A Class 3 Single-Rear-Wheel Ford pickup like what we could buy alongside a Fifth-Wheel in the mid-1990’s in “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood” parked somewhere in Homosassa, Florida.

This one also has the center-band two-tone paint job that we would get on our truck. And this one also happens to have the blue interior.

Although the front bumper on this particular one is falling off.

Videos of International trucks and farm equipment with the DVT-573 V8 engine.

Videos of a couple of International Loadstars with the MV404 and MV446 gasoline engines-which had later evolved into the 6.9 and 7.3 liter Indirect Injection (IDI) diesel engines.

A Rear Engine TC/2000 with the Cummins C-platform engine and the Allison/World MD3060 transmission.

This was also one of the last Rear Engine TC/2000s produced before Blue Bird had discontinued the Rear-Engine TC/2000 in 1998 and had continued building the Front Engine TC/2000 until 2004.

The Allison/World MD3060 transmission must have been phased in as an option during the tail end of the Rear Engine TC/2000’s production run as this transmission was in the process of replacing the Allison MT-643 transmission.

CANYONS SCHOOL DISTRICT- SCHOOL BUS – Canyons School District (Fleet) Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1543129

Photo from Chris’s bachelorette party in 1968 just prior to hers and Jim’s wedding of Ann & Margaret’s father Joe (the guy with the graying head and facial hair, with sideburns and a mustache at this time), Ann’s husband Paul (the guy with dark hair and a dark mustache who is pictured wearing a gray vest, gray pants; and is standing behind the table); and the man who is clean shaven with sideburns, pictured wearing the gold suit, gold pants, and the gold tie is my paternal grandfather.

The guy in the short-sleeved striped shirt standing behind the table might be Margaret’s husband Ralph.

This bachelorette party took place in Bernice’s basement, and is one of the houses that my paternal grandfather had overseen the construction of when he worked for the Stumpf Construction Company.

More photos of my paternal grandmother:

Photos of my paternal grandmother, Martha, and several of my paternal grandmother’s cousins from her mother’s side: Pearl, Stella, Helen; and Eleanor.

A Blue Bird conventional style School Bus on the GM chassis & cowl with the 366 Small Block V8 converted to run on propane.

The 366 V8 gasoline engine, an enlarged version of the 265 and 283 V8 engines; was not very reliable in the Medium-Duty trucks and School Bus it was used in.

As I have stated in other posts, I am not fond of the GM chassis & cowl. I am only fond of the Ford B-Series and International chassis & cowls.

1994 GMC School Bus – Victoria Independent School District Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1547551

A Rear-Engine All-American (produced at the time when Blue Bird’s quality, fit, and finish began to head downhill; obviously) with the Cummins B-platform engine and the Allison/World MD3060 transmission.

2002 Blue Bird A3RE School Bus (16-0468 GrifSD) JF (At Agency Location) – State of Washington Surplus Operations Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1543818

Another Front-Engine TC/2000.

This one was produced 3 model years after it had first gone into production in 1988-in October, 1990 for the 1991 model year.

1991 Blue Bird TC2000 FC School Bus (16-0469 GrifSD) JF (At Agency Location) – State of Washington Surplus Operations Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1543834