Another Blue Bird conventional style School Bus on the GM chassis & cowl.

As I have stated in earlier posts, I am not fond of the GM chassis & cowl, and the GM chassis & cowl was not as trustworthy as the Ford B-Series and International chassis & cowls were.

The person who had composed this listing on Public Surplus has stated that the engine is a V6. That person couldn’t be more wrong, as the engine is an inline-6. V means that the cylinder bank is a “V” shaped form, while an inline engine consists of a cylinder bank where the cylinders are straight across in an inline form.

The last time a V6 diesel was ever offered in the School Bus market was the problematic GM ToroFlow diesel engine, a version of the GMC V6 engine converted to a diesel. This was in the 1960’s and early 1970’s.

1996 BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS – Glynn County Bd. of Commissioners Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1536837