A 1989 Blue Bird TC/2000 with the Cummins B-platform engine and the Allison AT-545 automatic transmission.
Either the school district didn’t specify the lower window on the rear emergency door and/or the State of Washington didn’t allow it to be standard equipment/base specifications at this time.
1989 Bluebird TC2000 School Bus, W/Handicap Lift (14-3165 Kent SD) WC (8E) – State of Washington Surplus Operations Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1201427
A Blue Bird All-American that was produced in 2004, during the time when Blue Bird’s quality, fit, and finish had already gone downhill; and during the time when Blue Bird was wrapping up production on the TC/2000, and was weaning their TC/2000 consumers to buy All-Americans from that point forward.
B-480 Bluebird 2004 19-Passngr Handy School Bus – Tucson Unified School District Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1544586
A Thomas Front Engine Safe-T-Liner, which; as I write in “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood”; is built on the GM S-7 chassis, GM continues building School Bus chassis; and Thomas never builds their own chassis for the Front Engine Safe-T-Liner.
Up until Thomas had begun to build their own chassis for the Rear Engine Safe-T-Liner in the late-1970’s, they had utilized the GM RS Rear-Engine stripped chassis since the beginning of the 1960’s. The GM RS chassis had utilized the GMC V6 and V8 gasoline engines and the ToroFlow diesel engine-which was the GMC V6 gasoline engine converted to a diesel.
B-444 Thomas 2002, 19-Passngr Handy School Bus – Tucson Unified School District Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1544583
A Thomas conventional style School on the International 3800 chassis & cowl that has been repainted a different color.
This University had most likely purchased this bus used from the Public School District that was auctioning it off, repainted it a different color; and put it into service as a shuttle bus around the University’s campus.
I, personally; would have bought it for my own personal use and would have just given the bus a fresh coat of paint in it’s original National School Bus Yellow and Black colors.
This International 3800 chassis & cowl has the DT466.
1990 Thomas Bus/International Drive Train – San Jose State University (CSU) Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1560681
A Ward/AmTran/IC Front Engine Transit style School Bus like what John Roeck had purchased on behalf of the Warren Consolidated Schools school district in Warren, Michigan from 1995-2001.
In “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood”, John Roeck buys Front Engine Blue Bird All-Americans from 1992 onwards.
In 1989, John Roeck also buys early model Blue Bird TC/2000s instead of the Ward Front Engine Transit style School Buses on the GM S-7 stripped transit chassis in “Early Life And Continuous Livelihood”.
John did later regret buying those Ward transits on the GM S-7.
For being a transit style School Bus chassis, the GM S-7 did not have a tight turning radius, and with regards to the Ward body; the engine cover was so high that it was almost impossible to be able to crawl over it to get to the driver’s compartment, and many drivers did injure themselves while doing it-resulting in a lot of downtime for any driver who had driven these buses; and the Ward body had also suffered major structural issues.
B-446 AMERICAN International DT266 2002 Wheel Chair Bus – Tucson Unified School District Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1529872
It’s 1989, and it’s the year that Darrell Waltrip wins the Daytona 500 in the #17 Chevrolet owned by Rick Hendrick and sponsored by Tide laundry detergent; and had won the Daytona 500 on an empty fuel tank and the engine having been running on a reserve amount of fuel that had been sitting in the float bowl of the carburetor. Darrell Waltrip had literally ‘rolled the dice’, gambled, and had taken chances on finishing the race and winning 1st place on an empty fuel tank. Jeff Hammond, employed by Henrdick Motorsports as of this time; was Darrell Waltrip’s Crew Chief.
Mark Martin, having been hired by Jack Roush during the start-up of Roush Racing; make their NASCAR Winston Cup debut in Jack Roush’s Ford Thunderbird sponsored by the Stroh Brewery Company, which originally was associated with Stroh’s Ice Cream and the Ice Cream was a result as an alternative way to remain in business during prohibition. The Creamery and Brewing businesses were split off at some point in time with the Creamery having been sold to Melody Farms and the Stroh family retaining the Brewery. The Ford Thunderbird that was prepared by Roush Racing was painted the same color that Stroh’s paints their beer cans-the dark turquoise color that’s the trademark of Stroh’s Beer. With the Stroh’s Brewery logo on the sides and hood on the car, of course.
Dale Jarrett had spent the entire 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup season subbing for Cale Yarborough in his Oldsmobile sponsored by Hardee’s. It wouldn’t be until 1990 when Dale Jarrett would land a full-time ride for the Wood Brothers, driving their #21 Ford Thunderbird sponsored by Citgo.
Regarding the Reads’ NASCAR Winston Cup team, Chad & Craig are still as well as they’ve always been ever since they’ve began their Winston Cup careers. Ross is now racing an H-platform Oldsmobile Delta 88 owned by Jane & David Read (as that is now the Oldsmobile model allocated for use in the Busch series by this time). Noah had just begun his career as a Busch Series driver for the Reads’ NASCAR racing team.
Arthur’s parents’ trucking company has just purchased 4 Ford L-9000 Aeromaxes with the Detroit Diesel Series 92 to replace some of the older gasoline-powered Class 8 tractor-trailers in his fleet from the early 1970’s.
Arthur, his parents, and Arthur’s grandmother each go to a restaurant in the 1982 diesel Suburban where the décor on the inside is full of wood and flowers. They have a very pleasant meal while eating at this restaurant.
The other family that D.W and Katherine are a part of go on a cruise with the same relatives, including those from the southeastern part of the United States; that had attended the deceased relatives’ funeral in 1981. It’s what I call an awful family gathering.
See prior post regarding the relatives of this other family that I am referring to https://mparij.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/g-platform-buick-century-station-wagon-in-the-arthur-movie-for-adults/
This entire family flies over to Miami, D.W & Katherine’s ‘other’ parents rent a car that they absolutely loathe but they have to because it’s necessary to carry 8 people and their luggage-a Crown Vic wagon with the 302 Windsor V8. This family embarks on a Princess Cruise to Europe that departs from Miami. This family spends a few days in Miami before they park their rental car in the parking lot at the cruise terminal and boards the cruise ship.
One day, this family even drives around the Miami suburb of Cutler Bay, Florida and on another day; around the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida looking at houses in their rented Crown Vic wagon; much to the dismay of the children.
The parents of this other family take their Canon RC-470 early digital camera on this trip, while the son/D.W & Katherine’s other brother takes the Minolta X-700 traditional 35mm film camera that has been handed down to him on this trip.
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I do not favor Australian Prime Ministers Malcolm Turnbull, Julia Gillard, and Kevin Rudd being Republicans-in the case of the Commonwealth nations, it means that they are in support of Australia or any other Commonwealth nation severing all it’s ties with Britain and it’s monarchy and becoming an independent republic that has absolutely nothing to do with Britain.
I am also not fond of Paul Keating because he too, is a Republican (in the term of the Commonwealth nations).
At least Tony Abbott is a monarchist-meaning that like myself (though I am not a citizen of any of the Commonwealth nations), that person is in favor of Australia or any other Commonwealth nation forevermore retaining it’s association with Britain and it’s monarchy.
Therefore, I favor Tony Abbott because he is monarchist.
I am also fond of John Howard because he too, is a monarchist.
There are only 3 reasons as to why I would want to visit Australia: The vehicles manufactured, imported, and sold there; most of the population in the Commonwealth nations (including Australia and New Zealand) are of English, Scottish, and Welsh descent; and radio and television transmitter sites over there.
It is important to me that all of the Commonwealth nations never become independent republics.
It is also important to me that the former Soviet Central Asian nations (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan; and Turkmenistan) maintain their associations with Russia and that their citizens continue to speak Russian during daily communication amongst each other.
In the Arthur movie for adults, Arthur and his parents hope that each of the Commonwealth nations-including Australia & New Zealand never become independent republics; and most of the population in the Commonwealth nations (including Australia and New Zealand) are of English, Scottish, and Welsh descent.
NHL player Louis Domingue should come into realization that School Buses and Full-Size Station Wagons are more important than (icky, yucky) Hockey.
Louis Domingue should be transformed from being fit and muscular to being fat and overweight.
NHL player Louis Domingue also shouldn’t be allowed to wear an undercut haircut.
NHL player Louis Domingue should also be forced to listen to Adult Contemporary, Jazz, and Easy Listening music.
Last, NHL player Louis Domingue should come into realization that the Broadcasting and Ham radio worlds are more important than (icky, yucky) Hockey or any other icky, yucky sport.
At least Louis Domingue’s hair looked better when these pictures were taken.
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Photo of President Bill Clinton while in Normandy, France celebrating the 50th anniversary of D-Day with an old Suburban owned and used by Secret Service in the background.
That Suburban is the bodystyle of the one that Arthur and his parents have as a diesel. Only that Suburban is most likely 350 V8 gasoline-powered and doesn’t have the center-band two-tone paint job like the one that Arthur and his parents have.
Photo of a B2 Passat in the background near where Bill & Hillary Clinton, Helmut Kohl; and his wife are all walking:
With recently-elected Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau having made a diplomatic visit to the United States to visit with President Barack Obama and his family, and Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie, along with Michelle Obama were giving speeches at an event for girls’ education; this leads me to composing this post about Bill & Hillary Clinton’s visit to Canada in February, 1995 to visit with Paul Martin and his wife Sheila.
When Bill & Hillary Clinton had journeyed to Canada on this diplomatic visit in 1995, I was sick with a flu-like virus, an ear infection, and a fever; one of the many times I was sick because the tonsils in my body not doing their job of defending my body against foreign pathogens. I eventually had to have surgery involving the removal of my tonsils, and I also had to have tubes put in my ears because I constantly had ear infections at a rate of almost every other month throughout the year.
Videos from the CBC’s archives of Bill & Hillary Clinton’s visit to Canada in 1995:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1832321620/
NHL player Oliver Ekman-Larsson should come into realization that Volkswagens/Audis, pre-1997 Mercedes-Benzs, European Ford Escorts; and Ford Sierras are more important than (icky, yucky) Hockey.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson should be transformed from being fit and muscular to being fat and overweight.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson also has a tawdry clothing line consisting of underwear and T-Shirts; which seems to be impure if you ask me.
NHL player Oliver Ekman-Larsson also shouldn’t be allowed to wear a fashionable, trendy, and vogue haircut.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson should also be forced to listen to Adult Contemporary, Jazz, and Easy Listening music.
Last, Oliver Ekman-Larsson should come into realization that the Broadcasting and Ham radio worlds are more important than (icky, yucky) Hockey or any other icky, yucky sport.
Matthew Parij 