Scenicruiser progress and update on the future plans for this bus. Retired greyhound bus PD 4501

Putting bay doors back on and getting the bus protected from the weather and water. Discussing the project’s future plans. Scenicruiser bus rv conversion project.

[@yambo59]

Im almost 65 and I remember riding on the super scenicruiser when I was a kid going from Chicago to Tennessee and Chicago to Indiana, LOVED it.

[@stephes999]

Please please please ....don't park it.This was an Icon bus of the 50's,60's',70's and even the 80's! It is a huge part of American culture....as much as diner's Burger joints, drive in movies, and is woven into the history of America of the mid to late 20th century. You restore it and you will have a timeless classic that is in demand......far beyond your wildest dreams......this bus was an icon of America .......rebuild it and put seats in it and anywhere you go , you will fill it up with people wanting to ride it.....

[@jasonweston1273]

I was thinking the same all that hard work just for it to be used as a children's play house for personal gain which the subs of you tube are funding?... It should be re instated back for day trips for people to ride & enjoy.

[@PhilGoldblum]

I started thinking "ran when parked" when i saw the SC heading out into the woods :-) Thanks for the video Scott.

[@floridamanrailfan]

This would make a great "Grand Touring Coach". What I mean by that is a really nice coach setup with no bedroom or kitchen accommodations. Use it for carrying a large group for a special event. Like 30 of your friends want to go see a baseball game. Take the Touring Coach there. It will need a bar and seats/booths/couches with lots of little tables.

[@marinablueGS]

Wow....driving a Scenicruiser on a dirt road in the woods of Tennessee.....never thought I'd see that one day, lol. Truly, this is the most unique bus shop in the world.

[@Wildstar40]

I remember when they drove Leonardo to Burning Man. Not the swamp mud Burning Man of this year but the dust storm Burning Man from a couple years ago. Poor Leonardo got so dirty. I can't wait to see the results after he gets paint !

[@billtodd6509]

A great plan. The old gal deserves your professional care after so much abuse. Do you have all her past history? Bill

[@ManMountainMetals]

Another 5 or 10 years and 🚌 Bus Mountain ⛰️ will be up there with Dollywood as Tennessee tourist destinations 😊

[@silasmarner7586]

That's "bus grease mountain" to you, sir! :)

[@vincenzostagliano5011]

looks great scott i love it

[@robmatthews7972]

I remember the high school chartered a Greyhound in 1969 to take the Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville,Fl) football team to Brunswick, Ga. to play a game. On the trip back the driver was racing down US 17 to beat a southbound train before a crossing north of Yulee, Fl. [ this was before I-95 was completed].

[@DonRRicks]

I love that old bus. Dangit, when Jonathan was sliding that first door on I caught myself holding my breath and thinking, “Easy, easy”.

[@jettpro6647]

Love those old scenicruisers

[@user-yc2oz8kc5k]

I'm impressed to see how swift it runs and drives. Proof that a vehicle without a drivetrain is simply a hunk of metal.

[@rwamchubb7977]

I just don't understand why people would degrade such a beautiful vintage cruiser.

[@user-if4uv4nj4k]

7:26 The sound of the Detroit firing right on up - almost brought tears to my eyes...wow...nothing wrong with that motor!! When I was a kid - the local GM 'old-style' buses had really smoky 'Detroits' of unknown model...and they had MANUAL transmissions...with, really long shifters. But, I remember the smell of them and the sound of them - pulling a way...many times, with quite a bit of smoke from the low-mount exhaust pipes...The SceniCruiser engine sounds terrific, as a counterpoint to my old local bus memories!

[@PhilGoldblum]

The plan for the SC sounds great! Looking forward to watching it come back to life.

[@idensunrise442]

Wonderful project to gradually restore it into fun use. Also good excuse to look for good used parts and old steel to fabricate what you need.

[@user-yc2oz8kc5k]

As long as it is not rotted out it is fixable. You truly deserve to own one, and now that you got one, we expect nothing but the best results for it whenever you get to restore it. Best of luck to you.

[@nelsontucker4366]

😂 Some how planed or not, I just knew you were going to become the new owner of the scenic cruiser. Congratulations

[@noshsreqd]

I'd be a little leary of having one of those trees fall on one of the units during a windstorm.

[@bill8582]

I'm so glad that you are saving this peice of Americana, it couldn't be in better hands. You know, with all of these RV parks going up everywhere, I think it would be cool, to buy a chunk of property with a small lake on it, and put several buses around it, turned into tiny homes, and you could call the place "The Bus Depot " kind of a bed and breakfast type deal, as you wouldn't want permanent renters, they don't take care of anything, but a weekend get away place might work out pretty good. You could even have a few spots with hookups for traveling buses to park for extended periods of time.

[@LORFCASTER]

Consider installing an air purifier while everything is open and available. Especially if it will be a guest house. Air purifier will help deal with any allergies, smell complaints, and will help reduce mold / mildew in the bus. Could pipe it to draw fresh air and / or recirculate indoor air.

[@kevinford6420]

Beautiful Bus,we don't have anything like that in the UK. I really enjoy watching a proper mechanic at work. You have inspired me to work on my own Ford Iveco 7.5 ton.I successfully refurbished the 3 tank airbrake system.You just gave me the confidence to have a go.Saved a packet on that,so cheers as we Brits say 👍

[@Peddler356]

A bus company here ( Waco, TXU) used to have a scenic cruiser. When following it you could see the bus actually twist when changing gears. I want to say it was a 52 model.

[@RVsAndCoaches]

Close! They were built from 1953 - 1956.

[@Mike1sc]

There just has to be so many people who have wonderful memories about these old Scenic Cruisers. Why not make a member wall inside the bus and for anyone donating three, four, or five hundred dollars, they would get a small ID tag displayed on the wall with their name, date, and amount donated. The wall would be pretty cool to see for anyone staying in it or visiting over time. Only caveat would be the money donated would have to be used in making the bus better. Maybe the money could go toward a carport. Just thinking out loud. Thanks for saving her Scott.

[@Eckat-y6r]

It’s simply amazing that there are almost all the spare parts for these buses, you won’t find practically anything in the post-Soviet space, either the price will be inadequate for the more or less decent condition of the part, or the condition will be complete scrap metal and, again, at an inadequate price, but new spare parts , alas, they don’t produce

[@gullreefclub]

A interesting plan for the SceniCruiser. Might I suggest you figure out its home (parking place) and then pour a concrete pad that is 2-3 feet wider on all sides to help prevent the ground moisture from taking its toll as quickly or as easily along with installing some fans to blow under the bus a couple of hours a day when it is not wet/raining outside

[@Telephony954]

I used to ride one of these on weekends from McClaren School for boys in Woodburn Or. to my home town Eugene Or on home visit wknds. Kings of the hwy. majestic road warriors, and smooth as silk. like riding on a cloud. looked forward to the ride as much as the home visits, actually was the best part. that would have been 68-71 What a long road it's been. I must say, I look about as good a shape as that bus. except, I too need my hinges replaced. or at least occasionally lubricated.

[@charlescastle5566]

Scott that will be a super bus when you get it done. You'll have to drive it around a little because those senic cruisers are the best looking busses on the road my opinion only. It painted up and all fixed up on the outside like a greyhound is a nice compliment to their history.

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

REALLY like (and appreciate) the kind of care you Guyz are showing towards getting this old Gal ship shape again Just a wonderful attitude and commitment She’s going to be worth it each and every step of the way, rest assured👊‼️🔥🥂

[@douglasengle2704]

The Scenicruiser has such great styling, interior interest and nostalgia I think it will be a rest-mod candidate forever. There are so many items that such windows and just about everything that need modern updating. It is a major project and maybe some modern updates for these components will never be able to be produced, but the future with computer 3D printing and an expanding resto-mod community may provide solutions. The visual impression of a scenicruier draws the interest of people that knows nothing about them.

[@beverlymichael5830]

Love that bus. As a Kid my mom and I traveled often from Muncie to Indianapolis by Greyhound bus. I was always excited when finding g our bus was a scenic cruiser. I always wanted to sit in the front t row to see out the front window. I always wanted to be able to watch the driver on our trips too.

[@timmummert63]

I was in a drum corps in the 70’s and we had three of these. Looking forward to your project.

[@jimmcculloch3786]

Another great video, and good luck with this new project :)

[@garykirin5150]

Scott, I like your plans for the Old Girl. Watching your video’s reminds me of my dad. He worked for Greyhound for 40 years, and I use to hear his stories about working on all those buses.🚌

[@atribecalledcookies4]

Beautiful coach ! one of my favorites. Take care of her.

[@darrellbroomhall7020]

Very exciting plans for SC bus.

[@tobygabriel5674]

Fantastic music to go with your channel. Love it, Keep em coming !

[@BIGHURTification]

My dad had one of these when I was a kid and ran trips to Vegas back and forth from Los Angeles. He got rid of it around 2008 the bus was in use in the 80's. It still started up an ran when he sold it.

[@Juancheros]

Love the music! Love the old Greyhound!

[@northwoodsguy1538]

You are the man to bring it back to life.

[@danbo99]

From Canada: Bravo !

[@DaffyDuc69]

So cool. Got a chance to ride in a few of the back in the late 70's.

[@DavidJones-hl5om]

Awesome Bus Great Project for a Guest House 😊😊

[@melduncanakamelnetteliving9892]

Cant wait to see the transformation. An air B&B is a great idea. Glad you saved her. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas. Its going to be great.👍👏🤗

[@davidowen888]

That's excellent 👏 whatever you do will be an improvement and SC will be well taken care of ☮️

[@timf6916]

Nice, I got to ride in one back in the day.

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

Fantastic‼️👊🥂

[@cstoryusmc]

man i used to work on the Los Angeles based Red Bull scenic cruiser. i hated working on that thing but seeing what some hacks did to your poor bus makes me look back on how beautiful the interior of the red bull bus was. good luck and i hope this turns into a beautiful cruiser some day.

[@mischef18]

Look forward to see progress on this Scenicruiser bro. Had something similar here in NZ back in the day called a Landliner that also carried parcel freight. Safe travels. Ken.

[@safetyvideos9866]

Another thing which has rubber hinges- a Kelvinator commercial chest freezer. I know someone who used to have one in his shop; it was from the 1950s and it had the custom order stainless steel outer cabinet.

[@robertgriffin7569]

Beautiful bus, ldk, seems like an auto,s the way to go. It,ll be great with a period correct greyhound paint job too. Great video. ✌️❤️😁

[@marty0715yt]

It would be nice to have a roof over it.Great Job Scott!!!!!! And Family

[@Wildstar40]

Bus lean-to's at every parking spot. He should claim the land and cut back those trees I'd hate to see one fall on a bus.

[@brentschmitt3338]

Keeping these old behemoths on the road and doing it right 👍🏻

[@dannyw7662]

One of those took me to boot camp from Portland Ore to San Dieg in 1975

[@stanurquhart1542]

There is one of these on Rt 9 in Maine near Calis and the Canadian Border. The last time I saw it there was a tarp over the raised skylight. Not sure if it is for sale though easy to find out

[@davidchapman2839]

Do it and report back? Great "Scenic Cruiser" Holmes-ian adventure. The games afoot!

[@clintho1]

Ooo I can't wait to stay in a scenic cruiser air b&b on bus grease mountain 😍!!

[@WilliamSmith-bj8gt]

Would love to see that piece of Americana on the road as a traveling scenic restaurant for people to enjoy and make some money as well.

[@mattgreven7615]

I love this channel! I can't imagine how much time you must spend trying to source parts for a bus like this. I'd love to own something like this restored as a nice RV and in mechanically sound condition. What a jewel that would be!

[@silasmarner7586]

Regarding sourcing his parts, I am quite sure that "he has his people"

[@terryhawkins5585]

YOU'RE RIGHT IT DOES NEED A LOT OF WORK DONE TO IT

[@marcijunebug]

she's a 'beaut Scott, no, seriously I think I'm in love

[@DAKOTANSHELBY]

Suggestions Scott: Create a Playlist just for scenic cruiser video content. Build a list of parts unique to the scenic cruiser that viewers can comb over and donate for its restoration. Thanks for your videos!

[@copperdog6393]

I just wondered where your son's been. Haven't seen in a video in a long time

[@sarah-kenorum2852]

He moved back to Indy to further his career.

[@gregwalker731]

Man! What I wouldn’t give to have that Scenic Cruiser. I would have it modified to put my Harley in the basement.

[@detroit8v715]

A bed, bus, and breakfast!

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

Nice to return paint work and windows to original ,hope it happens onfree days

[@ericoh123]

Great BGM song!

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Kroil is magic. :)

[@parker1ray]

I used to restore automobiles and many times these old machines are money pits! Hopefully this will not be the case. It is always a good thing when old treasures like this can be saved.

[@jeffogden2982]

There used to be one of thoe buses sitting in the Dayton Ohio srea on a busy road in a driveway for over 20 yeats then it suddenly disappeared, It lookrd to have been converted to a motor home.

[@paulhart9102]

The first bus I ever rode on many years ago was a SceniCruiser.

[@lloydrobinson7081]

keep the clips coming

[@barryconner9272]

There's one exactly like that bus at Abbott buses and company in Roanoke Virginia

[@AMStationEngineer]

"GRAIL", gotta get that license plate!

[@scottscott8230]

Thanks,makes a guy wonder how many? Scenic cruisers are still in existence.

[@patricktetreault4870]

How many of those I loaded baggage and freight on , Scenic cruiser’s were the one coming to la from Dallas on occasion you would open up the bays and find a 8V71 freshly overhauled inside

[@dougburnett2756]

If you are going to make it a guest house/Play house why not pour a concrete pad and build a roof over the bus to help keep the sun off it plus the rain. Mabe something like a car port except a lot bigger that is open on all sides except the A frame roof so when it does rain/snow you do not have to worry about water leaking into the coach.

[@davidchapman2839]

I was just hoping he would get it all mechanically fixed up and then dedide "NAA, too much other work for the next two years". I even bought a lottery ticket "just in case"... That would be my home for the foreseeable future. Hopefully could still fit the motorcycles in the bay. Ya know, I would BUILD a bike to fit... Ever see an Evo with fold down handlebars?

[@Donald-jm4hi]

Central Texas Bus Lines Waco, Texas used retired Scenicruisers into the 1970's very durable

[@4speed3pedals]

For your project busses, stainless steel screws would be an excellent choice for replacing steel screws threaded into aluminum. Steel and aluminum adjoined will cause galvanic corrosion so aircraft quality screws for use in aluminum are a good choice as they are cadnium plated, not zinc plating. Zinc plating is sacrificial. To prevent aluminum form corroding, use zinc chromate primer. It is and has been used on aircraft aluminum for years and I have seen original primer on WWII warbirds. Spraying zinc chromate must be done in a well ventilated area. Aircraft Spruce has it available in aerosol cans, pints, quarts and if you are wealthy, gallons in yellow or green. I would not use it for general purposes on customers vehicles because of the price. A 16 oz. aerosol can is now about $35.00 and is back ordered. Aircraft Spruce lists it as a soecialty primer and it can be top coated. I would not use it everywhere on a bus but it does work.

[@willenemcgee4183]

When you slide things that are rubber use diluted dish soap it will slide easier and will eventually dry

[@danielseghers8214]

Great videos and buses ! Since the 47 bus is named Lenny maybe this bus could be named Sqiggy?

[@moshebron2105]

Definitely automatic. It makes for a much easier drive and if down the road you want to sell it it'll up the value

[@MarkK01]

They cancelled all Grey Hound bus routes in Canada. I sure miss watching those buses roll up and down the highway.

[@skinnerhound2660]

There were 1001 Scenics produced. I'm sure you know my buddy who has all the glass.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

But wasn’t number 1 also 1001?

[@skinnerhound2660]

@@BusGreaseMonkey Number 1 was used by company executives and later put into revenue service as 1001. As you are aware it still exists. GX-2, although not numbered, was the one off prototype . It was used in revenue service by Great Lakes Greyhound Lines from 1952-1957.

[@elrobo3568]

Im' sure you have seen the classic trailer motels that are very popular. How about a classic bus "motel" somewhere near a major freeway? Could be a good income and a place for good bus units that aren't practical to get back on the road.

[@user-KrackerJack]

I think I have a driver side mirror like that

[@davidchapman2839]

When does it get the automatic swap? Looking forward to that one. Does the SC's have the air lift function on the tag to reduce the turning radius?

[@RVsAndCoaches]

Cruisers did not have air lift on the tag axle. Also, unlike Prevosts and MCIs, which have two tag axle wheels, both rear axles on Scenicruisers have four wheels.

[@user-if4uv4nj4k]

I can believe about the ripped-out linkages for the original manual tranny...would this have been that odd three-speed with a two-speed clutch, or a 4 speed Spicer, I wonder? I was reading that REALLY early buses had TWO four-cyllinder motors connected with a fluid clutch! Nah...impossible.

[@jeffbyrd7976]

Nice, put the mother-in-law on the far end of the property.

[@GNX157]

I chuckled when he said he’d put the MIL in there when visiting lol. I’m sure she’ll be real thrilled about that.

[@jetdriver]

I understand your thinking but I am a bit surprised that if your plan is to park it permanently as a guest house that you’d want to do the transmission swap.

[@mrad6533]

How is Tyler's bus I really got into watching his project then nothing I'm afraid to start watching another project

[@JonathanLong]

Where you by chance at a Schnucks parking lot in Festus MO? Cause I feel like I saw this bus one night

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Yes

[@oabus]

Automatic is a good choice

[@paulbillington9974]

ar you going to get stuf for the interyer from rv brakers yard?

[@southothehighway]

Time to use a tripod for some of those shots.

[@richardhaywood4123]

Are you going to reinstate the correct floor height but not have the gangway in the middle?

[@dickjohnson1158]

Would make a good party bus like what’s his name does . Lance , that’s it sorry Lance . You know for charters to Nashville . $

[@ericchampion6993]

Maybe an m11 or 60 series?

[@bobrenner7213]

Can the bus be licensed as a 'Historic Vehicle'? I know the various states do offer that type of license plate.

[@runner4928]

soapy Water on the seal will slide in the track

[@thundermite1241]

Id love to see someone shorten one of these so the cab sits under the 2nd floor section

[@The_DuMont_Network]

HERESY!

[@thundermite1241]

@@The_DuMont_Network do it to a pos one not a good one

[@okjoe5561]

That would be like painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Interesting but probably not a good idea.