John & Tara's 1982 Eagle Model 10
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:11 am
Here's our project Eagle, a 1982 Model 10, DD 6V92T/Allison Auto. Ser. # 20287.
The Eagle was purchased in Dec. '08. Towed home in January. It had issues with air & brakes. Not safe to drive though the engine was strong.
We landed on this unit after searching & learning what we really wanted. For us it was easy to pick the Eagle. We have always loved that Royal look they have. Lucky us how we found it. I kept watching busses on Ebay, etc. for a year or so. Most of what we saw would require traveling a distance just to look over one. Not being mechanically familiar with busses this posed a problem.
I decided to do a search on Craig's List & low & behold there she was, and only 60 miles from us. Emailed for some pictures & was pleasently surprised. She shows well in pictures. On first visit I was very pleased with the limited amount of rust found. After a few phone calls & attempts to find out all that I could about her I made an offer & was very satisfied with the deal we got. Left enough room for a few major issues should they come up.
Will be posting pictures as we go of course. This project thread won't be as in depth as others but this is a great way to outline things & keep up with them.
The Eagle was purchased in Dec. '08. Towed home in January. It had issues with air & brakes. Not safe to drive though the engine was strong.
We landed on this unit after searching & learning what we really wanted. For us it was easy to pick the Eagle. We have always loved that Royal look they have. Lucky us how we found it. I kept watching busses on Ebay, etc. for a year or so. Most of what we saw would require traveling a distance just to look over one. Not being mechanically familiar with busses this posed a problem.
I decided to do a search on Craig's List & low & behold there she was, and only 60 miles from us. Emailed for some pictures & was pleasently surprised. She shows well in pictures. On first visit I was very pleased with the limited amount of rust found. After a few phone calls & attempts to find out all that I could about her I made an offer & was very satisfied with the deal we got. Left enough room for a few major issues should they come up.
Will be posting pictures as we go of course. This project thread won't be as in depth as others but this is a great way to outline things & keep up with them.