burning bus

[splitbusahollic]

After a couple of mates phoned to see if it was one of my buses burning in Cape road ,Port Elizabeth.... i shot down the road to go look what the fuss was all about...
there is this Elderly German Guy who i think has had this bus since new ! it is a westy but literally held together by fiberglass (DIY style repairs)....he also has a ton of clutter..(newspapers and all sorts of stuff) filling the rear.... well his engine caught alight but luckily someone was at hand to help him and the fire brigade was there in two ticks !
close shave......
here are some pic's...

[Retrobug]

very sad!
But luckily it was not cremated!

[oldschoolgp]

At least the driver was safe ........vehicles can always be replaced !!!!!


It may not be the right time to say this but it may save a life and a vehicle

If any1 need fire extunguishers ..... The good ones pm me for home car and busness use

[Gerhard Volksie Bfn]

Poor guy met him about 8 years ago,he then had it for
a long time and was'nt prepare to part with it.
Dont think he wil have the finaces to put it back together again.

Really hope someone will try and save the bus.

Back in the day it used to be a westy.

[brianj]

how much for those extinguishers?

[oldschoolgp]

Depending on the size and quantity .......but a 9kg is R465.00

[Bugger]

Fire Extinguisher are normal used on some one else s Car and you never get the money back what it cost you
So I recon keep it in the car for if you might need it but use it if need be as you always Pay forward Good luck if you do a good deed like that

[oldschoolgp]

Can also organise for a refill after a good deed

[splitbusahollic]

Is there anyone on the forum that is in the fire extinguish business ??
are you looking to add some interesting products to you list ?
if there is then please PM me as i have been offered an agency from a company that deals with built in Automatic fire extinguishers that fit's in engine compartments of cars,boats,machinery etc.
They even have some that are purpose designed specifically for aircooled cars but i don't have the time to add this to my schedule.
the pricing looks reasonable too.....
only if you are serious please.
this works in a very interesting way....when the fire(heat) hits the tube,it actually pops in that specific area and blasts foam directly on the fire without flooding the whole engine compartment !

[van Zyl]

It's sad about the bus - love the engine in that last pix

[johanb]

At least this bus can be saved to go on the road again

[Bugger]

I had some Clients stop past us the other day and aparently their sons bought this bus in PE And they want to build it so I gave them Splitbusaholics contact details for Panels

[ST Man]

This looks like bus for sale on East Coast Classics website

http://www.eastcoastclassics.co.za/cp/10114/for-sale

"The camper was purchased new by David Reid Henry who was a well known wild life Artist and the bus features in some of his paintings.

The bus was sold in 1983 and is a second owner since new.The colour was changed from candle wax red to yellow in 1985.The dash and interior metal is still candle wax red.

The body has never been repaired/welded and has no rust(only surface rust around safari,pop out windows and one headlight that has allowed water in)

The bus is in brilliant condition and needs a caring owner.

The bus is a runner.

R250 000

[splitbusahollic]

it is a similar bus , called a SO34 flipseat. There were very few of them made in RHD.
someone i know bought the burnt one for R3000 from the owner, with papers !! and wait for it......the complete tent !!
they unfortunately don't want to sell the tent ....i have tried.

[Ron&Gill]

Those fire suppressant systems have been available for a while now. I am considering putting one into Gill's bus. Especially considering the location of the fuel tank. Used to use Halon as a extinguishing medium, but I don't know what they use these days since Halon burnt a hole in the ozone or something... some tree-hugger told me...

http://www.vwjim.co.uk/ourshop/cat_3349 ... stems.html

Foam... they use foam...