Blue Bird

[Pete Masterson]

Purely speculative ... but the reason CCW purchased BB Coachworks (mentioned in an early press release) was to establish a CCW presence "in the east" to expand CCWs ability to compete for the transit bus repair and conversion (engines/"green" stuff/etc.) work that CCW does in Riverside.

I'm sure the current economic situation has hit the transit side of their business as it has the RV side, since all levels of government (including transit districts) are suffering from reduced income. However, the prospects for the transit business remain positive over the longer term. (Transit busses still wear out and upgrades to engines and other systems or conversion to natural gas or other technologies is still economically justified.) So, I suspect that CCW (if they aren't caught in some financial nightmare with banks unwilling to extend _reasonable_ financing) will probably weather the recession.

CCW will have accomplished their goal of establishing an eastern nexus, even if the BB RV business goes away. It's hard to sell expensive yachts (or land yachts) when the economy is in crisis -- and politicians are castigating business owners.

I'm saddened, but not surprised, by this turn of events. I truly wish CCW good luck and success in their business. (AFAIK, their transit bus business fills an important role and hopefully they can maintain a fair share of those services.)

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)

<http://www.aeonix.biz/BBforsale.html>

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Jan 31, 2009, at 9:26 AM, timvasqz wrote:

Sounds like a safe move ;stop building a product not selling. The
Carson bunch have business names overlayed with business names.
they think outside the box. I bet a 'shutdown plan B' was part of
their prepurchase business plan. Even if there is a sell off the
buyers will be just another acronym with the same crew moving the
rudder or stowing bleeched sails. No fat ladies in the Carson
family/ it aint over.
Greg of Tim&Greg
94ptCa




--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "Jon" wrote:

--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "Jack & Donna Smith"

wrote:

I assume that this means the Fort Valley plant is closed and no

more

coached will be built. Will this affect CCW in Riverside?

Can someone expound on this turn of events?

Jack Smith

1973FC31

SoCal

--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "EJA" wrote:

Per a call I received this evening from Allen Barbee - it was

announced by the General Manager at Coachworks at 5:30 today

that

Blue

Bird Wanderlodge is officially closed.

I wanted to share this sad news with you.

Thanks, Brenda

Well all I can say it goes with times. We are heading toward hard

times and most people just want to sell oft there big toys. But

the

one thing about our Blue Birds is that they are built tuff and

even

without a parent company I know our old coaches still have alot

miles

in them as they are probably the best built tanks in the world.

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