Thanks for sharing and appreciate it that this bus was equipped with the manual transmission not only that, the Detroit 8V71 in that bus sounded great.

Just love to hear that motor bark, bark get it! Awesome sound of the motor!

the engine sounds great!

Rob, you and the guy with the beard are so cool. Thanks for sharing your adventures. I hope you share more to come.. I enjoy watching so much.. Xoxo

love to ride that bus it a beautiful machine they dont build them like that anymore take care of it

Wow! What a dream for anybody to have come true, owning one of these icons, let alone getting to sit in one/drive it. Enjoy it!

That looks like so much fun to drive!

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

Bradley Woods I drove them all, and if you're good at it they are a delight to drive. If you are not skilled....they are not so much fun. I had lots of fun with them over 43 years!

I've never driven a non-synchro manual before. Would love to give it a go some day. Very cool bus by the way. Glad he was able to get it out of that mud and come back again with more momentum.

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

Shane Singleton I have driven them all in 43 years. I'd be glad to show you how to shift them like butter with two fingers.

@Shane-Singleton

5 жыл бұрын

@@SternDrive I'm sure it takes a long time to get it down and it eventually becomes muscle memory. I've daily driven manuals most of my adult life but they were all modern light duty gearboxes. I've seen some videos of truck drivers twin-sticking before and that was amazing as well.

@MerlynAStern

5 жыл бұрын

Shane Singleton If you can drive a manual car and you are interested, you can pick it up pretty quick. Muscle memory just makes it easier. The important thing is knowing what to do. Many green drivers struggle because nobody shows them proper technic. After you are shown it becomes easy. My Chev Cruz is very SLOW shifting compared to a modern non-synchro 18 speed manual truck transmission. They are so fast (if you use the splitter) that you barely have time to double clutch. That is why many guys do not use the clutch much.

Love the sound from that DD 8V71

@edwardcalvert

Жыл бұрын

I have only seen pictures of this bus as well as videos and only one time so far did I ever get to see a Scenicruiser in real life. I have other nice memories and associations with the sound of the Detroit 8v71 that are with Flxible New Look buses and GMC New Look Fishbowl buses from times I road the buses of Southern California Rapid Transit District.

I've wanted one since I was given a Matchbox "Scenicruiser" at age three, back when Greyhound was still running most of them. Now I'm almost 45 and still don't have one. I captured the "Allen And The Mighty PD4501" video a few years ago just for the exhilarating views of seeing the beauty running down the road, and to hear the unmistakable sound of an old fashion Detroit.

Enginr sounds healthy and i like the style of the conversion exterior quite a bit looks like she can use a little tlc To get her shine again but the good bones are there

that is a neat bus. thank you for sharing

wait, I remember this 4501. This dude was test driving it on some back roads about 8 years ago. It was in great shape back then though. I guess the northeastern winters got to it and maybe it sat abandon. The video was posted in 2007 but the quality was that of an old Early 90's VHS camera.

Love your ride ,

Real buses that are Manuel means that one has to use one's brain.

@1940limited

7 жыл бұрын

Heaven forbid anyone use their brain these days.

@friedputty

5 жыл бұрын

Manuel? Manuel Gonzalez the bus driver?

@crayfish9945

4 жыл бұрын

Driver's " Use your Minds " !!

My arms hurt watching him drive.

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

Carl I'll show you how to shift one of these crash boxes with two fingers, up or down. With or without the clutch. If you are skilled, they are smooth. If not, your passengers heads will bob a bit. Some guys are pretty rough and never figure it out.

NOW WE KNOW THAT GOODYEAR GOT IT GOING ON! ROLLING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD!!!!!!

how cool, will be driving a classic bus...

No back-up lights and orange break lights (wired wrong)? Hey... it happens. ;-)

What happened to you guys?? I was enjoying your videos as you rehabbed those buses!

3:30 beer bottle still on table, WIN! lol

Very cool !!

That shifts easier then my 4905.

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

Tom Neuhaus I'll give you lessons ! You'll shift it like a pro.

U dont see quality like these no more

nice

Good driving Rob

Was that a Big Daddy Kane concert tour bus?

I love this bus where are you from ?

Hello there peeps. I'm an amateur model kit builder and have been after a 1956 (called "Pepsi" because of its color combo) GM Coach PD-4105 model kit, at 1/24 or 1/36 scale. Can anyone help me locate a hobby store that might have it in stock? I've tried for many weeks but so far have been unsuccessful. I consider the Scenicruiser the epitome of North American bus manufacturing. They no longer build such beautiful cars/designs in my humble opinion. Great video and keep it up. Thank you in advance fellows.

@jamessmith-tn2el

6 жыл бұрын

if you haven't found it yet, try hobby lobby

Funny bus !

Real Buses,, are Manual ...

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

JLSTHERAT They are indeed, and I have driven them all. Starting at the old 4 speeds, right up to the last 7 speeds. Great fun ! Anybody need lessons? I'll show you how to shift 'em like butter.

How much would a bus like that cost?

I just saw this vid last night, which is very coincidental as I was watching "Allen And The Mighty PD4501" yesterday morning on the home computer. You should add Allen's "Fun Facts" to this.

If ya can't find em, grind them

BTW, are the Eagle tail lights your idea?

I guess the 8 thumbs downers can enlighten us on how to drive this bus.

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

Carl I gave no thumbs down, but I would be delighted to show anyone how to drive this or any of those old manual buses. If you know what your doing you can shift them smoothly up or down with two fingers. I had a blast for 43 years!

Driven lots of coaches, but never with a manual transmission. Cool !

@xzqzq

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if a DD 8 V 71 can be mated with a more modern trans. like a Roadranger 15 speed ?

@SternDrive

5 жыл бұрын

@@xzqzq A Roadranger 15 speed would be wonderful ! My favorite transmission, but they don't make them anymore. I driven lots of them, but they are rare now. A lot of these GM buses had the engines mounted sideways, so I don't know if a modern 18 speed could be put behind one of those old "Screamin' Jimmies" The old 4 speed crash boxes were not hard to drive, but they had a huge split between gears, so a modern multi speed tranny would be great.

@xzqzq

5 жыл бұрын

About what I thought...Thanks

@serama555 I like your videos, they're interesting. I have always liked buses. Where are these videos shot from? Looks like you work on a lot of buses. Do you fully restore them? Keep the videos coming!

You guys were brave souls for sure. How did you get them cross country with DOT seeing you. I guess back roads, certain stops. Lots of money spent on the way. Are they going to be totally restore at the end of your drive?

@serama555

7 жыл бұрын

They were registered and insured no inspections required in most southern states. Someday we will get back to working on them.

@larrypierce2777

7 жыл бұрын

I see, thanks for the comment. Good luck to you guys.

So what happened to this bus ???

Can someone tell me what the letters and numbers on these busses mean? I've had a mild obsession with Busses and RVs for years. I'm finally to the point I can almost justify buying one to restore and would like to know as much as possible

What happened to 853 after the original "allen and the mighty pd4501" and this video? Did the original owner lose interest or die?

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whats the deal with the tail lights on this PD4501? not the standard quads? tampered with?

@friedputty

5 жыл бұрын

They're from an Eagle, and appear to have been wired by a goddamned genius who connected the brake lights to the turn signals.

When " Starting ANY Motor Vehicle, " the Last thing you want to do is REV the Engine ! The reason for this is because the " Oil has Not Gotten Up To the ( Valve ) Heads ! If you do this, you will be starting them " Dry " !! A friend once told me that a seasoned auto mechanic said ; " that if you give the engine 30 seconds of " Idle " time , you'll be alright. If you let the engine Idle for 60 seconds , you will with " regular oil changes " Reach the " Expected Engine Life. " If you give the engine 2 minutes Idle time, you can [ W/ regular oil changes ( 2000 miles ) ] " Double the life " your engine !

Hope the EPA doesn't catch him.