1960 Mango Green/Seagull Grey school bus Standard Microbus project

This bus was originally sold in the USA and first owned by Burgundy Farm Country Day School in Fairfax County. Virginia. where it received its school bus yellow paint and signwriting. In the 1970s it got sold along with another school bus to a local guy who chopped one of them up for parts. and used this one as a storage shed in his garden. When he decided to let the bus go I couldn't resist the individual paint job and signwriting and bought it to tuck away for a rainy day. I have too many projects on the go though and don't know when I'll get around to this one so I've now decided to offer it for sale.
The bus is NOVA registered and comes with the US title so easy to register over here. VIN tag. VIN stamp & M-Code plate are all present & correct.
The bus needs an engine but all other running gear. steering. fuel tank. etc. are in place. although obviously will need going through. The bus is sat on 15" solids with old tyres that will hold air and she rolls fine for loading / unloading.
The upper body is in generally good condition with minimal rust. but the bus does need the usual lower 6" work. The main chassis rails are good. and the I-beams look solid. but it needs the usual outriggers. jack points. inner & outer sills. rear corners. battery trays. floors and front lower nose. etc. All of this is available off the shelf in the UK from Schofields. AutoCraft. etc. The gutters and roof are really nice bar a section over the passenger area and front that needs repair. I have a donor part I can include for the asking price. The roof also has a small hole drilled in each corner where red spotlights were once mounted for school run duties. Personally I'd source some old spotlights and put these back :-) The cargo doors are good. and the cabs only need fairly minor repairs.
Inside the bus the OG Mango Green paint is nice and thick and should clean up well. The dash is uncut and the bulkhead & underseat section are good although the doglegs will need repairing or replacing. Outside the OG paint is still present under the yellow respray and stencilled signwriting. along with just enough Patina to make it a very cool looking bus.  
Most of the glass is with the bus. including a couple of pieces loose inside the bus. although a couple of pieces are cracked. The bus was ordered with 6 pop-outs which is a cool option on a Standard. The pop-outs are still present. The bus is missing seats. handles. (although the funky lever that the driver used to open the door and let the schoolkids out is still present). window catches. speedo. wipers. bumpers and some other small parts but most of this stuff is available as reproduction if you can't be bothered sourcing OG parts.
Here's a bunch more photos of this very cool bus with a ton of potential: 
http://s72. photobucket. com/user/streetwagens/library/1960%20School%20Bus
the bus is dry stored in Swansea. South Wales. feel free to give me a call to have a chat about it on 07866618267. or send me a message. Cash deals only please. no part exchanges.  

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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