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Subject:Re: What is this thing?
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:59:31 -0400

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Shannon Mitchell wrote:

> While driving today I saw an old bus ( 60�s ) that was about half as long as
> a �normal� bus.. it was like someone took the middle out of the bus and put
> it back together� was this thing made this way or some custom job?  I have
> never seen such a thing..  I wish I had my camera..

Custom, made exactly the way you mentioned.  There seem to be a fair
number in existence.  Also 'stretched' vans, made by cutting the nose off
one van and the tail off another and joining them together.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
'82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel (ebay #2481476461)