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From the Ebay ad
1996 restored Barth trolley limo limousine coach bus
Vehicle Description



1996 Fully restored trolley great for limo limousine bus coach service

Barth Trolley

Here's a brand new total restoration on a 1996 28-passenger gas BARTH Trolley. This trolley has had everything done to it. It has a new engine, new motor, and redone A/C system with two huge A/C units. This trolley was gutted and had a full interior restoration. Each bench was disassembled and the wood redone. This trolley shows like a 2008 model inside. It has been highly detailed. The trolley also had the exterior redone with brand new paint. It passed a tough MN DOT inspection, and has only put on 400 miles since the inspection. This trolley is ready to work, and any Limousine Service that is wanting to expand into the lucrative trolley market, this is a great one to start with. The trolley has highway gears and cruise down the highway at 70mph. It is also very quite, compared to the diesel trolleys of that age bracket. We have lots of detailed photos that we can email you. They even added upper limo rope lighting in the gable box, that looks excellent at night. The trolley has two A/C units front and back. It also has the ability to have the side of the trolley come off, and it also comes with summer open windows.

This trolley was built for doing tours of our own city of Winona, Minnesota. Sadly the person that was in charge of this business passed away last year. The trolley has been in inside storage for the last year, that’s why there is only 400 miles since the inspection. This trolley has a clean Minnesota title. All money and title work will be done by the families attorney.

We have this unit on our website for $49,500 and have dropped the price down.

Condition: Again, the restoration is excellent on this trolley. Of course, you are still dealing with a 1996 unit. Some of the buttons on the dash show some wear, or may not be hooked up. The trolley has been sitting and the Freon has leaked out. It will need an A/C charge and it also needs to have the donut replace on the exhaust manifold; it has a little exhaust noise in this area. They were in the progress of having a stereo installed. The hard work has been done, all the wires were ran, but they never got around to ad a stereo or speakers.

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The Trester Trolley began its life transporting shoppers throughout a large outlet mall north of the Twin Cities. In 2006, it was purchased by Don Trester and moved to Winona, where Don envisioned it as a great way to promote tourism and interest in the Winona area.


When purchased, the trolley was in need of a considerable amount of repair. Through the efforts of a large number of friends and businesses, who shared Don's vision, it was completely refurbished.


In July of 2007, with approximately 98% of the work completed, Don suffered a major stroke and passed away. After a period of nearly 2 years, the trolley was purchased from his estate, finished, and named the "Trester Trolley" in his honor.


Today the Trester Trolley is owned and operated by Clarence Russell, who was a close friend of Don's, and who shares his vision of promoting Winona - the city he has called home for most of his life.


A special thanks goes to the many Winona area businesses and individuals who have assisted in making the Trester Trolley possible, and who continue to provide their important support today.

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