School bus? Cool bus! Designed for school districts that could afford the very best, the Supercoach pictured was built virtually unchanged from 1949 all the way to 1991. From curbsideclassic.com: "What made Crowns so special? In a word – toughness – these buses were legendary for their strength, robust construction, and longevity. While most of Crown’s competitors used 45,000 psi steel, Crown’s floorpan and framework were constructed of 90,000 psi ultra high tensile steel sheathed with heat-treated aluminum bodywork. The Super Coach’s double-walled steel body structure was both bolted and welded to outriggers on the main chassis which was built using nested channel frame rails and cross-members."
That bus was made in the 1970's or 1980's, not 1959. You can tell by the flat-topped wheel openings. The earlier model Crowns had fully-rounded wheel openings. I drove a 1968 Crown in the 1970's and noticed the change when the local school district started running their new buses. The paint scheme changed a bit as well with earlier buses having the black double stripes on the sides wrap around the back, but I'm not sure when that changed.
ReplyDeleteAh, thank you! This bus was made for a long time, and I really had no idea how old it is.
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