This Front Engine Blue Bird TC/2000 is apparently a special-order unit because it has the Rear Engine rear end cap for use as a rear storage compartment, and it has the heavier-duty MT-643 automatic transmission as opposed to the lighter-duty AT-545 automatic transmission that was supposedly the one and only automatic transmission that was available in the Front Engine TC/2000 alongside the Spicer manual transmission.

I’ve heard of Rear Engine Transit rear end caps being ordered on Conventionals and Front Engine Transits in lieu of the rear emergency door so that the bus could have a rear storage compartment, but never did I ever hear of a Front Engine TC/2000 being special-ordered with the Allison MT-643 automatic transmission.

The TC/2000 was the lighter-duty companion to the All American, and the Front Engine model wasn’t originally designed to accommodate any other engine besides the Cummins B-platform diesel engine and the GM 427 cubic inch Big Block V8 gasoline engine, the Allison AT-545 automatic transmission; and the Spicer manual transmission.

Only the Rear Engine TC/2000 was offered with the Caterpillar 3116 in addition to the Cummins B-platform, no gasoline engine; and the Allison MT-643 automatic transmission in addition to the Allison AT-545 automatic transmission.

1994 Blue Bird – Eastmont School District #206 Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1720985

A Blue Bird Conventional on the International S-Series chassis & cowl with the DT466 diesel engine and the Allison MT-643 automatic transmission.

1988 International / Blue Bird – Eastmont School District #206 Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1721026

Photos of Bill Clinton in Ann Arbor, Michigan in October, 1992 during his campaign for the 1992 United States Presidential Election.

He had delivered a speech in front of an audience outside the Rackham Gradate School on the campus of the University of Michigan while in Ann Arbor in October, 1992.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/ann-arbor-michigan-oct-1992-presidential-candidate-governor-news-photo/526684790

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-clinton-is-pictured-news-photo/597623706

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-clinton-is-news-photo/51549718

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/ann-arbor-michigan-oct-1992-presidential-candidate-governor-news-photo/526684878

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/ann-arbor-michigan-oct-1992-presidential-candidate-governor-news-photo/526684728

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-candidate-bill-clinton-news-photo/595707586

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-clinton-greets-news-photo/51549717

A photo Bill Clinton in Michigan a month earlier in September, 1992; at a rally at a High School in Westland, Michigan:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-bill-clinton-works-the-crowd-after-giving-a-news-photo/51980130

Photos of the 3 Presidential candidates during the 1992 Presidential Election (Bill Clinton, George H.W Bush; and Ross Perot) at the 3rd and final Presidential Debate that was held at the Wharton Center on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-clinton-is-hugged-by-news-photo/51966427

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/presidential-candidates-bill-clinton-ross-perot-and-news-photo/51966432

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/democratic-presidential-candidate-bill-clinton-and-u-s-news-photo/158741523

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/ross-perot-speaks-at-the-third-presidential-debate-october-news-photo/769618

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/george-bush-gestures-toward-the-audience-at-the-third-news-photo/769616

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/george-bush-speaks-to-bill-clinton-at-the-third-news-photo/769614

The African-American School Bus driver who had crashed the Front Engine Thomas Safe-T-Liner that he was driving for Durham School Services, is getting what he deserves in terms of his prison sentence.

This African-American School Bus Driver, whose name is Johnathan Anthony Walker; or something like that; should be drilled on proper care and maintenance of a vehicle, and School Bus chassis, engines; and transmissions.

Needless to say, the Warren Consolidated Schools school district serving Warren, Michigan; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and Troy, Michigan; employs people as bus driver who are not far behind this African-American man in terms of carelessness of a School Bus.

This African-American man isn’t in any way the right type of person to be a School Bus driver.

Myself included, these people in the videos below who own School Buses as personal vehicles are also the right type of people to be a School Bus driver for hire:

Jasmine Mateen, whose 6-year-old daughter died in the accident, claims that Johnthony Walker would purposely slam on his breaks so that the children would hit their heads.

Source: Mother of School Bus Crash Victim: ‘I Complained About The Driver In August’

A late 1960’s era Blue Bird All American with the Caterpillar 3208 diesel engine.

The Warren Consolidated Schools school district serving Warren, Michigan; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and a portion of Troy Michigan had continuously purchased these at first with the GM 427 V8 gasoline engine and then the Detroit Diesel 8.2 liter “Fuel Miser” until 1989.

1984 Blue Bird – Tanque Verde Unified School District #13 Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1729647

A Thomas conventional on the International 3800 chassis & cowl with the DT466 diesel engine.

Like the bus that is the subject of earlier post https://mparij.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/public-surplus-auction-1732322/

This bus was also built near the tail end of the orthodox era where a School Bus body builder would build their conventional body atop an OEM’s chassis & cowl.

Rh – 2001 Thomas/international school bus – needs repairs # 26 – Ohio Schools Council Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1731157

This bus was produced during the tail end of the orthodox era when a conventional School Bus body would be built atop an OEM’s chassis & cowl.

In this case, this particular bus was built near the tail end of when Blue Bird would build their conventional body atop the International chassis & cowl, as GM was ceasing to produce their chassis & cowl at this time; Blue Bird was severing ties with General Motors, and the only convetional style bus that Blue Bird would produce from this point forward would be the Vision on their own chassis & cowl.

This Blue Bird conventional is on the International 3800 chassis & cowl with the DT466 diesel engine and the Allison 2000 transmission.

2003 BLUEBIRD/INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL NEEDS BUS – DOES NOT RUN – B207 – Peoria Unified School District #11 Surplus

Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1732322