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94AmTranVolunteer
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Posted - 05/29/2010 :  9:48:13 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have heard on School Bus Central about a "AmTran Vista". They are AmTran bodies on International 3600 Chassis (windshield looks like that of a Ward/AmTran Volunteer) Do they really exist? If anyone has a picture of one, I would like a picture of the FRONT and the BACK of the bus. Thank You!

JC_Theriault
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Posted - 05/29/2010 :  10:12:40 PM  Show Profile  Visit JC_Theriault's Homepage  Reply with Quote
No such thing as an Amtran Vista, tho most of the major bus manufacturers built some contraption on a P-type chassis at one time or another.
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Tatum
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Posted - 05/30/2010 :  12:12:24 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank God there wasn't an AmTran Vista..That'd be one ugly machine.
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Peter
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Posted - 05/30/2010 :  1:26:12 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ward made the Patriot in the late 80s to about 1991. It was built on the same Chevrolet chassis as the Vista.

http://www.schoolbus.lunarpages.com/Pages/IC-89PAT.html
Spicer is nicer.
Edited by - Peter on 05/30/2010 1:28:36 PM
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JC_Theriault
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Posted - 05/30/2010 :  5:16:01 PM  Show Profile  Visit JC_Theriault's Homepage  Reply with Quote
That Ward almost looks better than a Thomas Vista, almost! I wonder how many drivers and mechanics took some nasty bumps on the head due to the hood opening.
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NWCROWN
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USA
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Posted - 05/31/2010 :  11:17:27 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That thing looks like it was a maintenance nightmare.
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JC_Theriault
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Posted - 05/31/2010 :  8:49:08 PM  Show Profile  Visit JC_Theriault's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Notice how people provided info to his request and he hasn't acknowledged any of us? Probably too busy emailing SBF about that other thread :)
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Tatum
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Posted - 05/31/2010 :  9:02:17 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
^That is if his mom hasn't limited his access to the internet. :-)
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wagonmaster
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USA
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Posted - 06/01/2010 :  04:01:15 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The "Vista" was made by Thomas and could be fitted on anyone's chassis. It was designed for a type "B" chassis for more manueverability than a conventional with the same capacity, yet less expensive than a transit unit. We used them from 1993-1998 and still have a few in service as school based activity buses, none on routes.
Hope this helps.
Joe
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94AmTranVolunteer
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Posted - 06/01/2010 :  8:31:52 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by NWCROWN

That thing looks like it was a maintenance nightmare.


lol.

sorry JC_THERIAULT.
Answering Electrical Problems One at a Time.
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JC_Theriault
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Posted - 06/01/2010 :  9:50:40 PM  Show Profile  Visit JC_Theriault's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Just letting you know it's not polite to keep yelling someone's name every time you post it. It's obvious your caps aren't stuck on.

And Tatum - yeah, I didn't have time to persue this one like the previous one. Give me time though and it'll happen if I get annoyed enough.
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