Press Release

[mariopatti1]

Is it for real...First good corporate news from Bluebird and the
interest of the Wanderlodge line I ever heard. Hope it works.

Mario 1985FC35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "abar57"
wrote:
>
> July 16, 2007 RIVERSIDE, CA-Complete Coach Works announced today
that
> they have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire
> BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge of Fort Valley
> Georgia, from Blue Bird Corporation.
>
> The purchase, which also includes the manufacturing facility
located
> on 32 acres of land in Fort Valley Georgia, adds a forty and forty
> five foot seated coach featuring an ADA compliant design, a
multitude
> of EPA and CARB certified power combinations including CNG, LNG
and
> Hybrid drive systems, as well as the legendary Wanderlodge Motor
Home
> to Complete Coach Works family of transportation specific products
> and services.
>
> The purchase brings together the legacy of two families with a
rich
> heritage in transportation products and service solutions that can
be
> traced back to the 1920's when the Luce family started building
> school buses in Fort Valley Georgia, while at the far end of the
> country the Carson family started operating bus service in
Southern
> California long before the municipal bus lines came into
existence.
>
> "Having worked on buses and having been involved with the
> transportation industry since I was eleven years old, I couldn't
be
> more excited about adding the BLUE BIRD Coachworks and BLUE BIRD
> Wanderlodge products and their family of proud employees to our
> family" stated Dale Carson, President and CEO of Complete Coach
> Works,
>
> "We look forward to our long term association with the Fort Valley
> community and continuing to be a vital part of their economic
> foundation," continued Mr. Carson, "not only will the Fort Valley
> manufacturing facility continue to manufacture the outstanding
> Wanderlodge and Coachworks product lines, but it will provide an
> opportunity for the expansion of our Complete Coach Works
operations
> to the Southeast."
>
> The acquisition comes at an exciting action packed time as the
BLUE
> BIRD Coachworks group finishes a 26 bus order for Veolia
> Transportation while preparing to begin manufacturing of a multi
unit
> GSA order and the BLUE BIRD Wanderlodge group prepares to roll out
> their 2008 Wanderlodge Motor Home, which they promise will be the
> bench mark by which all other Motor Homes will be measured, while
> also making final preparation to greet over 300 current and
> prospective Wanderlodge owners at their legendary annual "Rally in
> the Valley", scheduled for October 28th through November 1st at
the
> Fairgrounds in Perry Georgia just a few miles from their Fort
Valley
> manufacturing facility.
>
> Complete Coach Works is the nations largest supplier of
> remanufactured transportation vehicles, repowers, emission
upgrades
> and wheelchair lift retrofits. Located on a modern ten-acre
facility
> in Riverside CA, Complete Coach Works brings over 20 years of
> expertise dedicated to serving the Transit Industry. For more
> information contact Macy Neshati macy@... or 951-684-
> 9585
>