In this video we take the abandoned 1948 Ford F5 church bus on its 1st test drive-in over 25 years! Church Reunion trip Fundraiser www.paypal.com... Mailing address CBGG P.O. Box 365 Lowell, Oregon 97452 Email jkellogg420@yahoo.com
Wow I love what was in the writing at the end of this video. That must have been an awesome event. This bus really is like the story of salvation. We were dead in our sins. Buried just like this bus. No hope waiting for our distruction. But Christ saw potential in us even when maybe no one else did. He paid the ultimate price for us while we were yet sinners. Anyone in Christ has been washed clean. Who else would have thought this could be cleaned. Sometimes it seems we let him down just like this bus tried to quit on you. He keeps restarting us. He keeps cleaning us. We can't run on the filth of this world( like bad gas) any longer and we can't become stagnant. I can promise you brother he will not give up on us though. He won't lose interest. He can use us to bring more people to him and most of all he loves us as evidenced by what he has done for us. So I guess the only difference is we have to be willing to let him work on us. I sure am glad you were able to give new life to this bus.
My family ran the school bus system for Mountain Grove schools from about 1946 or seven until 1982 we had buses just like that dude I love it man it’s so cool God bless you buddy thanks for the memories
Whotta trip this ol girl has had, (you too ;~). I can't believe how good that old bus looks right now. Cleaned up beyond what you could expect. A little body patch for the rat hole, perhaps flashing school bus lights for the back, (did that year have flashing lights for the front?). It would be amazing to see the interior redone. Stop the rust inside and out, new paint, and you will have a bus fit for showing off even more. Good job to see this bus became your passion to stick with it and do your best. I think you got a rewarded for your efforts .
For those who are wondering why the driver normally started off in 2nd, is because 1st was really classified as a "deep under" gear. These transmissions were called the "Compound" transmissions. In the mid to late 1980s, the progressive transmissions came out and if you have a 4-speed progressive box. that would mean all 4 gears are usable. Compound transmission often had a deep under in 1st. So with 4 possible speeds, you only have 3 of them that were truly usable on the highway. With this bus having a pretty loud engine, the deep under was for sure a pretty heavy screamer. But sometimes on a historic piece of equipment, I love hearing the deep under gunned up close to the governor.
Fantastic! I loved the kids' reactions at the school. That thing seems to really get up and scoot. Oh yeah and I love the vintage style license plate. Hope you have a great time at the reunion!
The bus is looking and sounding so good! You've done such a great job getting her back on the road! God speed on the trip to the Church and then back home. I look forward to seeing the work that you will be doing in the future to make the bus even more road worthy and reliable. Thanks for your persistence and hard work, brother!
Congratulations to you. You made a great effort on the bus. It is an excellent job. Well done. I wish you success. I am happy and honored to meet you. My sincere thanks and pride to your honorable side convey my greetings to the honorable family. Thank you 👍🚞👍
Amazing. Thank you, for taking us all along with you on this journey. I know how much I have enjoyed watching your progress. I'm sure everyone else feels the same way. Wishing you 🤍🌼💐
Pretty cool having Dad pick you up, from school, in your own antique school bus! Man I hate you're having trouble with the tank and other things, but HEY, considering how far you've come, ya just gotta shake the bugs out of her! Great Job!!!!!
Hay Jason have been watching this restore from the beginning and I am not going to stop it will be cool to see when you get to the church keep pushing all will be fine God bless. 👍😁 LETS GO!!
Dame what a cool ride and it’s a Ford. Your next project is to twin pipe it and make the engine rumble. Those old Ford gearboxes do have a noisey whine to them. Love the old Ford buses and pickup trucks.
she's came a long ways ...that y block is sounding healthy...after the reunion we need to see if we can find a 5 speed for those highway travels...easier on the motor and cheaper on gas ...keep rockin and rollin Jason
I’m sorry you had the problems but very glad they happened before you took off for the church reunion. Great job Jason bus is sounding great. Rock on man ✌️😎👋
Best of luck to y'all on your journey. " Two roads diverged in a wood and I - l took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." R. Frost
Great job on the bus Jason. Can tell it's been a labour of love. Good luck on the trip. Look forward to seeing the trip video(s). And look forward to seeing the plans for the bus going forward. Be safe and stay well.
Dude the bus sounds great and looks like it's a pretty nice driving bus also! Great job Sir ! Never thought you'd be this far along especially after what it looked like in the first video.
Hey Jason, the bus is back, oh yeah, the clutch seems to be working good, you were bummed when the horn wouldn't work at the school, but looks to be all fixed for next time, talk to you soon buddy
Hey , great find on the bus . What would I do ? Upgrade the running gear ,change the gear ratios so you have a nicer drive . Maybe swap a 5.0 litre from a modern truck and transmission, or a diesel engine. Upgrade the brakes to power vac assist with 2 stage master , front disc would really help you stop . I would probably change the rear end to a modern ish truck rear end for ease of parts availability. Really cool project ,I like it . Cheers Gary.
