Buses

Beginner's Guide To Converted Coaches
by Larry Plachno

Converted coaches are a merger of a high quality highway or tour type bus with a luxury or recreational vehicle type interior. This book answers the typical questions asked by a novice and goes beyond that to address the questions that should be asked before purchasing a coach or before planning systems and an interior. Various chapters provide basic information on shells, interior design, converted coach systems and components, operations and maintenance. A list of popular or possible alternatives are presented and their pros and cons discussed. Special attention is given to underfloor systems. The basic intent is to guide the novice around obvious problem areas, to provide information for designing a coach that is more practical, to make coach operations more understandable and safer and to introduce coach maintenance concepts.

Perfectbound, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch size, 120 pages, more than 45 photos, charts and diagrams and an introduction by Mike Gallagher, president of the CCO.

ISBN 0-933449-13-5 ...............$15

Modern Intercity Coaches
by Larry Plachno

A detailed review of virtually all over-the-road intercity motor coaches which operated in the United States and Canada from 1953 to 1993 as well as their manufacturers.

Chapters cover both the manufacturer as well as important models. On major manufacturers, time-line charts are provided to show the relationship between production years for various models, and more important models are covered in individual chapters. European and most other foreign coaches that were imported and operated in the United States and Canada are also covered in individual chapters. Special chapters cover history, manufacturers who quit in the 1950s, European imports, lesser-known imported coaches, conversion shells, engines, transmissions and changes in length and width.

Hardbound with 320 pages and more than 380 photographs and 7 charts.

ISBN 0-933449-27-5 ............... $62

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