#flxible

[detroitlib]

View of Jam Handy "Automovie" Flxible bus. Typed on back: "Flxible Chev. 'Automovie.' The complete outdoor sound picture theatre. Engineered & equipped by Jam Handy Picture Ser. Inc., Detroit. In poor condition, parked in a gas station, Royal Oak, Mich." Stamped on back: "Sep. 8, 1963."

National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

[vegaduke]

1962 Buick Electra 255 Limousine -by Flxible Co.

[jackiebrackettt]

Figuring Out What RV Bus Kian Would've Lived in in Galloway

okay so first of all: kian canonically lived in an RV bus when he was growing up in Galloway and i have a recently discovered special interest in RVs and decided to figure out what this thing would look like. yippee ^_^

I have 3 main options (all Flxible -> more details on that later) the 1949 (originally a bus converted into a motorhome later on -> also a little earlier than timeline suggests) the 1955 (later than i'd like but this was the same year they started making RV buses (apparently)) and the 1956 (same as 1955 just throwing it in for some floor plan variety)

(1949 Flxible Clipper: click here for more pictures)

(1955 Flxible VL100 bus: click here for more pictures)

(1956 Flxible "Vistaliner": click here for more pictures)

i was trying to aim for around 1951 but around this time anyway a lot of RVs were custom built so wrt floor plan you can kinda just mix it up. i imagine kian's bedroom would've been one of the couches with a curtain around it for privacy shrug. kian's parents would've had the bed(/beds in some models although i imagine it'd be one bed in theirs) up the back

(just giving you the pictures straight up -> keep reading for background info + how I came to this conclusion)

(spent a lot of time on this so if you think it's interesting -> reblogs appreciated!)

establishing our timeline: kian was born in 1951 (33yrs old in 1984 -> the bitb was set) LETS SAY: if his parents were around 20 when he was born then they would've been born 1931. if they moved out together at 18, they would've been looking for RVs around 1949

now around this time due to roads not being great at supporting heavier vehicles (and people who weren't super super rich wanting a car as well as an RV) most people were after RV trailers instead of RV buses -> i believe that kian's parents originally had a car + trailer set up (examples later on) and then sometime around kian was born (1951) they sold their car + trailer to get an RV bus so they'd have enough room to raise a kid (<- this is all headcanon based on the logistics of RV history)

they definitely did not ever own a house because RVs were generally mostly bought by rich ppl (especially if they were RV buses) or poor ppl who bought one instead of a house (common during the depression -> prob where they got the idea). i imagine they originally continued travelling for a bit after kian was born/with the new RV and then settled down in galloway so he could make friends etc etc

it's difficult to search up the original prices for these things so i'm not sure what the comparison on prices between custom RV bus and House in Galloway would've been. which is why i'm saying they kept travelling for a bit just to like.. be on the safe side rather than assume they got an RV bus because it was cheaper than a house

the thing that's made this kind of difficult is RV buses didn't reallyyy exist around early 1950s -> they came into popularity around late 50s. however, there were a lot of people who would custom order/custom build RVs based off of bus/truck chassis. so took me a bit but i narrowed us down to the brand Flxible (info + 1949 bus pictures) (more info) (more info 2 -> custom coach corporation)

Flxible is still a little late for my personal understanding (1955 versus 1950/51) buuut it was a popular bus brand even before selling RVs so it's likely Kian's parents could've used a Flxible bus chassis/shell and had a motorhome custom built onto it (like the 1949 model above for eg). this also means they might not have a brand new bus so here's a list of flxible buses over time so you can pick one out urself if you really want to. starliners are probably too old though

Special Bit Of Info: if you headcanon one of kian's parents to be a mechanic (i guess.. his dad in this kinda era) that makes this whole thing much more simpler bc he could've just built one himself. actually admittedly i'm not sure whether that would've been more/less/equally expensive as custom ordering one.. but whatever

Likely Kian's Parents' RV Trailer + Car Set Up:

i dearly wish i could get better quality informative pics than this/any sort of date on them.. $375 back then (1949..?) is roughly $4,595 according to some converter thing i looked up. i didn't look Too much into these because they weren't as important as the galloway RV bus but Trotwood was active in the late 1940s (<- info + source of pictures)

the 1949 Thomson Avon is another potential trailer?

however if you'd like to look at other 1940s RV trailers go here. as i said, i haven't looked through them all. please be aware that not every RV on here has pictures From the 1940s as they often span a couple of decades

What I Imagine Kian's Parents' RV Trailer + Car Set Up To Be In My Heart:

a chinook on a truck chassis (<- info + source of pictures)

i genuinely can't read this</3 so the exact layout is a little confusing to me but it seems to have the basics. but literally when i was thinking "oh they'd have had a trailer + car set up first" this rough design was what my brain gave me before i even started looking. unfortunately -> way too late for them. the earliest picture with this model that i can find is 1963 (above link)

anyway! this was a lot of fun :] i'm aware not many people might be interested enough to read through the whole thing but if you did -> thank you! i hope you enjoyed!

extra little fact: they stopped the production of RVs commercially during WWII and afterwards there was a bit of an RV boom -> kian's parents were too young to be in the war but this boom likely was what inspired them to go for an RV themselves

[rainbowriderjt]

1946 Flxible Bus Turned RV

[elvis2130]

Flxible

[toddgravelle]

I fabricated a new center aisle subfloor and seat mount structure for strength and safety to the Flxible Bus

[ruleof3]

[if68auto]

Flxible buses

[eltristan]

Flxible Co. (pronounced "flexible") was a motorcycle sidecar company, of all things, out of Ohio...

1944 Flxible Clipper Transport Bus Retro Semi Tractor Locomotive Railroad Engine http://thehdwall.com/1944-flxible-clipper-transport-bus-retro-semi-tractor-locomotive-railroad-engine-iphone-wallpaper-79381/1944-flxible-clipper-transport-bus-retro-semi-tractor-locomotive-railroad-engine-iphone-wallpaper-2/

[caitsith810]

New Jersey Transit 1994 Flxible Metro-D 3746 on the 40. #nj #newjersey #elizabeth #jerseygardens #njt #njtransit #newjerseytransit #flxible #bus #transit #transportation #ig_nj #ig_newjersey #just_newjersey #gardenstate #thegardenstate #masstransit #publictransit #PublicTransport #newjerseyisntboring #njisntboring #njshooterz #newjerseyphotography #njphotography #sony #sonyalpha (at IKEA) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_PRtOXHzlE/?igshid=1bwupk88e23i3

[artistmacposts]

Ride on CTA Flxible Experimental Bus

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#metrotransitarchives #moovit #chicago #illinois #throwback #flashbackfriday #portrait #streetphotography #FBF #snow #masstransit #metrotransit #CTA #chicagotransitauthority #Flxible #Metro #diesel #transit #bus #publictransportation (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSS42KlcmA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lodflgeglnzi

[woodywoodworld]

1947 Flxible Starliner

[toddgravelle]

The bones of the Flxible Bus

[jonnywatchparts]

Stumbled across this beast today!! This 1951 Flxible Bus was saved from a grave out in a field. It has a completely new updated freightliner chassis. I would absolutely buy one of these someday! I found the build thread online and it’s amazing!! #flxible #flxiblebus #allegrocoffee (at REI) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn46ukpB8PY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vipwmg9ewtaq