{"id":50904,"date":"2021-05-10T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=50904"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:29","slug":"big-power-in-a-short-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/owners-clubs\/2021\/05\/big-power-in-a-short-bus.html","title":{"rendered":"Big Power in a Short Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat swapped Dodge Power Wagon School Bus?! \u201cWhy???\u201d It\u2019s the first question when I get to talk with folks who build\noutlandish creations. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bus-1.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" class=\"wp-image-50911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bus-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bus-1-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bus-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bus-1-992x744.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy daughter was obsessed with Dodge school buses,\u201d Alan Vanevenhoven tells me. As he did his research, he found very few of these unique trucks; \u201cThere weren\u2019t many built.\u201d&nbsp;As he dug deeper into this admittedly thin slice of the automotive hobby, he found the name of a guy who had one back in the &#8217;90s who planned on making a motorhome out of it. \u201cI wondered what he did with it, so I tracked him down.&nbsp;He claimed he was going to restore it someday, but I pressed \u2026 &#8216;Are you REALLY going to restore it?&#8217; He agreed he wasn\u2019t and sold it to me.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"839\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"50925\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-2-2\" class=\"wp-image-50925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-2-1.jpg 607w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-2-1-417x576.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3-992x558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3-992x558.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50913\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-3\" class=\"wp-image-50913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4-992x558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4-992x558.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50914\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-4\" class=\"wp-image-50914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When Alan got it home, he realized the bus was in worse shape than expected, so he put it in the shed and it sat there for years.&nbsp;\u201cI got to the point where I thought I never should have bought this!\u201d He went to the Performance Racing Industry show in 2018 and while talking with the folks from KBS Coatings, they decided to sponsor the supplies if Alan would get the bus ready for SEMA in 2019 \u2026 barely 10 months later.&nbsp;He took on the project!&nbsp;\u201cWe welded the seams, smoothed out the body and got it together.\u201d SWG Motorsports in Milwaukee helped on the SRT Hellcat engine. Alan built the transmission himself.&nbsp;Before long, they had it running and were bringing it to car shows. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-7.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50910\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-7\" class=\"wp-image-50910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-7.jpg 720w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-7-432x576.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6-992x744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50909\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-6\" class=\"wp-image-50909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5-992x744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5-992x744.jpg\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50908\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/bus-5\" class=\"wp-image-50908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5-992x744.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bus-5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Power Wagon won all kinds of awards \u2026 and then the pandemic hit.&nbsp;\u201cThere just weren\u2019t that many events after that,\u201d Alan said.&nbsp;So, it went back into storage \u2026 until one day a guy reached out looking for a short bus for his movie. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ja3cQxv9Fws\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMayberry Man\u201d features the bus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012-992x558.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012-992x558.png\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50917\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/img012-9\" class=\"wp-image-50917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012-992x558.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG012.png 1305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1-992x557.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1-992x557.png\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50920\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/img010-13\" class=\"wp-image-50920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1-992x557.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG010-1.png 1303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013-992x556.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013-992x556.png\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" data-id=\"50918\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/img013-8\" class=\"wp-image-50918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013-992x556.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013-576x323.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG013.png 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So why sell it now?&nbsp;Alan is a builder; \u201cI have more fun building vehicles than having them,\u201d he says.&nbsp;\u201cMy daughter is upset, but I built her a 2\/3rds scale bus off of a side-by-side and she\u2019ll keep that!\u201d All of this adds up to a neat story for a VERY unique Dodge vehicle. There aren\u2019t many.&nbsp;This one has an SRT Hellcat engine.&nbsp;It\u2019s in a movie. And if things fall your way, it could be yours as it <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"crosses the block at Mecum Indy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/SC0521-462536\/1948-dodge-power-wagon-school-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\">crosses the block at Mecum Indy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1304\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG014.png\" alt=\"1948 Dodge Power Wagon School Bus\" class=\"wp-image-50919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG014.png 1304w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG014-576x323.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG014-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG014-992x556.png 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An SRT\u00ae Hellcat swapped Dodge Power Wagon School Bus?! \u201cWhy???\u201d It\u2019s the first question when I get to talk with folks who build outlandish creations. &nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cMy daughter was obsessed with Dodge school buses,\u201d Alan Vanevenhoven tells me. As he did his research, he found very few of these unique trucks; \u201cThere weren\u2019t many built.\u201d&nbsp;As he dug deeper into this admittedly thin slice of the automotive hobby, he found the name of a guy who had one back in the &#8217;90s who planned on making a motorhome out of it. 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