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YellowBox
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Puerto Rico (USA)
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 Posted - 02/18/2009 : 1:40:51 PM
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HERE YOU HAVE SOME PICTURES OF A MACK B SERIES, SCHOOL BUS.
NICE AND VERY RARE. THE MACK B61 SCHOOL BUS.
IS THAT A SUPERIOR BUS BODY ON A MACK B61 CHASSIS????
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Thomas Ford 85-16
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/18/2009 : 3:01:58 PM
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Great find! Thanks for sharing!
Wayne body... You can tell by the windshield and the Vision-style glass by the door. Also the rounded rear end, but since many a brands back then featured rounded rears, the three-bump rub rails on skirt are conclusively Wayne. |
Mike's Bus Yard - http://buses.zwebpages.com - Since 1999
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YellowBox
Advanced Member
Puerto Rico (USA)
254 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 3:50:45 PM
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| IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE IT RESTORED,AND WITH THE MACK B61-T CHROME GRILLE |
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Rich
Top Member
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 5:03:15 PM
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| Wow, that is incredible. Where did you find these pics? |
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BBInt.10
Top Member
USA
1042 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 6:22:31 PM
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| A rarity indeed. Thanks for sharing. Where were these photos taken? |
If all your problems are behind you... you must be a school bus driver. |
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International-9.0
Advanced Member
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 6:23:15 PM
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| What engine did Mack use for these? |
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Allamericanre
Advanced Member
USA
238 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 7:00:43 PM
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| Wow is all I have to say. I didn't even know Mack did conventional chassis for buses! This is just the best combination of bus and body ever. |
http://www.flickr.com/groups/schoolbus/
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03CV200
Top Member
United States
740 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 7:25:22 PM
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Originally posted by Allamericanre
Wow is all I have to say. I didn't even know Mack did conventional chassis for buses! This is just the best combination of bus and body ever.
Well, the very first Mack truck was a bus, a 40hp 20 passenger, lol.
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Edited by - 03CV200 on 02/18/2009 7:25:49 PM |
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NWCROWN
Advanced Member
USA
461 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 9:59:48 PM
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| A long time ago I asked a question here about who built the first diesel-powered conventional, this may very well be the first. |
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poor_driver
Senior Member
162 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2009 : 12:39:14 PM
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| Just Lovely! |
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Buskid
Top Member
USA
3368 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2009 : 2:03:57 PM
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Originally posted by International-9.0
What engine did Mack use for these?
Mack used their own diesel/gasoline engines in most of the B-Models. Looking at the badges, this one appears to have a Thermodyne Diesel. |
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YellowBox
Advanced Member
Puerto Rico (USA)
254 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2009 : 04:53:33 AM
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Originally posted by Rich
Wow, that is incredible. Where did you find these pics?
I FOUND THE PICTURES IN
www.bigmacktrucks.com
GO TO THE BMT MEMBERS GALLERY. |
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SuperiorGMC1963
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/20/2009 : 6:16:58 PM
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Thanks for finding those pics AND thanks for sharing! That bus appears to be in incredible condition. That is only the second school bus I've seen on a Mack of that vintage. Reeeeaaally amazing! |
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Rich
Top Member
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2009 : 6:39:41 PM
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| Looks like the person who bought the school bus has a beautiful collection of restored Macks... so this one is probably going to a GREAT home. Hopefully someone on here can get in touch with them so we can find out more about the bus and their plans. |
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YellowBox
Advanced Member
Puerto Rico (USA)
254 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2009 : 04:45:59 AM
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Originally posted by Rich
Looks like the person who bought the school bus has a beautiful collection of restored Macks... so this one is probably going to a GREAT home. Hopefully someone on here can get in touch with them so we can find out more about the bus and their plans.
YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FORUM MEMBER FROM www.bigmacktrucks.com THAT POSTED THE PICTURES OF THE MACK B61 SCHOOL BUS. HE GOES BY THE NICK NAME OF bmodelsrus
HERE IS THE LINK TO HIS PROFILE ON THE FORUM
http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showuser=1293
THERE IS A SEND E-MAIL OPTION, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED AS A FORUM MEMBER IN ORDER TO SEND HIM AN E-MAIL
BUT GIVE IT A TRY AND MAYBE YOU CAN JOIN THEM AND TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE SCHOOL BUS. |
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BusBoy
Top Member
USA
2042 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 6:46:43 PM
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| That's a neat bus! WOW |
Your Child's Safety is Our Business |
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IC
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 03/04/2009 : 3:39:50 PM
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That sure is a neat bus!
I've never seen one, but when I was a kid (late 50's, early 60's)...I bet 9 out of 10 heavy trucks were B Model Macks....trash trucks, cement mixers, dump trucks, road tractors, you name it.
My neighbor worked for a big construction company and whenever it snowed a lot, he'd bring a B model dump truck home and plow the whole neighborhood with it....no sense waiting days for the State trucks to show up. I always rode with him plowing...remember it like it was yesterday! |
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dmoney127
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 6:51:52 PM
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| I love the fact that it has an exterior air cleaner. Now, if it (the air cleaner) had the giant stack found on some Macks. 8) |
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wagonmaster
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 05:11:24 AM
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| I think Mack made the chassis for a variety of uses, but probably mostly for Fire Trucks and rescue aparatus. I drove a B-61 back in the day that had a duplex transmission and a 180 HP Mack Thermodyne.(they were most all Thermodynes in the 50's and early 60's)Many of the over the road trucks used Triplex and Quadroplex transmissions with three and four gear shift levers....I thought two was plenty!! We had one here for use in our Fire Academy (now defunct) that was a Mack chassied pumper. |
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Land of the Free, because of the Brave! |
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BBInt.10
Top Member
USA
1042 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2009 : 09:11:19 AM
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| I got word today that this school bus is located in Bethlehem, CT. Supposedly, it is being completely restored, and will be at the Bethlehem Truck Show on June 13th & 14th, located at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384 Main St. North (Route 61) in Bethlehem, CT. Might be worth the drive! |
If all your problems are behind you... you must be a school bus driver. |
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Siamak2243
New Member
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Posted - 06/18/2010 : 05:04:27 AM
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Hi,
Many thanks for photo you have uploaded for Mack B61 Schoolbus. Since I have nostalgia about it, I would be grateful if you send me the images with high resolution. I want to print them & put it in my room.
Regards,
Siamak |
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Siamak2243
New Member
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Posted - 06/18/2010 : 05:21:19 AM
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Hi,
Many thanks for photo you have uploaded for Mack B61 Schoolbus. Since I have nostalgia about it, I would be grateful if you send me the images with high resolution. I want to print them & put it in my room.
My email: siamak_kasravi@yahoo.com
Regards,
Siamak |
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vbacon
Senior Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 06/28/2010 : 06:06:16 AM
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| That is a nice bus. I never knew that Mack had a bus chassis. But back then, the bus market was a lot different and I am sure that chassis manufacturers weren't afraid to invest in the bus market. |
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TimB
New Member
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 1:33:41 PM
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| That bus used to be mine! I’m in California and I sold it about 15 years ago to a collector on the east coast. My wife and I were talking about it yesterday and we decided to do a google search to see if we could find anything about it, since it’s such a rare bus. We were thrilled to find these photos. It was originally ordered from the Palm Springs School District (I got the build records from Mack Trucks – very interesting). It was for sale at a local school bus company about 25+ years ago and I went to look at it. At that point it was in really nice condition but I didn’t buy it. Years later it turned up in a junky storage yard and some guy was living in it. He had gutted it. I made him an offer and drove it home #9786;. I’m just an old truck enthusiast and have had quite a few antique semi’s, but nothing as unique as this bus. Anyway, thanks for posting the photos. They brought back some great memories! Tim Buley |
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MorrisV2
Senior Member
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 4:41:01 PM
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Originally posted by YellowBox
HERE YOU HAVE SOME PICTURES OF A MACK B SERIES, SCHOOL BUS.
OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD.
That is beautiful. |
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MACK B SERIES, SCHOOL BUS PICTURES!!!!
