One of the greatest joys in modifying a car or a truck–or a bus in this case–is that you have complete freedom to do what you want. You’re treading a new path and creating something totally unique in the process.
While we often feature crazy customs with ludicrous amounts of power, vehicle modification can take a near-endless number of forms. Take this 1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus, for example.
Crafted by Maine-based architecture firm Winkelman Architecture, this Viking eschews power and raw speed for comfort and civility. Think more Air Stream and less, well, this.
But as you’ll see, this Viking is still one badass bus.
Despite its stubby stature, the short bus can shuttle you and 12 friends in a fair amount of comfort. You can party it up thanks to on-board power (120 volt and 12 volt) and it’s fully plumbed with both a sink and toilet. That way you don’t have to worry about constantly stopping for that one friend who has already downed three 40 oz bottles of Maxx Ice.
However, with just two single beds on board – or a queen if you join them – you’ll have to kick most of your friends to the curb when it’s finally time to crash. You might be able to squeeze a few in on the floor but the rest will have to make due with a comfy patch of grass.
It might be a short bus, but this Chevrolet Viking would still be one sweet way to travel long distances.
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You all owe it to yourselves to click on the link and check this out. This thing is really neat, a truly awesome makeover. I really dig it.
That is very cool. Nice job.
I’m 99% sure this is the same bus that sat in a field outside of Bangor (Aurora, I think) for years. I would drive past it heading Downeast every summer, and finally stopped to inquire about it once. The owner of the property where it sat pointed me to the elderly gentleman who owned the bus, and I knocked on his door. He said he used it every August to camp at the blueberry barrens, where he was the night watchman for the harvesting equipment. He said he wouldn’t sell it or get rid of it unless something better came along. That was 12 years ago, so I suspect he either retired from his duties or passed on to the blueberry barrens in the sky.