My Bus

Specifications:

ID #: 85-16
Chassis: 1985 Ford B-700, built in April 1985 in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Body: 1985 Model Conventional built in May 1985 in High Point, North Carolina.
Capacity: 65
Engine Displacement: 8.2L (500 CID) V8
Engine Manufacturer: Detroit Diesel Allison
Horsepower: 145
Transmission: Allison AT 545 4 speed automatic
Added Features:

• Aeroflash eight light system retrofit kit (my bus used to only have the 4 red lamps)
• Reflective Image's 2-digit Route Changer
• A PA/CB Radio from Radio Shack
• Doran Manufacturing's 12 lamp LED light monitor (the bus used to have just the 4 lamp monitor)
• SMC's stop arm #5500
• Audiovox's Rampage brand CD Player
• CRS/Doran stop arm LEDs with a strobe-like flash

The following thumbnails are for pictures of my bus shortly after it's purchase in the summer of 1999:

* Highlighted pictures taken by my good friend Gerry.  Unfortunately, he was bumped while photographing the front!

The following albums are share some memorable events had with my bus:

Guard Dog   |   Canine Visitors   |   Siblings Reunite   |   Moving UP

The following photographs were taken in May of 2008.

The following photographs were taken in December of 2007.

The following photographs were taken in June of 2007.

Not many people realize that 1980s Ford chassis were available with fixed fenders and alligator-style hoods.  My bus has this feature, with the lower-mounted turn signals being the give-away for an untrained eye.

These two videos show some of the character of my bus.  The warning lights flash exceptionally fast in the first video, and you can also see the LED strobes operate if you've never had the opportunity to see them on a bus before.  The second video allows you to hear the transmission, engine, and airbrakes after pulling away from a stop sign.

Important Note: Mike's Bus Yard only has control over the content in these two embedded videos.  The extra selections that appear on the bottom of the frame when the videos are finished are from other artists on YouTube.

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