LOL having a good time hearing you talk about a bus that was almost new when I graduated 😂 the DT466E is a tough old girl. Not quiet, but tough! Rohrer had the mechanical non-turbo version of this engine back in the day, in the Wayne bodied Internationals S1800’s. The Thomas bodies were pretty new, and a few FS65 Thomases had begun to show up by then as well, I rode one in my senior year (9906). There were a few oddballs in the fleet, like a pair of Thomas Internationals with T444E (same as 7.3L Powerstroke) and the really old buses before ‘87 MY were still Wayne International S1800’s but they had the 9.0L in them, talk about a torquey and angry sounding diesel V8, I don’t think they were as fun to keep running but they were my favorite hands down! I feel like Rohrer had them straight piped, which made them really angry and cool. Trust me, that DT466E will still be running in 20 years if the bus body can keep up. lol
I used to ride what was baiscally a circa 1992 full size version of this bus. It even had a wheelchar lift. It had that front door paired with a manual control. When the bus was stopped on even the slightest downhill grade, the driver had a time trying to close that door. I think that hinge at the 3/4 ish point of the door made it harder to close.
I remember these growing up except they were the full length ones and the ones in my district with the jack knife doors didn’t have air doors they were manual but the blue birds they had with jack knife doors had air doors. Air door is more useful on those Thomas doors they are very heavy to open and close with the handle compared to the bluebirds and they would get jammed since one side was way bigger than the other . Another district in my area had fs65s with air jack knife doors which are rare usually only see them on the internationals
We have 26 buses in our fleet , one of the sticks is a 99 bluebird 466 with the 7 speed manual , we also have a 90 Wayne with a 5 speed , a 95 Thomas 6 speed, and a 88 smodel Wayne ik you would like that one
LOL having a good time hearing you talk about a bus that was almost new when I graduated 😂 the DT466E is a tough old girl. Not quiet, but tough! Rohrer had the mechanical non-turbo version of this engine back in the day, in the Wayne bodied Internationals S1800’s. The Thomas bodies were pretty new, and a few FS65 Thomases had begun to show up by then as well, I rode one in my senior year (9906). There were a few oddballs in the fleet, like a pair of Thomas Internationals with T444E (same as 7.3L Powerstroke) and the really old buses before ‘87 MY were still Wayne International S1800’s but they had the 9.0L in them, talk about a torquey and angry sounding diesel V8, I don’t think they were as fun to keep running but they were my favorite hands down! I feel like Rohrer had them straight piped, which made them really angry and cool. Trust me, that DT466E will still be running in 20 years if the bus body can keep up. lol
Yeah it's sad they don't make those motors anymore
I love your enthusiasm! From the sounds of it you love buses just as much as me! Keep up the awesome videos. 😁
- Kody
Thank you! I definitely need to get some more filmed. It’s been a very busy past couple of months.
Pure classic bus
Great video!
My School District's Bus 1 is a 2019 Thomas C2.
I used to ride what was baiscally a circa 1992 full size version of this bus. It even had a wheelchar lift. It had that front door paired with a manual control. When the bus was stopped on even the slightest downhill grade, the driver had a time trying to close that door. I think that hinge at the 3/4 ish point of the door made it harder to close.
Ohh my God thats so very much crazy And thats The Truth of The matter of fact.!'
2020 brought me here.
10:10 you honked the horn pretty quickly.
that will make a great small RV conversion or school maintenance or mobile bus repair van haul the parts and tools and such inside the bus
I remember these growing up except they were the full length ones and the ones in my district with the jack knife doors didn’t have air doors they were manual but the blue birds they had with jack knife doors had air doors. Air door is more useful on those Thomas doors they are very heavy to open and close with the handle compared to the bluebirds and they would get jammed since one side was way bigger than the other . Another district in my area had fs65s with air jack knife doors which are rare usually only see them on the internationals
Love 3800 buses
I wonder if you'll get a 2004 IC CE or a First Gen Vision. Those would be awesome.
They don't have any of those and they don't have a first gen
@@Andrewbryant-si9io I hope that he posts more often. I love the videos.
@@carwashslayer4235 he does sometimes
I love that door
Man for 99 nice bud
Nice school bus
Man a real school bus.
I remember a bus like that one except full length and prob not that kid as a temporary bus when the other one was in the shop
The flat nose bluebird if you bought for $2,000 and sold for 800 what was causing the engine to rattle.
We have lots of older buses at pocono whitewater, still have 5 sticks too
That’s awesome! I’d love to drive a stick bus!
We have 26 buses in our fleet , one of the sticks is a 99 bluebird 466 with the 7 speed manual , we also have a 90 Wayne with a 5 speed , a 95 Thomas 6 speed, and a 88 smodel Wayne ik you would like that one
Nice bus
You should do a video on the old CE on its left with the Maxxforce
I remember rid on one it's a special needs we used to have that bus but it's a spare
It’s a pretty sweet bus.
@@CMLayton88 yeah they took ours off The road it's a spare
cause 9901 is deffintly a retired old handycap fun fact the wcl lift means its a special ed bus
That thing started right up! Why is it about to be retired what are y’all doing? 😂😂
Haha. This one hasn’t been used in years other than for hauling parts and such. It is nice though, isn’t it?
@@CMLayton88 Post more videos.
They’re in the works. I’ve been moving and having issue with the uploads. One is uploaded and processing now!
@@CMLayton88 Just seeing this now lol sorry. Can't wait for another bus video. The variety helps a lot.
@@CMLayton88 Are these for sale, do you have an inventory list and what state are you in? I subbed, good information!
We have almost the same bus minus the handicap door. We converted it to an RV skoolie
That is amazing!!!
@@CMLayton88 thanks! We live and travel in it full time now
@@expeditionfreedombus Amazing! Do you have an Instagram?
@@CMLayton88 yup! _expedition.freedom_
Nicole and Ed's skoolie
@@CMLayton88 yes! its _expedition.freedom_
I see some scratches on the side of the bus and on top of the hood
No really
Can you show all the different spec and year buses in your fleet please?
They only have c2s hdxs bluebirds and ic ces
@@Andrewbryant-si9io Ok!
That’s from Rohrer? No way they’d run a bus that long lmao
When did y'all retire the bus?
Is this bus getting scrap
I want one
can you please show us a thomas electric school bus?
The wheelchair ramp in the back is weird I rode one with the wheelchair ramp in the front for years
I’ve honestly never been in one where the wheelchair ramp is in the front. That would be weird for me, however, it would be pretty neat to see.
I like to have a 2022 C2
I like those Motorola raidios that the duh duh duh duh beep beep bleep
can you another vidieo on a bus
Uploaded. Just waiting for it to process.
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Now Engine T444E 7.3L TurboDiesel
1999 Thomas international equipped DT466E turbocharged six 6cylinder Diesel an the 6speed automatic transmission
You got it for sale
Unfortunately no. Just a fun video.
The heck happened to the hood mirrors
Oh it’s just super old and over time I’m sure they were used for parts or were just broken.
@@CMLayton88 oh i thought the wind blew them off
can you another c2 video
I have a propane C2 video coming soon.
@@CMLayton88 can you do more ic bus videos
@@Dcsbuslegend he did one already
I much prefer the T444E engine
Can you do another bluebird vision but one with all led
Unfortunately the only Bluebird buses that we had were on consignment and none had full LED.
@@CMLayton88 I saw some with leds
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Bus 485 sub for 818 is not running
Bus 484 sub for 20 is not running
Bus 858 sub for 20 is not running
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Ohh my God thats so very very much crazy And thats The Truth of The matter of fact.!'