A Thomas conventional style School Bus on the International 3800 chassis & cowl with the DT360 diesel engine.
This chassis & cowl was produced not too long after the 3800 had replaced the S-Series.
The DT360, DT466, and the 9.0 liter V8 diesel engines, and the MV404 and the MV446 (the gasoline ancestors of the 6.9 and 7.3 liter IDI diesels) and the SV392 are my favorite engines in the International conventional chassis & cowl and transit stripped chassis. For as wonderful as the 6.9 and 7.3 liter IDI diesels and the T444 were in Ford light-duty trucks and in the Econoline, I’ve never liked them in International Medium-Duty trucks. And nor have I ever liked the problematic VT365 and MaxxForce 7 diesel engines in International Medium-Duty trucks.
I’ve also never cared for the SV345 gasoline engine.
I also like the ancient International FBC/RED 401, RD406, RED 450, and RD501 inline-6 gasoline engines.
And I also like the International LV401, LV461, LV478, LV549, V537, and V605 gasoline engines that were used in their Class 8 Heavy-Duty trucks, some of their heaviest Farm & Construction equipment; and was also industrialized for third-party manufacturers for usage in standby generators and the like.
1991 International School Bus – Victoria Independent School District Surplus
Source: Public Surplus: Auction #1544578









































































































