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To see our original write up on this Kingsley coach original, click here. This is a follow up write up, pretty much entirely because we were fortunate on this truck: Jesse L. James filled us in a bit on the history and specifications. Thanks Jesse and everyone else on the Plaines, Trains page who keeps sending us details on all these great vehicles. We’ll keep updating the write ups so you can find out about them. Here’s Jesse:
“Lee Ann Rimes is actually the first to have these custom made for her tour. The rest is history,” Jesse told us. He was good enough to elaborate:
“LeAnn Rimes actually bought the RV from Ralph Dickenson who became Kingsley Coach. It’s powered by a 410 Cummins with a 6 speed Allison transmission. It’s 45 feet long, and they actually ordered three on the initial order. She had them done up beautiful. It’s basically a Peterbilt 379 with a big RV sleeper. Everybody called them Peterbus’s … Price tag then about $300K+.
“The only reason I know this is the wife and I worked in the industry for Stage Call Transportation at the time and had the opportunity to check them out while on tour.”
Jesse was also able the question we had … and it was also asked by people on the Plains, Trains page … about the engine. Is it under the hood or in the back in the engine compartment?:
“It’s under the hood, same as any Pete, only the buses have the engine underneath like the Prevost units. The truck combos do have generators however under or on the sides they use for electricity.”
Photos are from a “Rimes edition”
Thanks, Jesse!
