway. > > Steve Anderson > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) > Poulsbo, Wa. > > > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, > kerry.edwards@... writes: > > > > > _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ > (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV-) > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMot orH > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on > 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Odd 1979 - Lawrence Thornell - 01-28-2007 06:06 I was in this coach approximately 10 years ago. Joe was particularly proud of the dash change. As a whole the coach was quite nice. I certainly can't vouch for condition of the coach but at the time Joe was a strong advocate of the merits of the XV. AT the time I had a 78 XV, we thank the first XV and the only 33'. If you want an older FC look at an XV, among other things no need to raise the generator, more storage, and you don't have to close your curtains since no one could look in anywhere but the windshield. LT 90 SP in Eclectic, AL ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Odd 1979 > > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was intentional. > I > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was pre > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of the > original. > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is that the > wheel > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor throughout the > coach. > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the floor > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety is that > the > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. Since the > 1979 > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount of > room, > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 has > far more > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at least one > more > entrance step added. > > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. Most seem > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four years at > over > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just finding a > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. > > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on the > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation that > about half > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has mine. I > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine upgrades. I > would be > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not perform the > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look at > anyway. > > Steve Anderson > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) > Poulsbo, Wa. > > > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, > kerry.edwards@... writes: > > > > > _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ > (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV-) > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorH > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on > 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Odd 1979 - Mike Hohnstein - 01-28-2007 06:15 There might be a little too much cynicism regarding this coach. It looks pretty fine to me and the XV is a very versatile model, what with the large side storage and flat interior floor. IMO this is nice looking coach and if it has a low mile turbo engine, a fair value. I have no business interest in this sale, by the way. MH ----- Original Message ----- From: one_dusty_hoot To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:13 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Odd 1979 I think the tense is the "Odd" part. "I AM SELLING IT FOR A FRIEND OF MINE" "WE KNOW WE HAVE MISSED SOME THINGS" "SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING" "JUST GIVE US A CALL" Maybe owned by a Siamese Twin?? bob janes, greenville, SC --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, ebirder2000@... wrote: > > > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was intentional. I > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was pre > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of the original. > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is that the wheel > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor throughout the coach. > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the floor > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety is that the > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. Since the 1979 > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount of room, > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 has far more > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at least one more > entrance step added. > > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. Most seem > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four years at over > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just finding a > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. > > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on the > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation that about half > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has mine. I > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine upgrades. I would be > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not perform the > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look at anyway. > > Steve Anderson > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) > Poulsbo, Wa. > > > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, > kerry.edwards@... writes: > > > > > _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ > (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV-) > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMot orH > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on > 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Odd 1979 - ebirder2000@... - 01-28-2007 07:31 Advantages I hadn't thought of. Steve In a message dated 1/28/2007 10:30:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, lthornell@... writes: I was in this coach approximately 10 years ago. Joe was particularly proud of the dash change. As a whole the coach was quite nice. I certainly can't vouch for condition of the coach but at the time Joe was a strong advocate of the merits of the XV. AT the time I had a 78 XV, we thank the first XV and the only 33'. If you want an older FC look at an XV, among other things no need to raise the generator, more storage, and you don't have to close your curtains since no one could look in anywhere but the windshield. LT 90 SP in Eclectic, AL ----- Original Message ----- From: <_ebirder2000@ebirder_ (mailto:ebirder2000@...) > To: <_WanderlodgeForum@WanderlodgeFWan_ (mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com) > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Odd 1979 > > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was intentional. > I > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was pre > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of the > original. > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is that the > wheel > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor throughout the > coach. > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the floor > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety is that > the > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. Since the > 1979 > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount of > room, > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 has > far more > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at least one > more > entrance step added. > > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. Most seem > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four years at > over > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just finding a > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. > > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on the > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation that > about half > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has mine. I > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine upgrades. I > would be > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not perform the > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look at > anyway. > > Steve Anderson > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) > Poulsbo, Wa. > > > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, > _kerry.edwards@..._ (mailto:kerry.edwards@...) writes: > > > > > __http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://cghttp://cgi.http://cgi.http://c_ (http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_) > (_http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV-) ) > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZV Motor MotorHome_W MotorHome_W MotorHo > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on > 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Odd 1979 - Lawrence Thornell - 01-28-2007 08:40 I believe there were about 35, don't take this to Vagus. Lt 90 SP in AL. ----- Original Message ----- From: "davidkerryedwards" To: Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:16 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Odd 1979 > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus-RV- > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50056QQihZ015QQitemZ250077860495QQrd > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make on > 'pusher chassis'? > > Kerry > 82 Fc 35 > Denver > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Odd 1979 - one_dusty_hoot - 01-28-2007 13:12 Mike, The jackass remark was directed as to who is the seller, mixing I, we, us, not the coach. My first glance at the coach I could tell it was not a conversion buy never had seen anything quite like it. Pictures are great, coach is great, I think the write-up needs some help, just my opinion. Oh!, he did not mention the landing lights, this coach had those and probably other items that were not standard. bob janes, greenville, sc --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein" <MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote: > > There might be a little too much cynicism regarding this coach. It looks pretty fine to me and the XV is a very versatile model, what with the large side storage and flat interior floor. IMO this is nice looking coach and if it has a low mile turbo engine, a fair value. I have no business interest in this sale, by the way. > MH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: one_dusty_hoot > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:13 AM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Odd 1979 > > > I think the tense is the "Odd" part. > "I AM SELLING IT FOR A FRIEND OF MINE" > > "WE KNOW WE HAVE MISSED SOME THINGS" > > "SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING" > > "JUST GIVE US A CALL" > Maybe owned by a Siamese Twin?? > > bob janes, greenville, SC > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, ebirder2000@ wrote: > > > > > > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was > intentional. I > > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 was > pre > > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top of > the original. > > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one is > that the wheel > > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor > throughout the coach. > > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as the > floor > > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another nicety > is that the > > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. > Since the 1979 > > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge amount > of room, > > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" 79 > has far more > > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at > least one more > > entrance step added. > > > > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double stacked. > Most seem > > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last four > years at over > > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just > finding a > > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. > > > > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several on > the > > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my observation > that about half > > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as has > mine. I > > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine > upgrades. I would be > > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not > perform the > > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to look > at anyway. > > > > Steve Anderson > > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) > > Poulsbo, Wa. > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > kerry.edwards@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ > > (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus- RV-) > > > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMot > orH > > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > > > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make > on > > 'pusher chassis'? > > > > Kerry > > 82 Fc 35 > > Denver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Odd 1979 - Lawrence Thornell - 01-28-2007 14:55 The Landing lights were standard. This coach was Mr. Luces pride and joy, fully dressed, special paint job, limited edition. I told folks that when I got a CW catalog I once looked for things that I wanted but after I got my XV I already had everything. LT 90 SP in Eclectic, Alabama ----- Original Message ----- From: "one_dusty_hoot" To: Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Odd 1979 > Mike, The jackass remark was directed as to who > is the seller, mixing I, we, us, not the coach. > > My first glance at the coach I could tell it was not > a conversion buy never had seen anything quite like it. > Pictures are great, coach is great, I think the write-up > needs some help, just my opinion. > > Oh!, he did not mention the landing lights, this coach > had those and probably other items that were not standard. > > bob janes, greenville, sc > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein" > <MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote: >> >> There might be a little too much cynicism regarding this coach. It > looks pretty fine to me and the XV is a very versatile model, what > with the large side storage and flat interior floor. IMO this is nice > looking coach and if it has a low mile turbo engine, a fair value. I > have no business interest in this sale, by the way. >> MH >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: one_dusty_hoot >> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:13 AM >> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Odd 1979 >> >> >> I think the tense is the "Odd" part. >> "I AM SELLING IT FOR A FRIEND OF MINE" >> >> "WE KNOW WE HAVE MISSED SOME THINGS" >> >> "SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING" >> >> "JUST GIVE US A CALL" >> Maybe owned by a Siamese Twin?? >> >> bob janes, greenville, SC >> >> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, ebirder2000@ wrote: >> > >> > >> > I guess you can call this coach an oddity, but the design was >> intentional. I >> > do not believe this is a pusher chassis. Remembering that 1979 > was >> pre >> > pusher, what Blue Bird did was stack a second FC frame on top > of >> the original. >> > There are a number of advantages to this design the major one > is >> that the wheel >> > "humps" are eliminated which makes for a nice flat floor >> throughout the coach. >> > BB did not take too much advantage of the flat floor though as > the >> floor >> > plans remained pretty much the same as other FC's. Another > nicety >> is that the >> > outside accessible storage compartments have a lot more room. >> Since the 1979 >> > the coaches had leaf spring suspension there must be a huge > amount >> of room, >> > almost standing room, to work under the coach. Even my "Normal" > 79 >> has far more >> > room under it than air suspension 80s models. There must be at >> least one more >> > entrance step added. >> > >> > The bumpers for the XV's are huge. They are also double > stacked. >> Most seem >> > to be painted. having had three bumpers chromed in the last > four >> years at over >> > a thousand $ plus per bumper, I think I understand why. Just >> finding a >> > chromer with a large enough tank could be a problem. >> > >> > These coaches are certainly somewhat rare but there are several > on >> the >> > market, reasonably priced at this time. It has been my > observation >> that about half >> > of these coaches have been upgraded with the 250 hp engines as > has >> mine. I >> > believe that BB made a number of after market turbo engine >> upgrades. I would be >> > somewhat leary of a replaced/upgraded dash. In 79 BB did not >> perform the >> > finest of electrical work under dash. It would be something to > look >> at anyway. >> > >> > Steve Anderson >> > 79 FC 35 (not an XV) >> > Poulsbo, Wa. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, >> > kerry.edwards@ writes: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > _http://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.http://cgi.http://_ >> > (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Wanderlodge-Blue-Bird-Bus- > RV-) >> > >> > MotorHome_W0QQcmdZVMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMotorHome_W0QQcmMot >> orH >> > Z1QQsspagenameZWDVW >> > >> > Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge > make >> on >> > 'pusher chassis'? >> > >> > Kerry >> > 82 Fc 35 >> > Denver >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |