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General American Aerocoach Company took over Gar Wood Industries in 1939. They built this model of bus, the P-372, from 1949 until 1952 when they went out of business. Many of these buses had Continental gas engines. This bus has a 471 Detroit diesel engine, coupled to a 4-spd manual transmission. It has armstrong power steering, you better have two strong arms to steer it! This bus was likely a Trailways bus operated between Portland, Oregon and Salt Lake City, Utah. This bus went out of service in the '70's and was purchased by the prior owner who used it for a youth group and then put it into storage for the last 20+ years in the Boise, Idaho area. A friend of mine bought it at auction a while back, and has decided to sell it. His name is Brian, you can call him at 208-741-0548 and make him an offer based on his asking price of $10,000 OBO.

The Aerocoach had an aircraft-type monoque construction, it suprises you when looking under the bus to see a very small understructure and no big heavy framework.

The bus runs quite well, and will drive down the road at 55mph. The tires are old and weather cracked. The interior is old and has the somewhat musty old car smell, it is like a time capsule. There are a couple of broken windows, some dings and dents in the siding, etc. Mileage is unknown. Brian has checked engine oil, gear boxes, and adjusted the air brakes. This is one cool old bus, since it is quite original- it is like a trip back in time!

Wow, What a great old rig

dburt,

You and your friends sure have some very cool stuff!
Thanks for posting.

Chuck

And by the way, I think Brian is very negotiable on the price- someone could have a sweet old bus for a very right price. Don't hesitate to call Brian if you have any interest in the bus- I'm sure he will work something out to make it an attractive deal to someone!

I'm thinking that this bus might be had now for well under $5,000- and would make a sweet conversion! Give Brian a call if you are interested- he told me he will be quite negotiable!

Just talked with the owner Brian today, and he said put the price at $3,500 OBO! I hope someone out there has the $$ to pickup on this great old bus and do something good with it. If the economy would pickup and work would get better I'd be a player for it myself- but right now I have to tighten the old belt and stay lean and trim for a while

dburt wrote: If the economy would pickup and work would get better I'd be a player for it myself- but right now I have to tighten the old belt and stay lean and trim for a while

You and the rest of us!!