Grey hound bus10/31/2023 ![]() He was so happy that the restoration was actually going to start, he told me to take my guys to dinner and celebrate. Matt: I laughed when I told him I meant I was done with the loading and we were ready to roll home. I thought I had lost my last chance at getting the bus done. ![]() ![]() John: After everything was loaded, Matt called to say, “I’m finished.” More than one person had started the job and left it. Another five hours was spent loading pallets of boxes packed with thousands of pieces of trim and molding. We spent three hours with the forklift and other tools to it onto dollies and then onto the trailer. When we picked up the Scenicruiser, I knew it wasn’t going to roll onto the trailer without wheels and axles. Usually, the empty bus is put out to pasture to rot. That’s when the unibody construction becomes structurally unstable. Next, because the seats are elevated, the typical, ambitious owner cuts into the floor to make it even and maximize headroom. First, they open the windows, which are hinged at the top for emergency egress, and toss out the seats and luggage racks. Matt: Most people buy a bus to convert it to a motor home. ![]() John: I spent a decade frustrated by broken promises and false starts, before I found Matt Pfahl of Pfahl’s Mack & Antique Truck Restorations in Bethlehem, Conn. What is the story of finding the right automotive restoration specialist? ![]()
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