Furthur is a 1939 International Harvester school bus purchased by author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry his "Merry Band of Pranksters" cross-country, filming their counterculture adventures as they went.

Jul 24, 2021 · OK, those two may be a little too big or too far gone – how about a cute little 1950 Ford B-Series “Shorty” school bus. It comes with new tires and while not original to the bus, a period-correct flathead V8 which is said to run well.

In 1964, Ken Kesey and his group of “Merry Pranksters,” fueled by LSD and a free-wheeling spirit of adventure, painted a 1939 International Harvester school bus in DayGlo colors and piloted it across the US on a trip that would go down in history as a cultural milestone.

Dec 23, 2016 · In 1964, Ken Kesey seemingly wanted to orchestrate a magical trip from his home in California all the way to New York City, a trip by bus that would announce the Hippie movement in America. For the occasion, the author purchased a retired International Harvester school bus to carry his Merry Band of Pranksters on a trip cross-country.

Nov 30, 2017 · National Parks pin and patch freelance artist converts a short school bus into a boho chic skoolie. You may remember Heidi Miller from the Life In The Bus Lane documentary and her short appearance of when she was in the beginning stages of her short bus conversion.

Escape the ordinary and embark on a journey to a bygone era of free spirits and groovy vibes. Our converted school bus is a rolling tribute to the flower power days, exuding a laid-back, hippie spirit that harmonizes perfectly with the beauty of nature.

Jul 24, 2020 · Update: In 2015, Zane Kesey (Ken’s son) took the bus on a 15,000 mile trip round the country, capitalizing on its fame, and made a documentary “Going Furthur”. Aging hippies ride and neo-hippies and just folks looking for a bit of fun around in it (and on it), trying to recapture some of the old magic.

Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters lived communally at Kesey's homes in California and Oregon, and are noted for the sociological significance of a lengthy road trip they took in the summer of 1964, traveling across the United States in a psychedelic painted school bus called Furthur, organizing parties, creating scenes as socio-political ...

Hippie bus is a slang term and may refer to: Any of a number of small long-distance bus companies that operated in the United States in the 1970s, including Green Tortoise; Grey Rabbit; A Volkswagen Type 2, or VW bus

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