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There is a school bus like the one yarb posted here locally that is used as a shuttle to haul people from their cars to the mud pits at truck night. It has 5 Ton axles and was a very simple build, as chevytruck pointed out it would be a pain to convert a Deuce into something like that.
 
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I was actually thinking about a similar project. We have a 1970 ford rescue truck that is soon to be taken out of service. I was thinking about taking the body off of that and putting it on the frame of a deuce instead of the cargo bed. It would make a nice piece of equipment. Deuce nose and winch and a rescue body on the back. If I had photo shop I could make up a picture to show my Chief, they like pictures better than words.
 
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Engine5 said:
I was actually thinking about a similar project. We have a 1970 ford rescue truck that is soon to be taken out of service. I was thinking about taking the body off of that and putting it on the frame of a deuce instead of the cargo bed. It would make a nice piece of equipment. Deuce nose and winch and a rescue body on the back. If I had photo shop I could make up a picture to show my Chief, they like pictures better than words.
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Post the pictures here and someone will probably be able to assist you. I don't have photoshop that you require but there are some on site that appear quite proficient in artistic skills.
 
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Post the pictures here and someone will probably be able to assist you. I don't have photoshop that you require but there are some on site that appear quite proficient in artistic skills.
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Sounds good. The deuce in the pic is from this site I think. I have no side shots of mine, so I am using this one as a rep, and a darn good one at that. The body on the rescue truck that s is pictured is identical to ours. All I have is nose and rear shots of ours. I would go up to take a pic but it takes for ever to get the air system up enough to move it. But it does have a 429 gasser in it, would fit right in a 70 mustang. hmmmm , more coffee please
 

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Engine5 said:
Sounds good. The deuce in the pic is from this site I think. I have no side shots of mine, so I am using this one as a rep, and a darn good one at that. The body on the rescue truck that s is pictured is identical to ours. All I have is nose and rear shots of ours. I would go up to take a pic but it takes for ever to get the air system up enough to move it. But it does have a 429 gasser in it, would fit right in a 70 mustang. hmmmm , more coffee please
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LOL, that deuce pic is the one I used for my mockup :)
 
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Engine5 said:
Sounds good. The deuce in the pic is from this site I think. I have no side shots of mine, so I am using this one as a rep, and a darn good one at that. The body on the rescue truck that s is pictured is identical to ours. All I have is nose and rear shots of ours. I would go up to take a pic but it takes for ever to get the air system up enough to move it. But it does have a 429 gasser in it, would fit right in a 70 mustang. hmmmm , more coffee please
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Here we go:
 

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Apologies, Frodo, for the short hijack:

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That's actually a WM300 Power Wagon, not an M37. They were special ordered as school buses and have a very interesting story behind them. There was a webpage up telling the story but I can't find it now. Perhaps Garbee or one of the guys at the Power Wagon Advertiser may know.
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Just for clarification, I do know the difference between a picture of a M-37 and a PW.

PW 1st, then M37

I think that rescue body on the deuce chassis or maybe even a 5t would be a useful truck.
 

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bigbee said:
Apologies, Frodo, for the short hijack:



Just for clarification, I do know the difference between a picture of a M-37 and a PW.

PW 1st, then M37

I think that rescue body on the deuce chassis or maybe even a 5t would be a useful truck.
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Curious question, why are the windows the same on a power wagon model than the other one you show? I also can't find the same door opening as on the multishaded model (M37) you show. Is this possibly a Wayne rebodied version of the M37? If this is a standard version I would think it would be sort of rare.

More pictures of a 1951 power wagon model with the "droopy windshield" is at Johnny Burrito / Bus Cover

A 1951 Dodge unknown model and a 1951/1952 Ford with Wayne body is at http://www.oldbus.us/Gallery/SchoolBuses/
 

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Do you mean Ivan the Terrabus.

She has been a favorite of mine at Mc Murdo Station.

I was doing the short bus on a deuce frame last year.

Didn't have a forklift big enough to lift the bus off of one frame onto another.
So now the bus sits detached from it frame.
Just a form a flat clamp pinches the bus body to the fram and 3 rubber mounts at the corners with 3/4" bolts.

Dashes look compatible. An the frame railes are the same size. I borrowed the bus's tow hitch for my deuce.
 

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