u/Exotic_Aspect9819

Hadn’t met my father for the first 30 years of my life. So there he and I are, on my birthday this year, meeting by almost happenstance. He says, “Do you want a school bus?”

I had always, and I mean always, dreamed of owning and renovating my own school bus. He was kind of a nomad weirdo so I chalked it up to maybe he was just high and saying things on purpose first meet to make up for a thirty year absence.

Well, lo and behold, he passes away last month: and I mourn the loss; both of the lifetime in which I could have known him and the few months in which I did.

Anyhow, that’s how I obtained -

A 2007 IC CE200

- and I’m going to need help getting her started. I just downloaded the manual(s) and got two G21 batteries to run in parallel for her.

I’m posting a few photos for your review and approval of the engine.

To start - anything I should look out for? Anything to check? From what I understand she needs batteries and there was something going on with the air brake pressure - as in they kept needing a generator to build pressure. Anyone has any experience with this would you please chime in?

I would like to know where (and when if possible) this old family photo was taken. The Ellen referenced on the back was my grandmother. She’s the child in the bassinet as well in the second photo. She spent time in Florida and North Carolina as a child, but if anyone can provide any additional insights I’d greatly appreciate them.

Ultimately I’d like to find the first person’s family and give them the photo, though I don’t know how feasible this is…