02-24-2025, 07:47 PM
Picked up a 1977 36' pusher with a Cummins 555 and an immaculate interior. The exterior is just as impressive—no dents and the paint is still quite presentable. Fired it up and drove it two hours home last summer without a hitch.
Not long after, a friend told me about another '77 wasting away in a storage yard. This one’s a gasser and nowhere near the quality of the pusher. Newell must have had very different price tiers back then. We got it running, and it drives, but with missing roof vents, water damage has taken its toll. Still, it has some great parts I can use.
Fast forward to last weekend—another friend mentioned a 1980 about an hour away. I wasted no time and drove down to snag it. Originally powered by a Cat 3208, someone swapped in a Detroit. It’s 38' long and still sitting on what looks like the original tires! Plan is to get it home tomorrow with fresh rubber.
Now I’m in a dilemma—three Newells, plus two bus conversions: a 1974 MCI and a 1974 Buffalo with a basement bedroom. Not quite sure what I’m going to do with all of them, but here we are!
Not long after, a friend told me about another '77 wasting away in a storage yard. This one’s a gasser and nowhere near the quality of the pusher. Newell must have had very different price tiers back then. We got it running, and it drives, but with missing roof vents, water damage has taken its toll. Still, it has some great parts I can use.
Fast forward to last weekend—another friend mentioned a 1980 about an hour away. I wasted no time and drove down to snag it. Originally powered by a Cat 3208, someone swapped in a Detroit. It’s 38' long and still sitting on what looks like the original tires! Plan is to get it home tomorrow with fresh rubber.
Now I’m in a dilemma—three Newells, plus two bus conversions: a 1974 MCI and a 1974 Buffalo with a basement bedroom. Not quite sure what I’m going to do with all of them, but here we are!
1977 Coach Cummins 555
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