July 2013 Updates
I found a guy who has a boatload of parts for Flxible buses. He has some factory new stuff and some used. Here’s what I’ve bought so far (from top to bottom): • Taillight anglers to make so the taillights point straight back instead of being angled. •...
June 2013 Updates
The front dual sofa sliding mechanism has been installed! Clockwise starting in the upper left: 1) Installed as a single unit to ensure that things will perfectly align. 2) The center section was removed to produce two sofa bases that sit over the wheel wells (which...
Interior is in High Gear
Since my last update, a lot has happened. If you want to keep up on a more granular basis, be sure to follow this project on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativeCruiser, as that’s where the frequent updates happen… this site only gets updated when...
May 2013 Updates
The water inlet reel and filter have been installed and the compartment has had some insulation added. Here you see it with the bay door both open and closed. Here you can see that they’ve made most of the two pull out pantries. The top of each of these...
April 2013 Updates
Three hood ornaments from 1938 Chevy’s showed up… they will be used as closet door handles. I also acquired a vagabond emblem from an old trailer that I need to have re-chromed before I figure out where it will appear in the bus. Our license plates say...
March 2013 Updates
Booth and sliding sofa base are getting mocked up. Hallway closets and toilet room getting mocked up. The opening is for the toilet room door. Fresh water supply hose reel got installed today. It’s under the bus just behind the drivers side wheel...
February 2013 Updates
For the next three weeks or so, I’ll be away from the shop where the vintage bus is having its interior created. In that time, they should be working on a complete mockup of the interior, which we’ll review and ask for changes on before they start the...
January 2013 Updates
Wood being added to cover the insulation in the side walls of the bus. Today’s progress: • Paint is being stripped from around the windows prepping for repainting. • Chose interior paint color (for around windows, dash, etc.): silver. • Air horns are...
Getting Started on the Interior
In my last update, I had just dropped off the vintage bus and met with Larry at Paradise Coach about what I had planned for the project overall. Since then, the shop finished up work on the 1947 Silverside project they had been working on for the last two years. I was...
About Ben & Karen
Ben Willmore: I’m a traveling Photoshop guru who loves to explore what unusual that is all around us. I’m a photographer, former graphic designer and world traveler. Back on March 14th of 2006, I got sick of sitting still and waiting for my next vacation, so I sold 98% of my material possessions and started living on a tour bus …for more visit my blog, photo site, or photoshop training site.
Karen Willmore: I’m a photographer and graphic designer with an aptitude for anything involving pixels. I love travel, adventure, Mini Coopers and flying horses. I joined Ben living on the road January 24th, 2010. For more on my work and play, visit my blog or photo site.
Our Life: We spend our time exploring the US of A in a 40’ Prevost motorcoach, soon to be replaced by the vintage Flxible coach featured on this site. If we’re in an area for more than three days, we get the “hitch itch” and want to move on. Our favorite place is our next destination. We like visiting odd America, beautiful landscapes and the empty backroads. We are constantly running into friends along the way who make the journey even more fulfilling.
