Bonehead
Skull Master
1958 Ford b700 school bus 30 footer... pictures tomorrow.
Here is the scoop. I bought it for the 429, and c6 transmission. The bus had been converted to an RV at some point, and was parked in 1996 at an RV storage yard, never to be driven again. The owner had paid storage on it for all those years, and recently she passed away. The estate did not want it, and gave it to the yard. Years ago someone started pulling the motor, and got as far as removing the hood, (too bad), and the radiator. The storage yard changed hands, and started cleaning out everything that was delinquent. A buddy of mine found out about the 429, (which is on homemade motor mounts), and called me to see if I wanted it. I know I am taking a chance on the motor, but if I sell the whole thing for scrap, I will triple my investment. A bunch of good friends of mine came and helped drag that heavy pig on to my 32 foot gooseneck trailer, and it is now parked in my driveway.
Here is what I know so far: A Wayne body,
The Miller Co. was combined with Wayne's existing professional car subsidiary, Meteor Motor Car Company, forming the new Miller-Meteor (M-M) division of Wayne. The 2 companies competed in 1956, but were doing business as a combination by 1957.
In 1957, under the leadership of Newton Glekel, Divco Corporation bought the Wayne Works, a school bus builder in Richmond, Indiana, and renamed itself, Divco-Wayne Corporation. Divco-Wayne, also known as D-W, was a conglomerate involved in the manufacturing of trucks, school buses, hearses, ambulances and mobile homes, and apparently also had had an electronics section involved in aerospace technology.
Here is the scoop. I bought it for the 429, and c6 transmission. The bus had been converted to an RV at some point, and was parked in 1996 at an RV storage yard, never to be driven again. The owner had paid storage on it for all those years, and recently she passed away. The estate did not want it, and gave it to the yard. Years ago someone started pulling the motor, and got as far as removing the hood, (too bad), and the radiator. The storage yard changed hands, and started cleaning out everything that was delinquent. A buddy of mine found out about the 429, (which is on homemade motor mounts), and called me to see if I wanted it. I know I am taking a chance on the motor, but if I sell the whole thing for scrap, I will triple my investment. A bunch of good friends of mine came and helped drag that heavy pig on to my 32 foot gooseneck trailer, and it is now parked in my driveway.
Here is what I know so far: A Wayne body,
The Miller Co. was combined with Wayne's existing professional car subsidiary, Meteor Motor Car Company, forming the new Miller-Meteor (M-M) division of Wayne. The 2 companies competed in 1956, but were doing business as a combination by 1957.
In 1957, under the leadership of Newton Glekel, Divco Corporation bought the Wayne Works, a school bus builder in Richmond, Indiana, and renamed itself, Divco-Wayne Corporation. Divco-Wayne, also known as D-W, was a conglomerate involved in the manufacturing of trucks, school buses, hearses, ambulances and mobile homes, and apparently also had had an electronics section involved in aerospace technology.
