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Mitchell
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Rich
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United States
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 Posted - 10/21/2007 : 9:30:52 PM
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Very interesting. Looks like we need Ted Pelky to come in here and identify it.  At first I thought it was a Pacific School Coach bus, but it appears to be a different style. Looks like a Washington plate, and an IH badge on the front. |
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Jared
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Posted - 10/22/2007 : 03:36:34 AM
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Its a 1950s International Metro. (A step van iteration - old International literature promoted this bus quite often)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredg21/sets/ |
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thomas86_a
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USA
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Posted - 10/22/2007 : 08:00:41 AM
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| I just love the "crossview" mirror that is on that bus, that's what the conventionals around here had in the 1950's, in the 1960's they put a single mirror out in front of the cowl, then in the late 60's early 70's they switched to the 4 individual mirrors on the front. |
If you have an International, you NEED customer service. |
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dem84skeeprollinup
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USA
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Posted - 10/25/2007 : 4:38:52 PM
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Originally posted by the First Student guy
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Originally posted by thomas86_a
I just love the "crossview" mirror that is on that bus, that's what the conventionals around here had in the 1950's, in the 1960's they put a single mirror out in front of the cowl, then in the late 60's early 70's they switched to the 4 individual mirrors on the front.
I have seen a couple of late 2000's buses with the regular mirrors with an extra one like that on the holder.
http://www.schoolbusenthusiast.com/bb_gmc_1995_buscrazy_december.html
Those were common among 94 and 95 bluebirds. I think they all had them unless you took them off. I never realy saw the use of them. Just about everything you could see in the you could see in a crosswiew. |
Do the world a favor and bring back GMC and Ford conventional chassis......
 
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Jake
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USA
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Posted - 10/27/2007 : 11:06:45 AM
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| Thats a very interesting bus! Thanks for sharing. I noticed it on flickr the other day. I seem to have missed seeing this topic about it, lol. Thanks for the information, Jared. Very rare and neat. |
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Rich
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United States
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Posted - 10/27/2007 : 8:38:46 PM
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| In 1994/1995 for some reason the mirrors looking across the bus I believe were required by the feds. Not sure what the reasoning was, they aren't THAT effective, I'd much rather have a good set of rear views than those two convexs looking across. |
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Cool find!
