Odd 1979

[Mike Hohnstein]

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:
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> 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.
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> In a message dated 1/27/2007 9:17:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> kerry.edwards@... writes:
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> Can anyone explain this oddity? How many FC's did Wanderlodge make
on
> 'pusher chassis'?
>
> Kerry
> 82 Fc 35
> Denver
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