I've wanted a scenic since I was 3 years old, and got a Matchbox Scenicruiser. I'm 56 now, and still don't have one yet. But I never thought I'd get married again, and that happened a week ago Friday, so I'm still hoping for a scenic.
Nice to hear the tyre shop put their hands up and agreed to the repairs. Given the general condition of the bus, many companies would have tried to wiggle out. IF they had said at the time when they stripped the first stud or two that they were having issues and admitted it up front, they might have been able to avoid that cost. Sounds like someone tried to cover up their mistake and the company made good.
A true Dream Bus, the ole people hauler needs a Lotta Love, such a large task to save from the bone yard but as an Enthusiast it warms my heart ❤️ 💙 💜 💖
I had been wondering what happened to this old girl. There was once a time I'd have driven across the country and done something like this to save an old Scenicruiser like this. The Scenicruiser was, once upon a time, my dream bus... Never could find one in my price range or one that had more than a body on blocks, but I did eventually get a 4905A that burned in a house fire just a month after I got, but... Now I actually DO have my "dream" bus. A Prevost H3-45 to convert. My health prevents me from doing any heavy lifting, but I can do woodworking, plumbing and electrical easily enough. :) I hope this old Scenicruiser can be brought back to life and at least restored to a semblance of its original state. They were some of the most unique and quite beautiful buses of just about any era in my opinion.
In 1959 The Greyhound bus encounter! On a trip across Kansas from Missouri to Colorado on 36 highway we were in heavy fog. All of a sudden there was a Greyhound bus come racing out of the fog. Into the oncoming lane and passed us and disappeared into the fog ahead. I NEVER WILL FORGET THE LOOK ON MY DAD'S FACE!
My whole world revolves around old cars and trucks, so, to me, there's no such thing as too far gone. This bus is no exception, but wow, does it need everything. Every square inch is either worn out, dented, rusted, or missing. Try not to look at it all at once; it'll overwhelm you. Pick out one section or task at a time, conplete that, and move on to the next. In a few years, you'll realize it's nearing completion and looks spectacular.
Really enjoyed the video. Love working on these types of projects. Great to hear that she wasnt smioking. My old friend and old school diesel engine instructor would have had a kniption hearing an engine revving that high without a load. That was always one of his per peeves. Don, had worked in the oil fields before becoming an instructor. Another friend and mentor, Ernie, had worked in the appalachian mines. Wasnt anything thise two fellows couldnt fix.
Your channel is like an online university for working on buses. I would like to get a bus rv and I have learned so much on what to look for when finding the right bus . I have grow up around class 8 trucks and have a large shop to work on trucks , but the bus maintenance is way different. Thank's for sharing your adventures.
Scott, I can only imagine what that was like trying to sleep in that "old girl" when you guys stopped for the night. I don't think I could have done that. In the future whenever you are faced with sleeping in a gutted out bus without windows but probably with critters and more than likely an abundance of spiders, I would be more than happy to gift you a hotel room for the night. I am assuming you already had that option but wanted to stay with the bus to ensure it was secured, but just remember this offer, as I'll leave it as a standing offer for the future. And oh by the way, my first introduction to the Scenic Cruiser was on a trip with my dad from Memphis to Saint Louis for a weekend series between the Cardinals and the Reds. I will never ever forget that trip as my Dad has been gone 20 years and I'm pushing 70. Seeing one of these grand old buses being saved from the scrapper was quite emotional for me. Thank you and congratulations for saving this iconic piece of our American history. And don't forget about my offer! Take care.......
1955?! I was eight years old and this bus would have been beyond belief in the comfort, quietness and speed stakes. But I speak of NZ where commercial passenger transport vehicles were still limited to a cloying 40 mph maximum despite traffic density less than a tenth of today's rat-race. Your drive home was amazing; a revelation of the superiority of American machinery over long distances than the S-Bedfords that dominated New Zealand buses and coaches. And I refrain from describing the odiferous early 1930s rattle traps that went under the imposing title of School Buses!
In the 50's I took the scenicruiser from NY to Wash DC a lot and I was always put in the right front seat as I was an un accompanied kid and the wonderful lady attendant would sit next to me. This brought back fond memories of my childhood. i just got back from Europe after three bus tours for 6 weeks and while the new luxury busses are very comfortable they do not have the "romance factor" of the good old scenicruiser. Would love to see this bus finished.
Reverse threads on the lug nuts? Is that just one side? I can see where a tire shop would screw up lug nuts with not knowing they were reverse threads but all of them? Whew! What incompetence. Can’t get enough of you guys, hope to see much more in the future.
It was fairly common on large vehicles - left-hand threads on left-hand side of the vehicle. this used to confuse my brother as some of their trailers were all right-hand, but a couple had left-hand on left (and one had a left-hand stud on the right-hand side).
We knew a big high school kid who had a flat on his mother’s new 1968 Dodge Polara one night at a baseball game. He twisted off a left-side wheel stud, turning the nut lefty-loosey. When he realized he wasn’t going to get the wheel off, he called my dad, who knew instantly what happened. My dad went to the ballpark and quietly removed one nut, righty-tighty. That was an instruction I’m sure the kid still remembers today in his seventies. The theory is that left-hand threads on the left side of the vehicle will tend to tighten from wheel rotation instead of loosening. In practice it really makes no difference, so it’s no longer done in light vehicles. And yes, tire shops in the 60s and 70s did break Mopar left-hand studs. And I once used a tire shop that serviced both big trucks and passenger cars. But they used big-truck muscle on everything, so they pulled the threads on my car and I had to break off and replace a bunch of studs.
When I was 16 and working on my first cars at gas station I learned the hard way on Chrysler car about left hand threads on one side. I wondered why I stretched the first two bolts and broke them off before I caught on. Oh well, I learned how to replace wheel bolts too, and you never forget a good lesson.
In August 1970, i was in the Navy and rode a Scenicruiser from Knoxville,Tn to Charleston, Sc to await orders for Vietnam. I rode in the front of bus and those overpasses sure looked close as we drove beneath them.
GREAT beginning for future restoration project. I am new to this writing comments .... what caught my eye when selecting a video to watch was this Scenicruiser ... I actually have a mint Corgi metal replica Model of this as a Greyhound Bus.... I would be delighted to get it to you if I find out how ?? I will look back to see if you reply 🙂Keep up the great videos !!
It is satisfying tryiing to save from scram old iron. Just like my dad´s 1981 C-10 truck, it was abandonend below a mango tree, and I couldin´t stantd to it, so I made just as you, now it sits right at home. Now I take her for rides and her I are both happy. New home for my truck love.
Really enjoyed watching this video reminds me of my days back in the nineties working for RMI trucking as a full on service tech . "we had 52 trucks at that time and they kept us busy especially during Michigan winters. I'm retired now I'm living down south Louisiana outside New Orleans but I still miss it from fime to time . Hell I often thought about buying one of these old buses myself to monkey around with as a hobby .
Carly Simon wrote a song dedicated to the steering of this bus: 'You're so vague, I bet you thought this bus could just drive straight, didn't you?' :D
I'm glad you were able to get that iconic bus going and saved. What a diamond in the rough. Nothing better than sailing down the highway listening to the hum of a two stroke Detroit diesel.
Scott, you and your team are a crazy group, more balls than myself in bringing this old girl home. Glad you made it with little trouble, awaiting to see her completed, take care brother.
I’m a Mopar guy, but I gotta tell you right now, man to the people in general Motors who designed that beautiful machine you knocked it out of the park. This is six in a row.Jim from Kennerdell pa
You guys are amazing! The sound of that 8v71 is awesome. My dad was on the fire department and those engines were in a ton of apparatus. Love the sound…
Scott any town you’re in with a bus company mostly always has spares and are usually willing to help folks out in a bind,as you know it’s a small community,cheers for your videos.
Man, oh, man... I love this channel. I used to drive a 4104, as I was the new guy and got the oldest rolling wreck we had... I did eventually move up to an 11 series. I never did drive an automatic bus until I drove a city bus for a living in 2006. Love it! The sound of a 2 stroke Detroit will be nothing but a memory, and unthinkable for the younger folks today. Truck it up, bus it up! Mash your motor and burn some diesel!
Great to see you doing a road trip again Scott and also to see you still keen on preserving some history. What happened to Tyler's old bus he was going to do up?
When you were making the first circuits around the storage yard, it looked like a test shot for the new horror film: "Monster Bus on the rampage"!! You slept in the Schnuck's Grocery Store lot in Fenton, MO, a little southwest of St. Louis. We stayed in an RV park just south of there on the 140 (Covered Bridge RV Park) to visit family in the area.
We had a GM4106 that we converted to an RV and drove it around the USA for a year. We recently donated it to a Christian Camp to use as a Tiny House. We hope it is a blessing. During our ownership, we had to replace the air bags on each corner. What a job. Nice Video GM.
Reminds me of the Greyhound buses of the 70's and 80's I rode on. The hum of the engine and roadway just put me to sleep on the long stretches. Good recovery and work to get it road ready.
Nice to see that this Scenicruiser has been saved! I have seen one here in the Netherlands recently, with Dutch numberplates on it. Little coincidence: you passed Scott City, where Mr Ron Pratt runs Midwest Truck. I'm a subscriber on his channel also 😉
As a bus driver I must say I love your channel. I wish I was financially able to do the same stuff as well, I'd love having one of these as a personal vehicle instead of a car.
What a pleasure it was watching this...New subscriber...don't get me wrong .... I love my automotive RUclips but this was a different flavour and I loved it ...loved the song at the end of the video...look forward to your future projects...thank you 😊😊😊
Seems to run great, I,ve always liked the scenic cruisers, definitely a cool old bus. She looks like a bus from a mad max movie. Lol. Great video. Thanx again. ✌️❤️😁
I'm so impressed with these scenicruiser videos, the others as well of course. The Scenicruiser bus is smack-dab in the middle of such a huge intersection of interesting things. And an unusually wide variety of things at that. Been watching your channel since your first Scenicruiser videos. I don't want one, but I like the idea of helping to fix one. The community effort amazes me.
I found your channel with the tour video and went back and watched this whole series. It’s an amazing build and has given me so many ideas for our new bus project. Sad to see this series end.
Scott, your videos are so very entertaining and informative but I'm amazed at the inferior workmanship that you discover that was performed by another shop. Time after time. How do they get away with shoddy repairs? Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Professional drivers deserve more than we give them credit for, that sloppy steering reminded me of towing a wrecked semi cabover with a 2 ton GMC, to heavy and to fast with sloppy steering, you are a smooth operator with nerves of steal, you could have been a NASCAR driver, excellent video, A+
My wife is from Texas and I lived there 15 years in the 80's and 90's. Texas is the largest cotton producing state. I remember driving for hundreds of miles and seeing so much cotton on the roads and in the ditches that it looked like snow. in the middle of summer during harvest.
I am biased but can't help noticing the Wanderlodge. Good luck with the Scenicruiser. It sounds good and I am sure has a ton of miles left. Probably more then years I do. We were going out West and my better half wanted to go INTO Saint Louise. Our coach is 40' and that was a load of fun.
I have to hand it to guy's your excellent mechanics. That was hard work. Who ever owend that bus before sure abused it. As a Bus Driver 51 yrs does me good to see you save these busses. Thank You fantastic vidio. Enjoy every one of your's😊
I can't believe how smoke free that Detroit was. Great job guys, you must be over the moon at how everything went, the stars really aligned on this one. Good that another iconic bus is saved from the scrappers.
We owned a 1955 Scenic Cruiser 1982 - 1991 which looked a lot like this bus. It was converted and our family ministry used it for touring. I had the joy of maintaining and working on it. This bus video brought back many fond memories. Good job Scott and company. Blessings.
This is awesome! Love the video bombing of the vintage rides around 42 min! That wagon was amazing...my conclusion from this is I think your kind of bus people are as crazy as us VW bus people! My dad, brother and I have rescued many over the years and certainly can relate to "sketchy" drives home! ha great video thanks for sharing!
those scenic cruisers are my favorite bus to travel in lots of memories traveling in them from tj all the way down to puerto vallarta mexico 30 yrs ago thanx for saving it
Thanks for providing sliver of optimism and hope for this dismal failed delusion of 'mankind'.....even for an hour.....I remember well these old buses....was horrified when my father put me on one of these from Port Arthur to Houston, Tx way back in 1962...guess he wanted to bring me down a notch.....a taste of the jungle......definitely worked.....this is one of my most favorite channels....thnx a mil
..Scott, if you remember some of the old movies and TV shows would introduce the cast at the beginning....hard to keep track of who is who without at least a scorecard.... Keep up the good work...
Interview at stop looked like 3 snipers were taking a bead !😂 Love what you think is a "little" play in the steering. It fair clips along though, kudos to your work👍🥇
That go pro makes it look like you got her " sken't back". 😂 Scott working thT steering wheel made this quote come to mind " she's a handl'n boys! She's ahandl'n".
I love these long in depth videos especially with a Scenicruser as the subject. I want one for myself, I'd love to restore the front to original Grey Hound and let the upper floor be living quarters. The windows need to be restored including the ones on the ceiling.
She's not pretty but she sounds super on the road at speed. i would say it is happy to be in use again. As for the glass there should be some kind of a NAGS number...every piece has its own number...maybe the left side is a number one way or the other for the right hand piece. Auto restoration shops might be an avenue to check into. A friend had a late 60s hearse..fun finding glass for sure. A great video with a wasted wheel bearing...I have never seen one that bad given it appeared to be mostly rust damage. I bet Ron would have gotten a kick seeing that pull in...another great YT channel 🙂 A great save Scott!!
I live in Venango county in Pennsylvania, there was a mechanic that lived in Rockland Township where I live now he is since passed Bill Exley arguably one of the best mechanics you’ve ever wanna find he said the properly inspect a bearing a wheel bearing like you just removed from the axle You clean it and you look at the inside race that’s the way you want to check up bearing anyway I have a 1991.5 Dodge with one of those clatter traps under the hood. Yeah it’s six banger anyways this is six in a row.Jim from Kennerdell pa I like you guys videos I’ve learned quite a few things from you guys. Keep up the good work.
I have to say Scott...Asa bus driver I would have no problem Scott if you were the mechanic on my bus!! Great vidio ! Be safe. Ps your Assistance is top Shelf hard working man!
Would prefer manual transmission,,can't imagine cost of automatic,,,not sure what would take to pull transmission but much less skill to put in clutch or deal with manual transmission gears
You guys are amazing! When I first seen that bus, I thought it was just a pile of scrap. Good for you bringing her back to life. Me being also a mechanic, why don't you guys use plastic gloves? Your hands take a beating, plus you are exposing your hands to all kinds of chemicals. Too bad you had all that extra work with the wheel studs because of the guys at the loves tire shop. It doesn't surprise me at all that had happened. I also drove a Tractor trailer and the people that work in these places do not take pride in their work. They take too many cigarette breaks on company time and do not care about how long they make you wait. Great video, I also watched the 1st one. Stay safe and God Bless.
That is one hardworking helper you have. He is a real asset to the operation. Fascinating to see the old bus brought back to life.
❤😂🎉😂yr
Hello Mr Helper 🫵
He’s getting on the job training! Next generation Bus Grease Monkey 👌
To me, the Scenicruiser will always be “the” Greyhound bus! It’s iconic, and I’m glad to see this one back on the road.
My dad drove for greyhound when the silversides were still working and moved to scenicruisers as they came into the fleet
I went from Winnipeg to Tuscon in one in '59. Love that model.
65 miles an hour!!!
Surprised to hear cruising 70 ups step van's drove for a minute barely hit 70 maybe was governed
I've wanted a scenic since I was 3 years old, and got a Matchbox Scenicruiser. I'm 56 now, and still don't have one yet. But I never thought I'd get married again, and that happened a week ago Friday, so I'm still hoping for a scenic.
Nice to hear the tyre shop put their hands up and agreed to the repairs. Given the general condition of the bus, many companies would have tried to wiggle out. IF they had said at the time when they stripped the first stud or two that they were having issues and admitted it up front, they might have been able to avoid that cost. Sounds like someone tried to cover up their mistake and the company made good.
How did they strip all those studs? Unconscious operator plus oversized impact wrench?
A true Dream Bus, the ole people hauler needs a Lotta Love, such a large task to save from the bone yard but as an Enthusiast it warms my heart ❤️ 💙 💜 💖
Impressive seeing that ScenicCruiser thunder down the interstate doing 70-80mph after all those essential repairs, grease-ups and adjustments.
I had been wondering what happened to this old girl. There was once a time I'd have driven across the country and done something like this to save an old Scenicruiser like this. The Scenicruiser was, once upon a time, my dream bus... Never could find one in my price range or one that had more than a body on blocks, but I did eventually get a 4905A that burned in a house fire just a month after I got, but... Now I actually DO have my "dream" bus. A Prevost H3-45 to convert. My health prevents me from doing any heavy lifting, but I can do woodworking, plumbing and electrical easily enough. :) I hope this old Scenicruiser can be brought back to life and at least restored to a semblance of its original state. They were some of the most unique and quite beautiful buses of just about any era in my opinion.
In 1959 The Greyhound bus encounter!
On a trip across Kansas from Missouri to Colorado on 36 highway we were in heavy fog.
All of a sudden there was a Greyhound bus come racing out of the fog.
Into the oncoming lane and passed us and disappeared into the fog ahead.
I NEVER WILL FORGET THE LOOK ON MY DAD'S FACE!
Why 🤷♂️
My whole world revolves around old cars and trucks, so, to me, there's no such thing as too far gone. This bus is no exception, but wow, does it need everything. Every square inch is either worn out, dented, rusted, or missing. Try not to look at it all at once; it'll overwhelm you. Pick out one section or task at a time, conplete that, and move on to the next. In a few years, you'll realize it's nearing completion and looks spectacular.
Really enjoyed the video. Love working on these types of projects. Great to hear that she wasnt smioking. My old friend and old school diesel engine instructor would have had a kniption hearing an engine revving that high without a load. That was always one of his per peeves.
Don, had worked in the oil fields before becoming an instructor. Another friend and mentor, Ernie, had worked in the appalachian mines.
Wasnt anything thise two fellows couldnt fix.
Your channel is like an online university for working on buses.
I would like to get a bus rv and I have learned so much on what to look for when finding the right bus .
I have grow up around class 8 trucks and have a large shop to work on trucks , but the bus maintenance is way different.
Thank's for sharing your adventures.
How much did I miss this kind of documentary 😊❤
that gps voice startled the crap out of me and i was wearing headphones lol😆😆
Scott, I can only imagine what that was like trying to sleep in that "old girl" when you guys stopped for the night. I don't think I could have done that. In the future whenever you are faced with sleeping in a gutted out bus without windows but probably with critters and more than likely an abundance of spiders, I would be more than happy to gift you a hotel room for the night. I am assuming you already had that option but wanted to stay with the bus to ensure it was secured, but just remember this offer, as I'll leave it as a standing offer for the future. And oh by the way, my first introduction to the Scenic Cruiser was on a trip with my dad from Memphis to Saint Louis for a weekend series between the Cardinals and the Reds. I will never ever forget that trip as my Dad has been gone 20 years and I'm pushing 70. Seeing one of these grand old buses being saved from the scrapper was quite emotional for me. Thank you and congratulations for saving this iconic piece of our American history. And don't forget about my offer! Take care.......
Finding a motel with parking for the bus can be a problem. Most motels with truck parking are scarier than sleeping in the bus
As other vehicles were passing you they were thinking. "Please let any parts fly off as I pass you." Great video.
1955?! I was eight years old and this bus would have been beyond belief in the comfort, quietness and speed stakes. But I speak of NZ where commercial passenger transport vehicles were still limited to a cloying 40 mph maximum despite traffic density less than a tenth of today's rat-race. Your drive home was amazing; a revelation of the superiority of American machinery over long distances than the S-Bedfords that dominated New Zealand buses and coaches. And I refrain from describing the odiferous early 1930s rattle traps that went under the imposing title of School Buses!
In the 50's I took the scenicruiser from NY to Wash DC a lot and I was always put in the right front seat as I was an un accompanied kid and the wonderful lady attendant would sit next to me. This brought back fond memories of my childhood. i just got back from Europe after three bus tours for 6 weeks and while the new luxury busses are very comfortable they do not have the "romance factor" of the good old scenicruiser. Would love to see this bus finished.
That Hound was moving and thanks for showing the hill climb!!
Man that poor poor bus was so abused. Thans Scott and crew for doing the right thing.
Reverse threads on the lug nuts? Is that just one side? I can see where a tire shop would screw up lug nuts with not knowing they were reverse threads but all of them? Whew! What incompetence. Can’t get enough of you guys, hope to see much more in the future.
It was fairly common on large vehicles - left-hand threads on left-hand side of the vehicle.
this used to confuse my brother as some of their trailers were all right-hand, but a couple had left-hand on left (and one had a left-hand stud on the right-hand side).
@@18robsmith ... and Mopar cars and pick ups until the 60s. Not many modern "techies" know about that...
Not that common, but they are out there on commercial vehicles. most are marked "L" . if you take the time to check. lol.
We knew a big high school kid who had a flat on his mother’s new 1968 Dodge Polara one night at a baseball game. He twisted off a left-side wheel stud, turning the nut lefty-loosey. When he realized he wasn’t going to get the wheel off, he called my dad, who knew instantly what happened. My dad went to the ballpark and quietly removed one nut, righty-tighty. That was an instruction I’m sure the kid still remembers today in his seventies.
The theory is that left-hand threads on the left side of the vehicle will tend to tighten from wheel rotation instead of loosening. In practice it really makes no difference, so it’s no longer done in light vehicles.
And yes, tire shops in the 60s and 70s did break Mopar left-hand studs. And I once used a tire shop that serviced both big trucks and passenger cars. But they used big-truck muscle on everything, so they pulled the threads on my car and I had to break off and replace a bunch of studs.
When I was 16 and working on my first cars at gas station I learned the hard way on Chrysler car about left hand threads on one side. I wondered why I stretched the first two bolts and broke them off before I caught on. Oh well, I learned how to replace wheel bolts too, and you never forget a good lesson.
In August 1970, i was in the Navy and rode a Scenicruiser from Knoxville,Tn to Charleston, Sc to await orders for Vietnam. I rode in the front of bus and those overpasses sure looked close as we drove beneath them.
This is fascinating. It has inspired me to continue the restoration of my 1964 Econoline van.
The sense of speed in this video is wild. Feels like the bus is screaming down the road
It runs good! Great recovery. It was good of the tire store to own up to their mistakes and pay for the repairs. 👍
GREAT beginning for future restoration project. I am new to this writing comments .... what caught my eye when selecting a video to watch was this Scenicruiser ... I actually have a mint Corgi metal replica Model of this as a Greyhound Bus.... I would be delighted to get it to you if I find out how ?? I will look back to see if you reply 🙂Keep up the great videos !!
It is satisfying tryiing to save from scram old iron. Just like my dad´s 1981 C-10 truck, it was abandonend below a mango tree, and I couldin´t stantd to it, so I made just as you, now it sits right at home. Now I take her for rides and her I are both happy. New home for my truck love.
Fun to watch these on-sight fixes. Reminds of you, Kelly and Lenny on the road...
What a save!! Glad to see that ole girl being kept alive. Great job...
Is there no more videos on that restoration guys?thanks for the previous ones👍
Really enjoyed watching this video reminds me of my days back in the nineties working for RMI trucking as a full on service tech . "we had 52 trucks at that time and they kept us busy especially during Michigan winters. I'm retired now I'm living down south Louisiana outside New Orleans but I still miss it from fime to time . Hell I often thought about buying one of these old buses myself to monkey around with as a hobby .
Doesn't look like much, but she moves like a scalded cat. I enjoyed the ride. Thank you for saving another one.
That was so cool to see the classic cars cruising past that may have passed it once back in the day 😊
Always great videos BGM. Thank you
John A
Carly Simon wrote a song dedicated to the steering of this bus: 'You're so vague, I bet you thought this bus could just drive straight, didn't you?' :D
I'm glad you were able to get that iconic bus going and saved. What a diamond in the rough. Nothing better than sailing down the highway listening to the hum of a two stroke Detroit diesel.
Scott, you and your team are a crazy group, more balls than myself in bringing this old girl home. Glad you made it with little trouble, awaiting to see her completed, take care brother.
I’m a Mopar guy, but I gotta tell you right now, man to the people in general Motors who designed that beautiful machine you knocked it out of the park. This is six in a row.Jim from Kennerdell pa
Amazing seeing this vid of you rolling down the highway! You are fearless!
You guys are amazing! The sound of that 8v71 is awesome. My dad was on the fire department and those engines were in a ton of apparatus. Love the sound…
Scott any town you’re in with a bus company mostly always has spares and are usually willing to help folks out in a bind,as you know it’s a small community,cheers for your videos.
Love your videos especially the rescues. Keep up the good work you do Scott keeping everyone safe and rescuing the ole school buses 👍🏽
The distinct roar of a 2 stroke Detroit diesel has low key terrified me since watching Maximum Overdrive as a kid lol
Hahaha that makes 2 of us!
Got to love a good hack tire guy. Love the bearing nuts too.
Love that you guys save these buses and give them a new life!
So nice to see people that take pride in doing their correctly!
That bus WANTED to ride the open highway again, it was literally running and sounding as if new. Great work, keep em coming.
Man, oh, man... I love this channel. I used to drive a 4104, as I was the new guy and got the oldest rolling wreck we had... I did eventually move up to an 11 series. I never did drive an automatic bus until I drove a city bus for a living in 2006. Love it! The sound of a 2 stroke Detroit will be nothing but a memory, and unthinkable for the younger folks today. Truck it up, bus it up! Mash your motor and burn some diesel!
Great to see you doing a road trip again Scott and also to see you still keen on preserving some history. What happened to Tyler's old bus he was going to do up?
When was the last time Tyler was on the channel?
@@BlindBatG34Probably around late June, that's when I moved
I, for one, have missed seeing you on video. Best wishes Tyler.
@@Spyke383 Good luck with your future endeavors. We miss seeing you on the channel.
When you were making the first circuits around the storage yard, it looked like a test shot for the new horror film: "Monster Bus on the rampage"!! You slept in the Schnuck's Grocery Store lot in Fenton, MO, a little southwest of St. Louis. We stayed in an RV park just south of there on the 140 (Covered Bridge RV Park) to visit family in the area.
Festus MO
loved that Scott... looking forward to seeing what you do with the cruiser
Beautiful bus, lots of potential!
Thanks Scott!
We had a GM4106 that we converted to an RV and drove it around the USA for a year. We recently donated it to a Christian Camp to use as a Tiny House. We hope it is a blessing. During our ownership, we had to replace the air bags on each corner. What a job. Nice Video GM.
I'll tell you what - watching you guys work is something else. This stuff isn't complicated work but it sure ain't EASY work.
Reminds me of the Greyhound buses of the 70's and 80's I rode on. The hum of the engine and roadway just put me to sleep on the long stretches. Good recovery and work to get it road ready.
Hi from Glasgow Scotland 🏴 here in Glasgow we've got a Bus Garage That got old Glasgow and Scotland Buses Thanks for the video 📹 Scot
Second driving day: scary steering, suddenly in a time warp: passed by a 55 Nomad, a 46/47 Hudson sedan and a vintage pickup.
good job! been watching you fellers for years, thank you.
I had old time Lenny vibes watching this. Great work bringing this classic back to life! Another one saved from the recycler! You guys are awesome! 👍💯
45:15 - recognized that stretch of road by the airport from Ron Pratt's videos. Had to pause the video to make sure when I saw the Scott City sign.
George is one of my customers at NAPA. It was so funny when i stumbled on these videos by chance and saw him working on the old Scenicruiser.
Nice to see that this Scenicruiser has been saved! I have seen one here in the Netherlands recently, with Dutch numberplates on it.
Little coincidence: you passed Scott City, where Mr Ron Pratt runs Midwest Truck. I'm a subscriber on his channel also 😉
As a bus driver I must say I love your channel. I wish I was financially able to do the same stuff as well, I'd love having one of these as a personal vehicle instead of a car.
What a pleasure it was watching this...New subscriber...don't get me wrong .... I love my automotive RUclips but this was a different flavour and I loved it ...loved the song at the end of the video...look forward to your future projects...thank you 😊😊😊
Seems to run great, I,ve always liked the scenic cruisers, definitely a cool old bus. She looks like a bus from a mad max movie. Lol. Great video.
Thanx again.
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I'm so impressed with these scenicruiser videos, the others as well of course. The Scenicruiser bus is smack-dab in the middle of such a huge intersection of interesting things. And an unusually wide variety of things at that. Been watching your channel since your first Scenicruiser videos. I don't want one, but I like the idea of helping to fix one. The community effort amazes me.
41:00 so badass to see that thing going that fast! thanks for sharing boys! WELL DONE!
I found your channel with the tour video and went back and watched this whole series. It’s an amazing build and has given me so many ideas for our new bus project. Sad to see this series end.
"loud as hell in here"-but you know you were lovin it..8V71 music...great adventure,top notch work not many would attempt
Scott, your videos are so very entertaining and informative but I'm
amazed at the inferior workmanship that you discover that was performed by another shop. Time after time. How do they get away with shoddy repairs? Keep up the good work. Thanks.
So you actually got a bus running that for all appearances was crusher fodder, and then drove it home....400 miles (!!!!). Very impressive indeed.
I had a coworker take one of these scenicrusers 40 years ago and completely rebuilt it into a motor home, beautiful.
Professional drivers deserve more than we give them credit for, that sloppy steering reminded me of towing a wrecked semi cabover with a 2 ton GMC, to heavy and to fast with sloppy steering, you are a smooth operator with nerves of steal, you could have been a NASCAR driver, excellent video, A+
It is fabulous to see these old working buses being saved, they're an important part of American & world transport history, fantastic..
Looked like a 55 chevy station wagon passing you on the way bro, that pickup may have been too. An all round great video as well. Safe travels. Ken.
My wife is from Texas and I lived there 15 years in the 80's and 90's. Texas is the largest cotton producing state. I remember driving for hundreds of miles and seeing so much cotton on the roads and in the ditches that it looked like snow. in the middle of summer during harvest.
I am biased but can't help noticing the Wanderlodge. Good luck with the Scenicruiser. It sounds good and I am sure has a ton of miles left. Probably more then years I do. We were going out West and my better half wanted to go INTO Saint Louise. Our coach is 40' and that was a load of fun.
I have to hand it to guy's your excellent mechanics. That was hard work. Who ever owend that bus before sure abused it. As a Bus Driver 51 yrs does me good to see you save these busses. Thank You fantastic vidio. Enjoy every one of your's😊
I can't believe how smoke free that Detroit was. Great job guys, you must be over the moon at how everything went, the stars really aligned on this one. Good that another iconic bus is saved from the scrappers.
We owned a 1955 Scenic Cruiser 1982 - 1991 which looked a lot like this bus. It was converted and our family ministry used it for touring. I had the joy of maintaining and working on it. This bus video brought back many fond memories. Good job Scott and company. Blessings.
AWESOME job guys! Best of luck with this beautiful classic
This is awesome! Love the video bombing of the vintage rides around 42 min! That wagon was amazing...my conclusion from this is I think your kind of bus people are as crazy as us VW bus people! My dad, brother and I have rescued many over the years and certainly can relate to "sketchy" drives home! ha great video thanks for sharing!
That is sooo cool. Thanks for working and keeping this piece of history running. Soo neat.
those scenic cruisers are my favorite bus to travel in lots of memories traveling in them from tj all the way down to puerto vallarta mexico 30 yrs ago thanx for saving it
Thanks for providing sliver of optimism and hope for this dismal failed delusion of 'mankind'.....even for an hour.....I remember well these old buses....was horrified when my father put me on one of these from Port Arthur to Houston, Tx way back in 1962...guess he wanted to bring me down a notch.....a taste of the jungle......definitely worked.....this is one of my most favorite channels....thnx a mil
Thanks for all your hard work rescuing these buss❤❤😊😊
Thanks for taking me along on the ride.
..Scott, if you remember some of the old movies and TV shows would introduce the cast at the beginning....hard to keep track of who is who without at least a scorecard.... Keep up the good work...
Such a cool bus!!! I love watching " Experts in Action"!!!
Almost looks like New Haven Railroad Colors...
Interview at stop looked like 3 snipers were taking a bead !😂 Love what you think is a "little" play in the steering. It fair clips along though, kudos to your work👍🥇
That go pro makes it look like you got her " sken't back". 😂
Scott working thT steering wheel made this quote come to mind
" she's a handl'n boys! She's ahandl'n".
I love these long in depth videos especially with a Scenicruser as the subject. I want one for myself, I'd love to restore the front to original Grey Hound and let the upper floor be living quarters. The windows need to be restored including the ones on the ceiling.
She's not pretty but she sounds super on the road at speed. i would say it is happy to be in use again. As for the glass there should be some kind of a NAGS number...every piece has its own number...maybe the left side is a number one way or the other for the right hand piece. Auto restoration shops might be an avenue to check into. A friend had a late 60s hearse..fun finding glass for sure.
A great video with a wasted wheel bearing...I have never seen one that bad given it appeared to be mostly rust damage.
I bet Ron would have gotten a kick seeing that pull in...another great YT channel 🙂
A great save Scott!!
I live in Venango county in Pennsylvania, there was a mechanic that lived in Rockland Township where I live now he is since passed Bill Exley arguably one of the best mechanics you’ve ever wanna find he said the properly inspect a bearing a wheel bearing like you just removed from the axle You clean it and you look at the inside race that’s the way you want to check up bearing anyway I have a 1991.5 Dodge with one of those clatter traps under the hood. Yeah it’s six banger anyways this is six in a row.Jim from Kennerdell pa I like you guys videos I’ve learned quite a few things from you guys. Keep up the good work.
I have to say Scott...Asa bus driver I would have no problem Scott if you were the mechanic on my bus!! Great vidio ! Be safe. Ps your Assistance is top Shelf hard working man!
That style bus is so cool looking it will make someone a great unit. Keep doing your thing great content thanks.
Agreed. Even here in UK. that would be what people think of as the Greyhound bus
What a great run! They have a 10 speed? on the left side no less!!! Outstanding video! thanks
Would prefer manual transmission,,can't imagine cost of automatic,,,not sure what would take to pull transmission but much less skill to put in clutch or deal with manual transmission gears
I also LOVE ❤ all your videos, because I loved busses since I was a little boy😊 u guys are the BEST
I think Dee's boys are great and see really nice work thanks.
The Scenicruiser is such a classic bus! I'm glad this one is being rescued!
You guys are amazing! When I first seen that bus, I thought it was just a pile of scrap. Good for you bringing her back to life. Me being also a mechanic, why don't you guys use plastic gloves? Your hands take a beating, plus you are exposing your hands to all kinds of chemicals. Too bad you had all that extra work with the wheel studs because of the guys at the loves tire shop. It doesn't surprise me at all that had happened. I also drove a Tractor trailer and the people that work in these places do not take pride in their work. They take too many cigarette breaks on company time and do not care about how long they make you wait. Great video, I also watched the 1st one. Stay safe and God Bless.