Contrary to what this ad says, the body is not a Ward/Amtran, it is a Thomas.

Once IH/Navistar had purchased Ward/AmTran and GM having signed an exclusive agreement with Blue Bird to be the sole provider for conventional style chassis & cowls, a Ward/AmTran conventional style School Bus on the Ford B-Series chassis & cowl became very rare.

This Ford B-Series was produced when Ford stopped offering the Brazilian-built New Holland diesel engines, and only began to offer the Cummins B & C-platform engines as the only diesel engines available, alongside the 370 and 427 V8 gasoline engines.

Personally, I prefer the Brazilian-built New Holland diesel engines and the 370 and 427 V8 gasoline engines.

I don’t care for the seat cover that the school district has installed on the driver’s seat.

1995 FORD Thomas (B244) – Livingston Parish Public Schools Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1594761