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The H3-45 "Facelift"

Imagine the Possibilities!

 

"We see the Prevost H3-45 as a solid, flexible and reliable bus chassis.  Perhaps one of the finest bus chassis ever built," says
Doug Stolfo of Excalibur Coach.

 

Stolfo and his crew in the Sanford, Florida shop ought to know, as they have modified, updated, refurbished and remodeled virtually every shell type produced by Prevost Car in the last several years.

 

Of the many projects undertaken by Excalibur is the updating of existing H3-45 coaches, with partial and complete front and rear panels, lighting and paint.

 

"Owners who love their coach and don't want to trade have the option of updating their coach to newer looks at a fraction of the cost of buying a new coach," Stolfo notes.  Excalibur has replaced complete front end and rear ends on the H3-45 as well as front bumpers, rear bumpers and rear engine door assemblies.

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Working with customers, Excalibur is able to customize an existing H3-45 with a fresh look, updated lighting packages, new paint, and in some cases new grill assemblies, to make an existing H3-45 appearance into that of a new H3-45, with Xenon lighting packages.

 

"Customers are surprised to see, in just two weeks time, their coach go from a 4-pane windshield with stock lighting packages to a new 2-pane windshield, new lighting and a modern look at a fraction of the cost of buying a new coach," he notes.

 

Each update is different, depending upon the coach owner's desires and paint schemes, but Stolfo estimates that the average cost for a front 'facelift' for the H3-45 at about $26,500. 

 

Doug started theses updates in 2003 when he ran the Jacksonville Prevost Branch. Doug has many references to contact and all his work is guaranteed for 1 year.

"This is one of those occasions during coach ownership where we can work directly with the owner of the coach to update and customize the appearance of the coach on an individual basis.  It's just like delivering a new coach to a customer, and that's a great day for us and for our customers!"