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Puzzle #1895 - Walter The Bus / 1963 Walter Motor Truck Company / Crash Truck
« on: February 06, 2011, 06:12:13 AM »
Know the story? For 1 point, please respond below and identify the history and mechanical basis of the vehicle pictured.  

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Re: Puzzle #1895
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2011, 06:21:41 AM »
Perhaps a bus Expert knows?
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Re: Puzzle #1895
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2011, 08:47:23 AM »
This is Walter the Bus, a 13'2" (about 3 metres) tall VW bus built on the chassis of an airport fire tender.
It is shown en route to the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
Although it looks like an old photo, it isn't.  The photo was taken in 2010!
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Re: Puzzle #1895
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2011, 04:22:30 AM »
Correct so far.The vehicle on which is is based is a ________________________ ?

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Re: Puzzle #1895
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2011, 08:17:57 AM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on February 13, 2011, 04:22:30 AM
Correct so far.The vehicle on which is is based is a ________________________ ?

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Walter the Bus is based on a 1963 Walter Motor Truck Company vehicle, which was later converted to an Airport Fire and Rescue Truck and saw service at Luke Air Force Base, amongst other places.

It was the brainchild of Kirk Strawn, a Phoenix doctor and entrepreneur.

It was just the right wheelbase to make a 2:1 scale VW bus and is powered by an 844 cu in V8!!
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Re: Puzzle #1895
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2011, 08:21:01 AM »
Gear!  :thumbsup:
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