Silverbear's Disturbing Dodge
Patchs
1948 Dodge
This bus was featured in Rolling Homes, pages 38 & 39
Text and photos: Greg
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I've always thought the appearance |
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Road side graphic. Patchs gets it's name from the composition of the interior, which is mostly remnants of leather from Silverbear's leathersmithing trade. When I went to tour the inside, he reminded me to "not step on any pigeons", as there were many, in cages and loose. The combined odor of mouldy leather and pigeon droppings was...distinctive. |
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Curb side graphic. Note the outdoor shower. I heard recently that Silverbear sold this bus to the Smithsonian Institute, and he has begun a new bus based on a Greyhound coach. |
| Wood gas fuel thingamabob with piping to the engine actually worked -sort of- one time. The added rear of another bus. Solar oven, and water heater, with airplane cockpit and sauna stove pipe all visible on the roof. On the road side, is the motorcycle door and ramp. |
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A more recent image of Patchs, sent in by |
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