Early XL

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Jim you were wondering what they looked like here is one.

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[hillndale]

About what year is that? Gotta say it looks pretty cool for a vintage bus. Was anyone doing conversions back then?

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Good question I think the current XL configuration started in 84.

[dale farley]

There were some individuals who were trying to convert buses at that time. In 1972, Paulette and I sang with a gospel group. We bought a 1947 Greyhound and started converting it.

After a few trips with the bus in early stages of development, we realized the magnitude of our undertaking. Sold the bus and bought a new Champion motorhome. It looked a little better but probably didn't last any longer.

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Dale was that a senic-cruiser or a silversides.Was it air suspension back then.


poor photo anyone got a better one?
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[dale farley]

Joe, It was a silversides. I'm not sure about the suspension. I think it had a 4-71 or 6-71 engine. It was pretty much like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab0hWYBRb6M It looked more like the 1948 Silverside in these pictures:http://www.greyhoundbusmuseum.org/bu...l#48silverside


I am glad we didn't own it very long, because we would have been in big trouble when we had the first significant mechanical failure. The motor had been rebuilt just before we bought it; and we didn't have any problems with it, but we sold it to a guy who took it in the mountains, lugged it down, and blew the engine on his first trip.

[Joe Cannarozzi]

The Brill is very cool so is the battle of britan and the silversides...

If I had time and money I would have one, the XL would be kicked to the curb

[dale farley]

The bus looked old in my last post, but for some reason Paulette and I look younger. "NICE HAIRDOS"! I am the good looking one on the far left, and it is easy to tell, I haven't changed much in the last 36 years. This was our 2nd album in 1973. Note the new 1973 24' Champion motor home on the flip side.

[Ray Davis]

OK, I guess I'm missing something. Is the name of the group "The Master's Trio", yet I see four people in every picture?

[dale farley]

Ray, That's the first time I've had that question in many years. Since I couldn't sing, I was bass player, manager and emcee for the group. There were only three singers.