HUGE shoutout to Jon for letting me come and hang out with him for a couple hours! His channel is linked in the description, definitely go check him out and subscribe while you're there! I've got a couple other videos from this day that will be up soon. Also, check out his video of me driving his buses on his channel.
I'm trying to buy a bus but I don't got the money and its the last one from the 90s. Idk if ill ever get it but I grew up riding in it since kindergarten
Thanks guys for making this video. I'm a retired driver/Transportation Director. Sure brings back some good memories. Love the sound of the engine and the hood emblem!
I started school in 1997 my bus was 894 and this bus is identical to it sounds the same interior is the same the hand crank on the door you don't see that in today's buses kids would have their CD players wonderful memories thank you so much for sharing that video
I don't know if you have seen the movie Remember The Titans, but there was a scene when they rode buses. That bus is a 1984 Bluebird S1800. I have sat in the drivers seat of it. I have seen her run in the winter. She isn't in bad shape.
Engine options varied based on what model you had. There were two S Series models, the S1700 and S1800 which divide into two sub-models: S1723, S1753, S1823, and S1853. Those which had 23 at the end of the model name were powered by gas engines, and those with 53 in the model name were powered by diesels. Starting off in 1979, with the S1723, you had four engine options: a 345 (5.7L) V8, a 392 (6.4L) V8, an MV404 (6.6L) V8, and an MV446 (7.3L) V8. The MV-series engines were discontinued in 1981, leaving the 345 as standard and 392 V8 as optional until the S1723 was phased out in 1986. The S1753 which was introduced in 1983 was powered by the 6.9L IDI, which became the 7.3L IDI in 1987. The S1823 was powered by the two MV-series engines listed above, which were discontinued in 1981, phasing out the S1823 model. The S1853 had a 9.0L V8 diesel which was the standard engine, but the DT466 was optional. A Caterpillar 3208 was also an option, but was discontinued around 1982.
What RPMs is that engine running at full throttle before it shifts into the next gear? When I was a kid it always seemed like these engines were screaming lol
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HUGE shoutout to Jon for letting me come and hang out with him for a couple hours! His channel is linked in the description, definitely go check him out and subscribe while you're there!
I've got a couple other videos from this day that will be up soon. Also, check out his video of me driving his buses on his channel.
I'm trying to buy a bus but I don't got the money and its the last one from the 90s. Idk if ill ever get it but I grew up riding in it since kindergarten
It was awesome seeing you, as always! Granted, I'm always up for an excuse to play with buses!
@@txstreetman ahaha, I can't agree more!
@ChevroletFan 1998 Yep! I'm in town for a few days
@ChevroletFan 1998 Are you in Houston?
Thanks guys for making this video. I'm a retired driver/Transportation Director. Sure brings back some good memories. Love the sound of the engine and the hood emblem!
I like the sound of that 1988 international bus, with bluebird, made May 1988
Agreed. Those inline 6 engines were very common back then.
Blue Bird, Carpenter, Thomas and Ward/Amtran are my favorite school bus body styles.
I wish those busses still sounded like that
Wow this thing came in automatic??? Damn… had no idea
I started school in 1997 my bus was 894 and this bus is identical to it sounds the same interior is the same the hand crank on the door you don't see that in today's buses kids would have their CD players wonderful memories thank you so much for sharing that video
I like the sound of that mechanical DT
Definitely agree!
I knew it’s diesel by how the engine sounds
I remember how these busses sounded from when I started coming to mount ayr when I'd been four, it was 1993, 27 and a half years ago
AT545 transmission
the diesel engine sounds like a cat 3126
No its an international dt360
I don't know if you have seen the movie Remember The Titans, but there was a scene when they rode buses. That bus is a 1984 Bluebird S1800. I have sat in the drivers seat of it. I have seen her run in the winter. She isn't in bad shape.
I LOVE TO HAVE A OLDER MODEL SCHOOL 🚸 BUS 🚍 ❤❤
Great Job you guys.!'
Nice to see a S1800, love those!
Same thing, but our district's oldest ones are 86's or maybe 85's (If they're not retired) Thomas S1700s, the lighter duty S1800 basically.
@@itigo23 Wow! My districts oldest are 2001 Bluebird 3800s lol!
Great Job you guys
This is music 🎶to my ears 👂🎶😍🙌. This is what a real school bus 🚌sounds like 👍👌.
I've ridden a diesel school bus before
6:16 was that a Mini Corbeil?
Yep! Owned by the daycare right up the street from there. I think they have that and a Thomas Minotour the last time I was there.
Thanks for the ride.🚌
A bluebird microbird and a thomas minotour at the gas station
What engines did these have? Always remembered the boxy international blue birds were louder than the round nosed models
Engine options varied based on what model you had. There were two S Series models, the S1700 and S1800 which divide into two sub-models: S1723, S1753, S1823, and S1853. Those which had 23 at the end of the model name were powered by gas engines, and those with 53 in the model name were powered by diesels. Starting off in 1979, with the S1723, you had four engine options: a 345 (5.7L) V8, a 392 (6.4L) V8, an MV404 (6.6L) V8, and an MV446 (7.3L) V8. The MV-series engines were discontinued in 1981, leaving the 345 as standard and 392 V8 as optional until the S1723 was phased out in 1986. The S1753 which was introduced in 1983 was powered by the 6.9L IDI, which became the 7.3L IDI in 1987. The S1823 was powered by the two MV-series engines listed above, which were discontinued in 1981, phasing out the S1823 model. The S1853 had a 9.0L V8 diesel which was the standard engine, but the DT466 was optional. A Caterpillar 3208 was also an option, but was discontinued around 1982.
Love the old buses!
I remember this sound from 1994 my 2nd grade year
Cameron you need too buy a bus
I've been looking!
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 🚸 BUS 🚍 ❤❤
What RPMs is that engine running at full throttle before it shifts into the next gear? When I was a kid it always seemed like these engines were screaming lol
Jon (driver/owner) said that it's probably close to 2500 or so.
That’s a nice bus should keep it original and restore it
It's a very nice bus! txstreetman owns this bus, you can find more videos of it on his channel.
saftlinerc2 I rode on several these buses in Alachua county back in the late 1980s early 90s
Love the sound
How many speeds was that automatic?
video is sped up?
Not at all