Ah the sound of childhood mornings and afternoons. I used to think it was so much relaxing when we got an automatic bus without the jerkiness of whoever didn’t drive the manual transmission busses that well.
9:04 that's what I was waiting for!! The sound of my childhood lol The sound of the 9L accelerating is ingrained in me straight from kindergarten, especially with an automatic. (Our district had all autos). Little did I know I'd be all about V-8 engines and sounds later in life! This (and the BttF car sounds) might be a big part of it!
I love old Thomases, the one thing about the old ones is that until about 2005ish, the body style stayed exactly the same, with only the Chassis changing. They used to use International, until International got their own bus company (IC) and now they use Freightliner. Sadly they retired this body style, and replaced it with the C2, which I kind of like better since there is more head room, but the old style is iconic.
What a great find. I drove an ‘83 version with the same Thomas/International configuration many years ago. Mine had air brakes and air door but otherwise, the same. The lighted switch on the left panel should be connected to a strobe light. The two switches next to the door control should be part of the warning light system. Also, that lever on the panel beside your left knee is part of the warning lights too. When you turned it, I could hear that familiar flasher motor and saw the red pilot light start blinking. Hopefully this unit will go to a restoration buff as the engine (9.0 liter) and the rest of the bus appears to be in real good shape.
Glad to hear that this bus is up for sale. It's in perfectly good condition. The interior of the bus is a little worn out, but nothing a little TLC couldn't cure. The engine sounds good. Given that bit of info, I have no idea why this bus would be sent to the scrapyard. This bus still has some life left and I hope they find a good home for it.
Brings back memories hearing that engine purr. Its the popular 9.0 liter V-8 was a common diesel in the 80s s series buses and trucks. I use to own 2 buses from the 80s and was also a school bus mechanic back when it was fun.
Boy, I think that's the first automatic I've seen in that body style of a bus. Up here in Wisconsin, all of our old International Bus's we're all 4-speeds with overdrive.
Man these buses take me back in the day. I rode a couple of 1987 International Carpenter buses during my elementary school days. My old bus driver let me sit in the driver's seat once.
British bus guy here! have a deep love for diesels, we have Leyland lumps mainly here, but thats a big lump of International force! deffo need more videos which im sure there are as i look at when this was posted lol
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How come these buses don't exist anymore? This model was my high school years, and the bus driver had the oldies 1950's rock and roll on his portable radio. This bus is so iconic.
Blast from the past for me. Rode those old international buses every day when I was in school back in the eighties and nineties. Wish I had the money to save the old bus
In Portland Oregon And Vancouver Washington these old girls are scrapped with no apparent reason At my work I constantly see them driven in with no smoke or evident problems. They drove them in..... wtf.
@@thomashopkins2509 - PGCPS, MCPS, and FCPS had a *lot* of these in their fleets; they were a fave of contractors in Maryland as well (more than any other conventional in the state, in fact). Like this one, once their days in public or parochial-school service were done, they transported parishioners to church.
There's this guy in Texas who loves school buses, Thomas buses in particular. He has a youtube channel. I think it's called 'txstreetman'. He surely would buy and save this one. Oh, and also would restore it.
I remember riding a bus like this in about 1982. Us kids would get picked up, & it would make a turn, & up a big long hill we would go. I can remember well as the bus lady would go thru the gears, & the bus would do a half backfire as it crested over. Even after all these years I can still remember how it sounded.
Nice bus. My best friend;s dad worked for IH back in 1985 and they always had a Scout that we would act like morons in. We had the custom interior, CB radio, loud speaker under the hood, etc. IH made good things.
Thanks for the video Jay, we dont see yellow school buses over here In the UK unless they bought in for a film prop or some advertising stunt, so, very interesting talk through of whats Inside. thanks .. Ian.. UK.
actually it's kinda strange but there are laws concerning aging school buses , they are retired after so many years or so many miles,, I am from a small town in Iowa and the school buses get replaced after 10 years or so another interesting note when nearly all city school buses are automatic transmission vehicles ,, all of the large buses owned by my local school except the pusher buses have a manual transmission
That would be too smart!May as well waste the taxpayers money.My district on Long Island was forced to replace there aged fleet of International Loadstars back in late 80s because of law requiring seatbelts and headlights on at all times.Would of been too much to retrofit 15-25 year old vehicles so they went to a fleet of Diesel internationals that have been replaced 3 times since then
my local community doesn't have seat belts on the buses except tor the front few rows , some have 3 point seat belts ,, but they had LAP belts back when i was in school too that was over 25 years ago ,,,I still remember clear back in the early 80s when they changed from the low back seats to the taller padded crash seats they have now ,,they also at the end of the 80s and early 90s gradually replaced all of the gasoline/LP powered buses with diesel buses partly because engines lasted a LOT longer I remember once when i was a senior in high school talking to one of the bus mechanics because i was taking auto shop and got to help in the bus garage ,, he told me that some of the buses by the time they got replaced after 10 or 12 years had gone through 3 or 4 engines ,,but I also should mention that the part of Iowa i live in the southwestern area has a lot of hills ,and stop and go driving is very unforgiving to a very heavy vehicle especially one with a sub 6 liter V8 gas engine ,,gasoline engines even the big heavy industrial ones don't last as long as the diesel engines they have now ,,and one thing big block gas engines hate doing is revving very high ,and with a 28,000 pound vehicle every time you start off from a stop you have to rev the engine to max power before shifting gears age and mileage are the 2 biggest factors in school bus replacement once they get to a certain point they become much more expensive to maintain and are more likely to break down as well
Seat belts became a requirement in late 80s here in NY.They used Loadstars from 62 to 77 in my district.All 4 speed manuals and quite a few of them didn't even have power steering.When they got replaced by the diesel S series similar to what Jay is showing they all were Automatics.Don't know if gas engines were even offered for them in late 80's.
they never had internationals here where i live , I remember very well they were nearly all GMC/Chevrolet buses they had a 5+2 transmission like most large grain trucks ,, 5 speed manual with a 2 speed axle the seatbelt laws for buses vary from state to state ,,, I don't know much about international trucks/ buses but i do know international never used any engines but their own in any vehicle they produced ,,and the old IH trucks had gas engines up till the late 60s/early 70s
Those two switches to the right of the wheel probably control the red and yellow "8-way" lights on the outside. The right switch is your master switch and the left switch is your toggle.
Rode in a International S-series 1800 Blue Bird school bus mid 1980s bus had the black grill in it and it was a gasser with a manual transmission i remember it fondly the bus drivers name was Wally it was one of the first types of school buses i rode in the first few years of elementary school
Sounds good for an 85 pretty clean. Looks like the buses our school had when i was in school. Ours were Bluebirds Hopefully someone will pick this one up $1900 is a decent price for a good running bus.
Some say his scrap yard is the best one around also me and other people have been whatching for a long time all we know is his name is Jay Smart #topgear
Very interesting vehicle. If it is in fact an '85 model year, it definitely has the larger engine option judging by the valve covers. I know for sure that is definitely NOT the 6.9L IDI Navistar engine that was used not only in Navistar trucks of the era but also Ford's F-250 and F-350 along with their E-Series vans of that vintage. That looks like a 9.0L V8 if I had to guess. I saw you chuckling at the sound the brake pedal was making as you depressed it with the engine off. This is because it obviously has hydraulic brakes (as opposed to air brakes) with a hydroboost assist. On trucks that big, the law mandates up to a certain number of assisted brake applications available with the engine not running (I'm guessing so that if the engine were to suddenly die while driving, the vehicle operator would be able to bring it safely to stop without too much effort). In a conventional hyrdroboost system, the power steering pump supplies fluid to provide assist for both the steering and the brakes. On trucks of this size however, there is also an accumulator and electric motor that blocks off both the power steering fluid inlet and outlet ports, and recirculates the leftover fluid within, to provide assist when the engine is shut off. This vehicle would be an excellent candidate to convert to a motorhome.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, get another old mid 70s era International Loadstar truck with a 345 V8 gas engine and manual transmission in. I want to hear one run!!!
My brother has had over 30 american cars over the years , in the mid 80's he found a guy in Darlington UK who used to buy and sell US army surplus anything from mobile radar stations to dentists chairs , he had several old International school buses all V8 petrol's , he got the hots for one and had to talk him out of it , he thought it would be good to turn one into a motorhome , well muggins here would have to help him as usual . He bought a few oddball cars from mainly US made Japapanes cars made and a Mexican beetle , he was going to an 80's Dodge police car pretty sure it was front wheel drive , BTW we have a town called Cowpen about 20 miles away pronounced Koopen .
Man what a score, feel fortunate and thank god. That bus as an entire vehicle or as bits I could use every piece eventually on something. I don't know how it is there but in N Idaho nothing comes cheap. I asked a fellow about this bronco 2 that's been grown into the weeds for 5 years that I know of. I figured 1 maybe 2 bills. O no he's talking 1500!!??? He must want it to totally rot away before he let's it go. It's that way with everything anymore. Damn Californians.
1:17 if you are wondering what the s1800 means it’s just the name of the but it’s full name is Thomas s1800 school bus. It is also really cool that you found one if these old girls you are VERY lucky you got to find one because they are very rare
My private school use to buy these old buses and maintain their own separate fleet and hire their own drivers. It was a pretty cool fleet. Most were GAS.
god i hate dayton wheels , friging clinch rims are a pain in the ass to change but the dayton wheels can be changed to 10 bolt wheels ,,i did it on my GMC 8000 , it required changing the drums/hubs and axles in the back and the hub/drum in the front
Nice video Jay.. Looks like this bus has plenty of miles left in it. Here in Iowa former school buses used by Churches etc must be painted any color but yellow. Great video..keep up the great work.
retired as a school bus,donated to a church,but church sent it to scrap,they want a luxury coach,lol,this bus has many more miles to go,212k that is local,,,,,,IH are everywhere,,,,,
Brings back memories when I drove school buses in 1977 and then again from 1987-2004. Diabetes forced me into early retirement. Those Allison transmissions seemed to be in all school buses. The farmers here in the Missouri Bootheel would love to buy this bus to cut the top off of it and then haul watermelons out of their fields in the summer.
Perfect get away vehicle when the shit hits the fan. Make it a home on wheels and when the time comes drive to a none populated area and live off the land.
Nice camper bus... Maybe it'll be a good candidate to be used on Stranger Things Season Three!!! ^^ Eww Jay, too much mud everywhere in the bus. I like the radio tho, that's pretty cool!
Great Bay a diesel runaway is where a diesel engine finds a fuel source other than diesel fuel...(e.g. engine oil). About the only thing you can do is let the engine destroy itself at a really high RPM. Do a TH-cam search on diesel runaway!
Dayton axles...that's a huge minus for most people these days. It's really hard to find someone who knows how to properly center them after mounting them. They can't be economically converted to conventional Budd wheels-the brake drums are integral to the wheel assembly.
Who ever owned that, took great care of it if it were built in 1985. The things works. It’s even valid to drive. No wonder why it’s 212 K. Great condition.
Ah the sound of childhood mornings and afternoons. I used to think it was so much relaxing when we got an automatic bus without the jerkiness of whoever didn’t drive the manual transmission busses that well.
I love the looks of internationals and I’d kill for one with a manual and I can’t get enough of those rims. So classic!
Itz_gray_ 2020 my dad was a bus driver in the 90s and he drove a Manual bus
There still out there... Maybe not that year...I got 99 that's manual. There plenty of Freightliner sticks around
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Our school had a stick shift S1600 with the IDI motor. Slow but who cares with that beautiful roar.
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9:04 that's what I was waiting for!! The sound of my childhood lol
The sound of the 9L accelerating is ingrained in me straight from kindergarten, especially with an automatic. (Our district had all autos).
Little did I know I'd be all about V-8 engines and sounds later in life! This (and the BttF car sounds) might be a big part of it!
I love old Thomases, the one thing about the old ones is that until about 2005ish, the body style stayed exactly the same, with only the Chassis changing. They used to use International, until International got their own bus company (IC) and now they use Freightliner. Sadly they retired this body style, and replaced it with the C2, which I kind of like better since there is more head room, but the old style is iconic.
What a great find. I drove an ‘83 version with the same Thomas/International configuration many years ago. Mine had air brakes and air door but otherwise, the same. The lighted switch on the left panel should be connected to a strobe light. The two switches next to the door control should be part of the warning light system. Also, that lever on the panel beside your left knee is part of the warning lights too. When you turned it, I could hear that familiar flasher motor and saw the red pilot light start blinking. Hopefully this unit will go to a restoration buff as the engine (9.0 liter) and the rest of the bus appears to be in real good shape.
Good old fashion 9.0 can hear that baby coming from blocks away but hell of alot of fun to drive
I like the fact that you show respect to the vehicles you feature on your TH-cam channel. Keep up the good work.
Glad to hear that this bus is up for sale. It's in perfectly good condition. The interior of the bus is a little worn out, but nothing a little TLC couldn't cure. The engine sounds good. Given that bit of info, I have no idea why this bus would be sent to the scrapyard. This bus still has some life left and I hope they find a good home for it.
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This bought back some great memories.
These where top of the line in their day.
That bus reminds me of my childhood here in dominican republic,it was white with blue stripes the sound of the diesel engine is gorgeous.
Please Oh my God! Is there any good starts like that bus. This is such a satisfying start
Brings back memories hearing that engine purr. Its the popular 9.0 liter V-8 was a common diesel in the 80s s series buses and trucks. I use to own 2 buses from the 80s and was also a school bus mechanic back when it was fun.
Hey that's my bus I bought it and turned it into a mobile garage. I didn't even know it was on TH-cam. It's been a damn good one.
What's the engine? T444E?
@@nicklikesradio no its a 9 litter its and engine all its own.
Nicholas Mitzuk The T444E wasn’t around until 1994
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Boy, I think that's the first automatic I've seen in that body style of a bus. Up here in Wisconsin, all of our old International Bus's we're all 4-speeds with overdrive.
Glad you guys still use manual!
Man these buses take me back in the day. I rode a couple of 1987 International Carpenter buses during my elementary school days. My old bus driver let me sit in the driver's seat once.
BlueBird for me
British bus guy here! have a deep love for diesels, we have Leyland lumps mainly here, but thats a big lump of International force! deffo need more videos which im sure there are as i look at when this was posted lol
These were the buses we drove back in the 90's. I truly miss them!
미국산 인터내셔널 스쿨버스엔진은 지난 1987년에 탄생된 현대자동차 그린시티의 조상격인 RB390N과 RB420, 지난 1991년에 탄생된 글로벌900의 구형모델인 에어로시티390N과 에어로시티420, 대우버스 NEW BS090의 증조할아버지인 1987~1991년형 BS087N과 BS090, 1991~1995년형 BS087N과 BS090 하이파워, 에디슨모터스의 전신인 1987~1991년형 한국자동차 HKB0871HN과 HKB0910HD에 얹은 엔진이다. 엔진소음은 아시아자동차 AM808과 AM818의 경쟁차종으로서 큰 애가 자연적인 집에서 자리에서 일어나는 소리, 우는소리, 잉잉이보다 엄청 시끄러운 엔진을 사용한다.
I love the look of that front end. Its in great shape for an '85
How come these buses don't exist anymore? This model was my high school years, and the bus driver had the oldies 1950's rock and roll on his portable radio. This bus is so iconic.
Love those tachometer needles that change color when it redlines.
ol girl beautiful...you can tell she wanna stay in service!
Man those older International diesels are friggin tanks!
you have to love the old 9.0L engine, one of my favorite.
Surprisingly good condition considering its age
Blast from the past for me. Rode those old international buses every day when I was in school back in the eighties and nineties. Wish I had the money to save the old bus
Its weird that these were state of the art and new at one point
In Portland Oregon And Vancouver Washington these old girls are scrapped with no apparent reason At my work I constantly see them driven in with no smoke or evident problems. They drove them in..... wtf.
@@thomashopkins2509 - PGCPS, MCPS, and FCPS had a *lot* of these in their fleets; they were a fave of contractors in Maryland as well (more than any other conventional in the state, in fact). Like this one, once their days in public or parochial-school service were done, they transported parishioners to church.
The intercom only works when you shout "sit down and shut up!" lol
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Save this bus. Someone out there will buy it and use it, most likely to do a skoolie conversion.
There's this guy in Texas who loves school buses, Thomas buses in particular. He has a youtube channel. I think it's called 'txstreetman'. He surely would buy and save this one. Oh, and also would restore it.
If I had the funds to get it I would, but, sadly, I can't save 'em all!
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It brings back the days I was waiting on the bus driver always in the back talking to my buddy's.
I remember riding a bus like this in about 1982. Us kids would get picked up, & it would make a turn, & up a big long hill we would go. I can remember well as the bus lady would go thru the gears, & the bus would do a half backfire as it crested over. Even after all these years I can still remember how it sounded.
Nice bus. My best friend;s dad worked for IH back in 1985 and they always had a Scout that we would act like morons in. We had the custom interior, CB radio, loud speaker under the hood, etc. IH made good things.
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Thanks for the video Jay, we dont see yellow school buses over here In the UK unless they bought in for a film prop or some advertising stunt, so, very interesting talk through of whats Inside. thanks .. Ian.. UK.
Dont destroy this bus please
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Your commentary is awesome lmao, going to go look at an 1984 International this weekend :) You got me excited!!!
Damn! That takes me back! I used to ride one of them "Big Yellow" back in '92 & '93!
Don't destroy this one
Asia needs the scrap metal.
Mystery Buyer No it could be used by hobos
@@ohyeahyeah6625 Fuck the hobos, I'd buy it just to have it.
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My friends and I used to get out of study hall and volunteer to clean these during school, just so we could be outside.
SWEET. I would never part with anything that cool.
That would make a great motorcycle hauler/ camper combo. Looks pretty solid.
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Why not restore them and put them back on the road to save taxpayers money. Or sell them to small towns for their schools.
actually it's kinda strange but there are laws concerning aging school buses , they are retired after so many years or so many miles,,
I am from a small town in Iowa and the school buses get replaced after 10 years or so
another interesting note when nearly all city school buses are automatic transmission vehicles ,, all of the large buses owned by my local school except the pusher buses have a manual transmission
That would be too smart!May as well waste the taxpayers money.My district on Long Island was forced to replace there aged fleet of International Loadstars back in late 80s because of law requiring seatbelts and headlights on at all times.Would of been too much to retrofit 15-25 year old vehicles so they went to a fleet of Diesel internationals that have been replaced 3 times since then
my local community doesn't have seat belts on the buses except tor the front few rows , some have 3 point seat belts ,, but they had LAP belts back when i was in school too that was over 25 years ago ,,,I still remember clear back in the early 80s when they changed from the low back seats to the taller padded crash seats they have now ,,they also at the end of the 80s and early 90s gradually replaced all of the gasoline/LP powered buses with diesel buses partly because engines lasted a LOT longer
I remember once when i was a senior in high school talking to one of the bus mechanics because i was taking auto shop and got to help in the bus garage ,, he told me that some of the buses by the time they got replaced after 10 or 12 years had gone through 3 or 4 engines ,,but I also should mention that the part of Iowa i live in the southwestern area has a lot of hills ,and stop and go driving is very unforgiving to a very heavy vehicle especially one with a sub 6 liter V8 gas engine ,,gasoline engines even the big heavy industrial ones don't last as long as the diesel engines they have now ,,and one thing big block gas engines hate doing is revving very high ,and with a 28,000 pound vehicle every time you start off from a stop you have to rev the engine to max power before shifting gears
age and mileage are the 2 biggest factors in school bus replacement once they get to a certain point they become much more expensive to maintain and are more likely to break down as well
Seat belts became a requirement in late 80s here in NY.They used Loadstars from 62 to 77 in my district.All 4 speed manuals and quite a few of them didn't even have power steering.When they got replaced by the diesel S series similar to what Jay is showing they all were Automatics.Don't know if gas engines were even offered for them in late 80's.
they never had internationals here where i live , I remember very well they were nearly all GMC/Chevrolet buses
they had a 5+2 transmission like most large grain trucks ,, 5 speed manual with a 2 speed axle
the seatbelt laws for buses vary from state to state ,,,
I don't know much about international trucks/ buses but i do know international never used any engines but their own in any vehicle they produced ,,and the old IH trucks had gas engines up till the late 60s/early 70s
Those two switches to the right of the wheel probably control the red and yellow "8-way" lights on the outside. The right switch is your master switch and the left switch is your toggle.
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Rode in a International S-series 1800 Blue Bird school bus mid 1980s bus had the black grill in it and it was a gasser with a manual transmission i remember it fondly the bus drivers name was Wally it was one of the first types of school buses i rode in the first few years of elementary school
Love the Internationals of that vintage, would make a great camper or "portable man cave" . "Big Yellow Banana"
Last I checked, SC school systems still has a number of these older bus still on the road.
Plenty of them here in Lexington sc
Sounds good for an 85 pretty clean. Looks like the buses our school had when i was in school. Ours were Bluebirds Hopefully someone will pick this one up $1900 is a decent price for a good running bus.
I'd love to have it.
You should definitely do another bus video love old busses!!!!
We dont get very many. But I try to film what we do !
Jay Smart Thank you!!!!
Yes!! Love them old ass buses.
RoyalKingA73 7:08. That start was boaring but so like cool
RoyalKingA73
Me too
Nate Holland The start is so good!
same specaly the rare ones like ford chevry and gmc
Man bring back memories riding these to school
Good ol 9L gutless sounded like it was gonna eat the world but didn’t have much to offer lol
Love those old controls you just can’t stop clicking them and it actually feels like your doing something
Some say his scrap yard is the best one around also me and other people have been whatching for a long time all we know is his name is Jay Smart #topgear
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As Time Goes Through The Hour Glass So Do These Amazing Buses To Become A Home On Wheels!
Very interesting vehicle. If it is in fact an '85 model year, it definitely has the larger engine option judging by the valve covers. I know for sure that is definitely NOT the 6.9L IDI Navistar engine that was used not only in Navistar trucks of the era but also Ford's F-250 and F-350 along with their E-Series vans of that vintage. That looks like a 9.0L V8 if I had to guess. I saw you chuckling at the sound the brake pedal was making as you depressed it with the engine off. This is because it obviously has hydraulic brakes (as opposed to air brakes) with a hydroboost assist. On trucks that big, the law mandates up to a certain number of assisted brake applications available with the engine not running (I'm guessing so that if the engine were to suddenly die while driving, the vehicle operator would be able to bring it safely to stop without too much effort). In a conventional hyrdroboost system, the power steering pump supplies fluid to provide assist for both the steering and the brakes. On trucks of this size however, there is also an accumulator and electric motor that blocks off both the power steering fluid inlet and outlet ports, and recirculates the leftover fluid within, to provide assist when the engine is shut off. This vehicle would be an excellent candidate to convert to a motorhome.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, get another old mid 70s era International Loadstar truck with a 345 V8 gas engine and manual transmission in. I want to hear one run!!!
My brother has had over 30 american cars over the years , in the mid 80's he found a guy in Darlington UK who used to buy and sell US army surplus anything from mobile radar stations to dentists chairs , he had several old International school buses all V8 petrol's , he got the hots for one and had to talk him out of it , he thought it would be good to turn one into a motorhome , well muggins here would have to help him as usual . He bought a few oddball cars from mainly US made Japapanes cars made and a Mexican beetle , he was going to an 80's Dodge police car pretty sure it was front wheel drive , BTW we have a town called Cowpen about 20 miles away pronounced Koopen .
Man what a score, feel fortunate and thank god. That bus as an entire vehicle or as bits I could use every piece eventually on something. I don't know how it is there but in N Idaho nothing comes cheap. I asked a fellow about this bronco 2 that's been grown into the weeds for 5 years that I know of. I figured 1 maybe 2 bills. O no he's talking 1500!!??? He must want it to totally rot away before he let's it go. It's that way with everything anymore. Damn Californians.
I love the big truck styles back then
2:32 Do it 4 Dale! Any other Cleetus McFarland fans here?
the switch with the light is for mirror heaters , drove those and it was fun !!
It still starts after years abandoned
1:17 if you are wondering what the s1800 means it’s just the name of the but it’s full name is Thomas s1800 school bus. It is also really cool that you found one if these old girls you are VERY lucky you got to find one because they are very rare
My private school use to buy these old buses and maintain their own separate fleet and hire their own drivers. It was a pretty cool fleet. Most were GAS.
Ah the 9.0L V8, great sounding engine.
Nice. I drive a flat face manual 1992 blue bird for work
2:33 Cleetus McFarland Wouldve liked this
I used to ride an International school bus just like that one there to & from school every day back when I was a kid.
That would make a good RV.
Steve B you don't want to deal with the Dayton axles on this one in an RV setting
Why is that?
Ummm no. That's what hippies do.
god i hate dayton wheels , friging clinch rims are a pain in the ass to change but the dayton wheels can be changed to 10 bolt wheels ,,i did it on my GMC 8000 , it required changing the drums/hubs and axles in the back and the hub/drum in the front
I bet he could sell it for couple hundred dollars for it if he still have it
I want a bus like this to take on road trips around the country.
I love them old diesel V8s
DanishGhostRider Same because they were loud and they bring back hecka memories of my childhood back from‘90 and on up
8v71buses we using blue bird school buses don’t know which one is better lol
1:44 "And a terrible iPhone" 😂
4:19 chaos in the background
Nice video Jay.. Looks like this bus has plenty of miles left in it.
Here in Iowa former school buses used by Churches etc must be painted any color but yellow.
Great video..keep up the great work.
We dont have any regulations like that here. Its whatever you want pretty much
In Washington, former school buses can remain yellow, but they must say "PRIVATE BUS" on them.
retired as a school bus,donated to a church,but church sent it to scrap,they want a luxury coach,lol,this bus has many more miles to go,212k that is local,,,,,,IH are everywhere,,,,,
Drive it
Brings back memories when I drove school buses in 1977 and then again from 1987-2004. Diabetes forced me into early retirement. Those Allison transmissions seemed to be in all school buses. The farmers here in the Missouri Bootheel would love to buy this bus to cut the top off of it and then haul watermelons out of their fields in the summer.
Perfect get away vehicle when the shit hits the fan. Make it a home on wheels and when the time comes drive to a none populated area and live off the land.
Please don’t crush it
AAVista so true
Yes please crush it. It's done it's basic service life.
@@mysterybuyer3738 you can still use it
i agree, its classic vehicle history
All I see there is a pile of scrap copper wiring, radiator, cast aluminum parts and steel. Scrap value.
Man I would love to buy one just like that one day and Jay keep the videos coming love seeing what u guy's get in
He sounds like one of those people who did commercials in 1958
The S1800 School Bus Was Built Between 1979 And 2001. It's a bus chassis variant of the International S series is a cowled bus chassis
Nice camper bus... Maybe it'll be a good candidate to be used on Stranger Things Season Three!!! ^^
Eww Jay, too much mud everywhere in the bus. I like the radio tho, that's pretty cool!
The mud is everywhere right now haha. Cant get away from it , yea I wished it had worked thou
perfect candidate for figure-8 racing... you should start collecting more buses and start carving out a track
Old school buses are the best!
that would make a nice rv project
It's scraped
*childhood bus* No a.c., windows that made noise, good times!
i like those vintage school buses from the 90s and earlier
School Buses are awesome!! I miss riding in one😔 had some good memories 😏...
"She's Choochin" LOL
Wow pretty cool bus that’s running
If it ends up being scrapped, you should demo a diesel runaway on it before it gets shredded 😁
Great Bay a diesel runaway is where a diesel engine finds a fuel source other than diesel fuel...(e.g. engine oil). About the only thing you can do is let the engine destroy itself at a really high RPM. Do a TH-cam search on diesel runaway!
I hope somebody gives that bus a good home and new life.
The International /Thomas Buses were the best school buses ever built
How would you know? Huh kid?
love to get one of those to build into an rv
we had some buses like that in High school in the 1990s and 2000s
This bus was once used for God's glory
shut up
Amen
Domesticated chicken wing
I once saw a bus that had the front torn off, and the back was a flatbed... I was like "What the actual hell?!"
Great video I love your old school bus
He doesn't own this old bus
a lot of kids would fix it right up rattle can it and be a daily driver toss some new seats in it good video ! hell i prob would too
very good information this old bus
Dayton axles...that's a huge minus for most people these days. It's really hard to find someone who knows how to properly center them after mounting them. They can't be economically converted to conventional Budd wheels-the brake drums are integral to the wheel assembly.
You should straight pipe the bus lol, it's nice
DavidikHD You have heard the "Panama Diablos Rojos" Navistar or DT engine? Sounds awesome!!
Scrap
Who ever owned that, took great care of it if it were built in 1985. The things works. It’s even valid to drive. No wonder why it’s 212 K. Great condition.