My school has 2 1992 international blue birds there spares and have manual transmissions were you have to shift it your self but there nice buses I have rode both of them and one of them my bus driver uses when she needs it and it is a feild trip bus so it gets use often but older buses are cooler to me
Same here :o I've rode one for these but its not that old. I also have seen a new model of busses at my school. Its newer, and the front is flat. I wish I could ride on the flat busses more becuase there so interesting! And the international blue birds probably got replaced with those flat busses. RIP international bluebirds ? - 2020 / 2021
Man, you just don't find school buses like these anymore! With all that metal and stuff, these buses were like tanks except no caterpillar tracks and gun turret. I highly doubt if school districts use buses like these much anymore for spares but they should. Older vehicles do last longer but I get they don't last forever but we try to make them last. Its just the time, effort and as always money to find parts and stuff, but thanks for sharing this interesting footage of this old bus.
The same is true in Maryland (in fact, up to 2011). While it wouldn't be used in student service - except for churches - I could see it used in "skoolie" or even "replica" service (I will have to dig into Maryland vehicle laws regarding "replica" painting and ex-school buses- any Crown - for example - would qualify for "historic" tin - and none ever did duty in the Old Line State).
Gotta love that all steel dash. The jack knife doors are something I would like to see more often, but they don't make them anymore because they are a pain to clean. But if you want a new bus with a manual door, the Bluebird Visions still have them. I don't know why but they do.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is the largest school district in the state and 12th in country and we still are RUNNING buses from 1987!!! with 1/3 of the fleet being older then 15 years!!!
yeah, im right below you in rockdale county, our oldest is a '93 and is still used by reg. route drivers, our district has only bought 15 new buses is the last 4 years, all but 4 were SPED buses and our 05' and '06 are all nearing 200,000 as is and
The New Jersey School Bus Fanatic The oldest we have are from 1986 and they too receive daily service. In fact just this morning One of our old ones (1988) had a small electrical fire around the drivers area
Awesome video I rode on a 1993 Ford BlueBird in high school then in 2004 By bus drive get a brand new 2004 Thomas Frightliner but that bus stay in the garage a lot bring back the 1993.
I rode a Blue Bird like that in elementary school. It was a 92 model and had the kill switch. The only year my county opted for hydraulic brakes on busses too. There was a level for the parking brake on the left side instead of the air brake.
I remember the busses in Lawrence County, Ky. used the year model of the bus as the first 2 numbers of the bus number. Like a 2003 bus’s number would be like 034
I like that numbering system better. Because unlike my home school district, which just gives buses numbers like 68 or 69, I can actually find out the year of the bus I'm riding without asking the driver.
Late comment but that bus if it was mine would be enjoying retirement getting driven and would have family and friends and my dogs in the back on a long road trip. I'm only in my 20s but I love buses that are Analog with no Engine Computer BS.
We used to have a few international bluebirds probably from the 2010s cause a tornado hit our school and we probably had some of those on the lot buuuut now those busses are replaced with flat nose busses. I've rode one of these busses, a flat nose, and two other busses. We have three kinds of busses plus one smaller one on the fleet. Very interesting. I think the ones I've rode are pretty old, but not this old. Probably from the 2000s.
Our 92's were transit style. I think they were Thomas bodies, not sure though, they've been gone for more than 10 years, we did not keep them for spares. That was the only year we bought transit type buses. 95's were Amtran.
@@yellowbusguyThe 1992s were actually Ward Senators (Ward is what AmTran used to be called), they also had like 4 Wayne Conventionals in 1992. The 1995 Handicaps (94XX) were AmTrans and the 1995 regulars (95XX) were Carpenters, but those 1995 Carpenter had to be retired early in 2011 due to bad roof welds with a lot of the 1995 Carpenters.
When you shot that video, i thought being taken in 2017 and it is a 1991. So that bus (At the time it was shot) is around 26 Yrs. old. Now it's 28. We still got 33-yr-old S1700s
can u also make another video of the blue bird international school bus different unit number I think u guys have at least 5 or six left in ur compounds
You are right, all the Bluebirds are in the special needs fleet currently. Unfortunately I have no access to special needs buses. There are none at my compound.
There aren't any where I work. I'm fairly certain all 92's have been sold off and the 95's, if I remember correctly were taken off the road because of cracked roof supports.
yellowbusguy my school has 2 of these but they are 2000 model Bluebird internationals and they have the T444E but they don't have a side emergency door
Some of our Really old (around 1993 / 4) Thomas 3800s have side E-doors, but they're spares. The most recent one i've seen was Unit 4094, Route 21. Route 22 Used it also. I think they both Didn't like it.
That is a good looking bus!
Sadly, it's gone now.
@@yellowbusguydid you know they used this bus in a figure-8 race?
I would love to have this as a regular route bus
Have not been those school buses in a long time
My school has 2 1992 international blue birds there spares and have manual transmissions were you have to shift it your self but there nice buses I have rode both of them and one of them my bus driver uses when she needs it and it is a feild trip bus so it gets use often but older buses are cooler to me
Same here :o I've rode one for these but its not that old. I also have seen a new model of busses at my school. Its newer, and the front is flat. I wish I could ride on the flat busses more becuase there so interesting! And the international blue birds probably got replaced with those flat busses.
RIP international bluebirds
? - 2020 / 2021
This is the last active bluebird 3800 in the fleet and also get replaced with one of newer buses
This bus is now long gone. It got destroyed in a figure-8 race in 2018.
There’s 2 buses exactly like this in Horry County in myrtle beach South Carolina, the but sides says South Carolina Public Schools
This came out before I was born
Man, you just don't find school buses like these anymore! With all that metal and stuff, these buses were like tanks except no caterpillar tracks and gun turret. I highly doubt if school districts use buses like these much anymore for spares but they should. Older vehicles do last longer but I get they don't last forever but we try to make them last. Its just the time, effort and as always money to find parts and stuff, but thanks for sharing this interesting footage of this old bus.
i love the noise those doors make when they close
The same is true in Maryland (in fact, up to 2011). While it wouldn't be used in student service - except for churches - I could see it used in "skoolie" or even "replica" service (I will have to dig into Maryland vehicle laws regarding "replica" painting and ex-school buses- any Crown - for example - would qualify for "historic" tin - and none ever did duty in the Old Line State).
That’s a 93-94 Bluebird international B/C ir The Dashboard.
Gotta love that all steel dash. The jack knife doors are something I would like to see more often, but they don't make them anymore because they are a pain to clean. But if you want a new bus with a manual door, the Bluebird Visions still have them. I don't know why but they do.
As far as I know, you can still spec a manual door on an International/IC.
Most definitely is a classic I wish those buses were still on the road today I miss riding those
has it been retired?
Oh yes, all of these are gone now.
@@yellowbusguy oh wow, no suprise since they r so old.
@@yellowbusguy This bus has been destroyed since along with 9146 and 9138 in a figure 8 race.
Wanted to see a 91 since I started watching your channel in 2013! Nice video!
I remember those old cut off knobs. I drove international Campbell 1991 that was the bus I learn how to drive on
Love those old Blue Birds.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is the largest school district in the state and 12th in country and we still are RUNNING buses from 1987!!!
with 1/3 of the fleet being older then 15 years!!!
yeah, im right below you in rockdale county, our oldest is a '93 and is still used by reg. route drivers, our district has only bought 15 new buses is the last 4 years, all but 4 were SPED buses and our 05' and '06 are all nearing 200,000 as is and
Randall Pate we are completely updated our oldest is a 2001 bluebirld gmc.
We have lots of these. Most of them receive daily service. They have the mechanical T444 (7.3L idi) We even have some 89's still in service.
Jason_ oh we don't eve. Have any Buses in 1991. The oldest we can use is 1997
The New Jersey School Bus Fanatic The oldest we have are from 1986 and they too receive daily service. In fact just this morning One of our old ones (1988) had a small electrical fire around the drivers area
Did you know they used this bus in a figure-8 race in 2018 and has been destroyed since?
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No I did not. Thats a shame because it was a super nice clean unit.
@@yellowbusguy It was a nice bus for its age at the time other than the really faded hood. Its a shame it got destroyed.
You talking about it being a dinosaur. But it's a classic.
Awesome video I rode on a 1993 Ford BlueBird in high school then in 2004 By bus drive get a brand new 2004 Thomas Frightliner but that bus stay in the garage a lot bring back the 1993.
Still better and more reliable than a Thomas
I rode a Blue Bird like that in elementary school. It was a 92 model and had the kill switch. The only year my county opted for hydraulic brakes on busses too. There was a level for the parking brake on the left side instead of the air brake.
And that's the most faded hood i've almost ever seen. Especially for a 1991.
I remember the busses in Lawrence County, Ky. used the year model of the bus as the first 2 numbers of the bus number. Like a 2003 bus’s number would be like 034
I like that numbering system better. Because unlike my home school district, which just gives buses numbers like 68 or 69, I can actually find out the year of the bus I'm riding without asking the driver.
Late comment but that bus if it was mine would be enjoying retirement getting driven and would have family and friends and my dogs in the back on a long road trip. I'm only in my 20s but I love buses that are Analog with no Engine Computer BS.
If it was me I'd keep that bus going till it simply won't anymore. I'd drive it till it dies. But DTS never die.
Man I wish I had a school bus like that.
Yeah me too dude!
We used to have a few international bluebirds probably from the 2010s cause a tornado hit our school and we probably had some of those on the lot buuuut now those busses are replaced with flat nose busses. I've rode one of these busses, a flat nose, and two other busses. We have three kinds of busses plus one smaller one on the fleet. Very interesting. I think the ones I've rode are pretty old, but not this old. Probably from the 2000s.
ok I really like the blue bird international n the 95 carpenter international buses
any more videos on older buses
The oldest Marion county bus we have is a 97 blue bird handicapped bus it's looks very similar inside but its on its way out after this year
I wonder if my school Corp still has any old buses. I’d love to buy one, and customize it
I think old buses are usually auctioned off. It shouldn't be too hard finding one. They are expensive to maintain however.
What bodies are the 92’s and 95’s
Our 92's were transit style. I think they were Thomas bodies, not sure though, they've been gone for more than 10 years, we did not keep them for spares. That was the only year we bought transit type buses. 95's were Amtran.
Well most of them
@@yellowbusguyThe 1992s were actually Ward Senators (Ward is what AmTran used to be called), they also had like 4 Wayne Conventionals in 1992. The 1995 Handicaps (94XX) were AmTrans and the 1995 regulars (95XX) were Carpenters, but those 1995 Carpenter had to be retired early in 2011 due to bad roof welds with a lot of the 1995 Carpenters.
When you shot that video, i thought being taken in 2017 and it is a 1991. So that bus (At the time it was shot) is around 26 Yrs. old. Now it's 28. We still got 33-yr-old S1700s
that hood is very very faded
can u also make another video of the blue bird international school bus different unit number I think u guys have at least 5 or six left in ur compounds
ya them buses are good buses and i wish they would build some more
Classic old bus it will out run the new ones
Whatever happened to the 92s and 95s
They got sold off. The 92's were expensive and difficult to maintain and the '95's had roof support cracks that made them unsafe.
yellowbusguy what happened to the 1993 International and what year did the Richmond Kentucky Bus Crash Happened
Good mechanical diesel, best ever made by international.
Three words "built to last" lol
I mean u must admit your 2017 ce wont last 25 years too many electronics to burn out
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love that blue bird international school bus how about the handicapped ones
You are right, all the Bluebirds are in the special needs fleet currently. Unfortunately I have no access to special needs buses. There are none at my compound.
Pretty wild!!
very nice how many more of those blue birds you have in the whole JCPS school districts
I have no idea how many we have left and I don't know why we still have this one.
yellowbusguy The IC have DT466
My district Didn't purchase DT466 As far as i can remember. Nor did they with the VT365. I haven't heard a single IC CE With a VT365. At All.
I mean on the Thomas buses. They purchased T444E's i believe from unit 4079 or 4080 to maybe 4110.
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I remember when I used to ride one of those you guys have the 91 and the 87 do you remember the 87 Bluebird buses
The only thing I remember of the 87's was they had non turbo V8 diesels that smoked heavily and they were so slow.
I hope they still keep a few
@@yellowbusguyThe 1987s were Carpenters. The 1989s were Blue Bird Fords.
The old dts if they don't have a speed govener on it it will go very fast quickly
I don't think the hood on the bus is original. because 1990-1993 model busses did not have the 3800 emblems on the side of the hood
can u make a video of the 95 carpenter international buses or the 92 91 Wayne international
There aren't any where I work. I'm fairly certain all 92's have been sold off and the 95's, if I remember correctly were taken off the road because of cracked roof supports.
how about the 95 carpenter international or the 92 91 wayne international they still few left
r u just in one compound or more I been to the Nicholas n moore compound n I seen I believe a old carpenter international buse thats been scrapped
I'm just in one place.
can u test drive the blue bird international school bus
Nope. I'll never have a reason to drive it. It has gone back to the garage.
is this in mississippi
Not even close. Northern Kentucky.
yellowbusguy lol just wondering we have a county called jefferson we use those busses all the time as spares
how much is the school want for that blue bird international school bus wants they sale it
I wouldn't know. I think they wholesale them off when the time comes to let them go.
yellowbusguy my school has 2 of these but they are 2000 model Bluebird internationals and they have the T444E but they don't have a side emergency door
Some of our Really old (around 1993 / 4) Thomas 3800s have side E-doors, but they're spares. The most recent one i've seen was Unit 4094, Route 21. Route 22 Used it also. I think they both Didn't like it.
crown is another make for carpenter n ward is like another make for amtran
ok I kinda dislike the crown school buses cause they break easy then they other older buses
I've seen S1700's with a better hood.
The old dts if they don't have a speed govener on it it will go very fast quickly