Tuesday, May 25, 2021

$48,000 Blue Bird Wanderlodge No. 135, was ordered in 1968, by the executives of Stroehmann Brothers Pennsylvania Dutch Bakeries. Stock holders were shocked by its extravagance, and demanded it's immediate sale



Built to order number 135 featured a one-off twin dinette floor plan with twin rear beds and twin 60 gallon water tanks, refrigerator, stand-alone freezer, but was not fitted with a shower. Reportedly purchased at the cost of $48,000 in 1968. 

The Wanderlodge was listed for sale in 1969 and subsequently sold to its following enthusiastic owner who cherished and enjoyed the bus throughout the United States and Canada. Reportedly the bus pilgrimed to the Daytona 500 yearly between 1970 and 1999.





https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0521/Open-Roads-May/lots/r0062-1969-Blue-Bird-Wanderlodge/1097310

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