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SOLD: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:18 pm
by Dreamscape
Clifford posted this on FB and wanted me to post it here.

Anybody looking for a Eagle,I am trying to help sell Sonnie Gray's Eagle it has a 3406 Cat engine and the bogie has been moved to the tag position so he could run 298:1 rear gears with a 740.
Nothing fancy on the interior but a good solid bus if interested let us know here asking 30k but open to all offers.
Sonnie's Eagle
Sonnie's Eagle
Cat
Cat
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Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:19 pm
by beltguy
The Eagles International Roster says that this bus is a '72 model 05.

I have a bunch of engine conversion photos that Sonnie sent me for the engine conversion seminar we developed. Top quality work.

As I recall, this used to be Delbert McClinton's bus.

There is no contact listed. I would be glad to "field" questions and/or facilitate communications with the family

Jim

jim at eaglesinternational dot com
303 four seven eight 3501

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:34 pm
by beltguy
Paul, thanks for getting this thread started.

I have added the listing on our website: http://eaglesinternational.net/category ... s-for-sale

The buses for sale page on our website is still the highest visited page with some pretty decent traffic.

Jim

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:21 pm
by beltguy
I just went through some of the photos Sonnie sent me and have included a few:
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I have many more photos, but I think these photos show the quality of work that Sonnie put into this bus

Jim

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:44 pm
by Sanity Fix
Jim, you are correct, this used to be Delbert McClintons bus.
Tough week coming up, thank all of you for helping Sonnies girls.

Thanks
Brenda

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:53 pm
by luvrbus
Jim,thanks that would help a lot you being involved.I tried to post photos from a thumb drive and could not do it so I asked Paul to do it for me.I don't mind my phone number being posted here I just didn't want it on F/B.It will be a great help to be able to send interested parties to this site to view the photos

Thanks again
Clifford

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:39 am
by Dreamscape
A lot of folk want some interior shots. I don't have any.

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:58 am
by beltguy
I don't have any finished interior photos. Everything Sonnie sent me involved early construction. Have a few more of the interior construction, but nothing that would help those looking for finished interior shots.

As has been said, the interior is pretty basic. The great value of the bus is the mechanical work - just amazing. The Cat (mechanical), HT-740, and direct drive into a truck rear end makes this Eagle about as bullet proof as one can imagine.

Jim

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:22 am
by luvrbus
The interior was done for Patty and a wheel chair pretty basic but served it's purpose for years he had plans to redo the interior he just left the earth too soon

Re: Sonnie's Eagle For Sale

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:05 am
by beltguy
I was just looking at the pictures I posted and noticed that the interior was spray foamed. Another valuable asset.

I can't believe that someone has not snapped this up. I think it is an amazing value.

Jim