meb Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I need the year, make, and model of this old bus. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Need to see the front of the bus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, dictator27 said: Need to see the front of the bus. Yep...the identifiable area is hidden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I would say a repainted school bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meb Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Unfortunately, that's it. I do have a lot of other images of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I would say a 50's maybe 60's Blue Bird body but on what chassis I don't know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bloo Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) There must be a school bus forum somewhere on the web where someone would recognize the body. That doesn't really identify it though. Several body companies existed, sometimes building whole busses, but often building a body on a truck chassis, like this one. Bluebird has been mentioned as a possible body builder. There were others. The windshield is very distinctive, and I would think it would be enough by itself to identify the body maker. The truck chassis may be more trouble. Here is a 56 Chevrolet school bus that seems to have a windshield like that. I think the truck was probably a Ford. Look here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2021/08/04/long-overlooked-this-easy-to-own-hauler-is-rising-in-popularity These are smaller trucks, but is this your firewall? The two things sticking out of the firewall at the right are master cylinders, one for brakes and one for clutch. They look about right, as does that straight line pinch weld across the front of the firewall. Edited May 7, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtech Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Instrument cluster looks 58 / 59 Dodge as does the 2 master cylinders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Doing some more digging it looks like Wayne had that distinctive windshield - I missed the drops in the glass on either side of the hood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleek Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 That gage cluster is Ford. Round speedometer with 4 smaller round insturments in an almost square white panel. Thousands used in the 50s into the 70s in trucks and busses. Very simple design that is easily readable. Think it started in 1957 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, dustycrusty said: ???? Unlikely. Also, that picture is not what it appears. The rabbit hole runs deep though. Here's a start: https://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2008/01/on-the-road-in.html Edited May 7, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meb Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Is there anyway to know for sure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 At least it's well documented what Furthur was... a 1939 International Harvester chassis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 15 hours ago, meb said: Is there anyway to know for sure? Yeah, find the VIN tag or manufacturer's plate. Otherwise, no. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleek Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Here is the interior of a 1960 Wayne bodied Ford. pretty close match 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 8 hours ago, rocketraider said: This thread is drifting Furthur and Furthur..... 🤪 The firewall will narrow it down because it will match other trucks. It sure is looking like Ford. The trouble is trucks kept a lot of the same body and chassis structure for years in those days. Without the front sheet metal, or even with it sometimes, it is very difficult to determine a year unless you can find an ID plate, as @joe_padavano already mentioned. I would expect there is one from the chassis manufacturer, which might be most useful for determining a year and truck model, and also there is probably one from the body manufacturer. Look all around the firewall outside and inside, around the kick panels inside, and around the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Looks like a Wayne body, my school as a kid had a fleet of GMC V6 school buses with Wayne bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studeous Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 10:48 AM, rocketraider said: Nice pattern 71 urban cammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I have seen many of these old bus bodies lined up end-to-end at the autowreckers, mainly used as warehousing for parts. Not being considered a 'permanent' building, they are not subject to additional property tax. Craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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