This was a problem to shoot, as the sun was getting too low to shoot from across the street. How I miss our winter overcast, when it comes to shooting cars. But I think you’ll be able to make out what it is; a Chevy van schoolbus with a VW T2 as an upper story. I bet I could stand up really straight in that.
There’s window boxes with greenery in them. Just like in Austria! I did get a brief glance of the inside as I crossed the street: it was not very much finished out, but rather sparse and simple. A youngish guy was sitting on the floor playing a game with a little kid. Home sweet home.
Summertime in Eugene, and the living’s easy…
Pretty cool. Looks like I see another Chevy bus lurking in the background of the first pic.
Travelling bands?
So sort of a Van-again? Or maybe a VW Transported.
GM did a much neater version back in the ’30s.
This is an ad found in a 1939 Billboard magazine, offering used tour buses for road shows and carnivals. The company had “1935, 1936, 1937 models” for sale, so this wasn’t just a one-off custom job. Was this GM’s answer to the Dodge Airflow, or vice versa?
These weren’t built by GM or Chevrolet, except the chassis. And that styling was pretty common at the time. For that matter, these are all used, and may not even be on a GM chassis.
I have been researching “van life” a lot lately. It may be my retirement plan.
As it turns out, these van-based school buses are available in varying roof heights. If your mission is to transport young children only, you can spec a bus with a roof height that’s too low for an adult to stand comfortably. I suspect that’s the case here.
For my purposes, a re-purposed school bus won’t do. I’m hoping that by the time I’m ready, used, factory high-roof vans (like the one you bought, Paul) will be in the sub-$10k range.
Does this mean it’s now the not so short bus?