BLUE BELLE (PRONOUNCED BLUE BELL)
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:55 pm
OK, SO HERE GOES.
PLEASE EXPECT A FEW FAUX PAS AS MY COMPUTER SKILLS ARE LIMITED AND SOMETIMES I JUST GET TOO CHEESED-OFF TO RE-DO SOME OF THE POSTING.
THIS IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF MY PROJECT NAMED BLUE BELLE.
SHE IS A 1978 2L EXECUTIVE BAY. SHE IS MY 2ND LOVE (BUS WISE) AFTER CYNDI'S BRAZILIA, TANK.
SHE DRIVES LIKE A ROLLS ROYCE COMPARED TO TANK AND WHAT'S NICE IS THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE DOES FEEL THE UPHILLS ETC.... YOU DON'T HAVE TO GEAR DOWN TO SECOND GEAR THAT OFTEN.
SHE HAS TAKEN US AND OTHER FAMILIES ON SOME NICE TRIPS/OUTINGS AND HASN'T LET ANYONE DOWN YET.
I HAVE KEPT HER LOOKING FAIRLY STANDARD OUTSIDE WITH THE BLUE AND WHITE JUST CHANGING THE RIMS AND BUMPERS TO WHITE TO MATCH THE TOP. THE BUMPERS WERE ORIGINALLY CHROMED BUT CHROME DOESN'T DO WELL AT THE COAST.
I PURCHASED THE BUS FROM A GENTLEMAN IN THE MIDLANDS AREA.
IT HAD BEEN POSTED ON GUMTREE UNDER AN ALIAS AND WITH LIMITED INFO. I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A PROJECT (ANOTHER ONE) FOR A WHILE BUT I WANTED SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE LESS WORK AND ALL THE PAPERWORK AVAILABLE.
AFTER A LITTLE SLEUTH WORK I MANAGED TO FIND OUT WHO THE OWNER WAS AND WHERE THE BUS WAS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE SALE TO SOMEONE ELSE. WHAT HE WAS PLANNING ON DOING WAS TO MEET EVERYONE AT THE SAME TIME, IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND BASICALLY GET EITHER THE HIGHEST PRICE OR THE FIRST ONE WITH THE CASH TO TAKE IT OFF HIS HANDS.
CYNDI AND I WEREN'T GOING TO BE AVAILABLE DUE TO A GIGGING COMMITMENT SO I TRACKED HIM DOWN AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND WE DID THE DEAL.
THE BUS WAS APPARENTLY RUNNING AND I COULD DRIVE IT BACK TO DURBAN...........
(ALERT! WARNING!) NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE TOLD BY A SELLER.
I WENT UP WITH A FRIEND TO COLLECT THE BUS ARMED WITH SOME BASIC SERVICE ITEMS LIKE PLUGS, OIL, FUEL FILTER, CONDENSER ETC... THINKING WE'LL JUST DO A QUICK BASIC SERVICE AND DRIVE IT BACK.
WE COULDN'T EVEN GET IT STARTED AND THANK GOODNESS OR ELSE I MIGHT NEVER HAVE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH TO ENJOY THE BUS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE. EVEN IF WE HAD GOTTEN THE BUS TO MOVE, WE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP!
PLEASE EXPECT A FEW FAUX PAS AS MY COMPUTER SKILLS ARE LIMITED AND SOMETIMES I JUST GET TOO CHEESED-OFF TO RE-DO SOME OF THE POSTING.
THIS IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF MY PROJECT NAMED BLUE BELLE.
SHE IS A 1978 2L EXECUTIVE BAY. SHE IS MY 2ND LOVE (BUS WISE) AFTER CYNDI'S BRAZILIA, TANK.
SHE DRIVES LIKE A ROLLS ROYCE COMPARED TO TANK AND WHAT'S NICE IS THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE DOES FEEL THE UPHILLS ETC.... YOU DON'T HAVE TO GEAR DOWN TO SECOND GEAR THAT OFTEN.
SHE HAS TAKEN US AND OTHER FAMILIES ON SOME NICE TRIPS/OUTINGS AND HASN'T LET ANYONE DOWN YET.
I HAVE KEPT HER LOOKING FAIRLY STANDARD OUTSIDE WITH THE BLUE AND WHITE JUST CHANGING THE RIMS AND BUMPERS TO WHITE TO MATCH THE TOP. THE BUMPERS WERE ORIGINALLY CHROMED BUT CHROME DOESN'T DO WELL AT THE COAST.
I PURCHASED THE BUS FROM A GENTLEMAN IN THE MIDLANDS AREA.
IT HAD BEEN POSTED ON GUMTREE UNDER AN ALIAS AND WITH LIMITED INFO. I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A PROJECT (ANOTHER ONE) FOR A WHILE BUT I WANTED SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE LESS WORK AND ALL THE PAPERWORK AVAILABLE.
AFTER A LITTLE SLEUTH WORK I MANAGED TO FIND OUT WHO THE OWNER WAS AND WHERE THE BUS WAS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE SALE TO SOMEONE ELSE. WHAT HE WAS PLANNING ON DOING WAS TO MEET EVERYONE AT THE SAME TIME, IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND BASICALLY GET EITHER THE HIGHEST PRICE OR THE FIRST ONE WITH THE CASH TO TAKE IT OFF HIS HANDS.
CYNDI AND I WEREN'T GOING TO BE AVAILABLE DUE TO A GIGGING COMMITMENT SO I TRACKED HIM DOWN AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AND WE DID THE DEAL.
THE BUS WAS APPARENTLY RUNNING AND I COULD DRIVE IT BACK TO DURBAN...........
(ALERT! WARNING!) NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE TOLD BY A SELLER.
I WENT UP WITH A FRIEND TO COLLECT THE BUS ARMED WITH SOME BASIC SERVICE ITEMS LIKE PLUGS, OIL, FUEL FILTER, CONDENSER ETC... THINKING WE'LL JUST DO A QUICK BASIC SERVICE AND DRIVE IT BACK.
WE COULDN'T EVEN GET IT STARTED AND THANK GOODNESS OR ELSE I MIGHT NEVER HAVE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH TO ENJOY THE BUS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE. EVEN IF WE HAD GOTTEN THE BUS TO MOVE, WE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP!