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Post by 92wardsenator on Jul 24, 2022 2:57:42 GMT
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Post by 92wardsenator on Aug 14, 2022 16:31:01 GMT
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Post by mikemorris1988 on Sept 12, 2022 20:39:35 GMT
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Post by Arleth on Sept 13, 2022 22:14:31 GMT
the amtran man
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Post by 92wardsenator on Oct 19, 2022 23:22:41 GMT
Did JCPS purchase some new IC CE's? I could have swore I saw one numbered 21xx the other day. Matt
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Post by harvestman on Oct 20, 2022 2:34:24 GMT
I am trying to work on a list of when certain body/manufacturer combos were offered on the state bid. Could use some assistance for those who have seen the fleets come and go over the years...
AmTran/Ward Vanguard - were Chevys ever available in KY or only GMCs? Blue Bird Micro Bird Ford - are these MBs on the Transit chassis currently being offered? Carpenter Ford - what years during the 1980s and 1990s were these available? Appears that from the late '80s on they were only available as handi-buses. Collins Bantam Ford - did any county districts operate these or were they head-start programs only? Collins Nexbus Ford - currently being offered? IC BE - I only ever saw these in one head-start program, did any county districts operate them? Mid Bus SC - any idea on what years these were offered? Wayne Busette Chevrolet - operated by at least one head-start, did these make it to any county districts?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by 92wardsenator on Oct 23, 2022 0:28:28 GMT
I am trying to work on a list of when certain body/manufacturer combos were offered on the state bid. Could use some assistance for those who have seen the fleets come and go over the years... AmTran/Ward Vanguard - were Chevys ever available in KY or only GMCs? Blue Bird Micro Bird Ford - are these MBs on the Transit chassis currently being offered? Carpenter Ford - what years during the 1980s and 1990s were these available? Appears that from the late '80s on they were only available as handi-buses. Collins Bantam Ford - did any county districts operate these or were they head-start programs only? Collins Nexbus Ford - currently being offered? IC BE - I only ever saw these in one head-start program, did any county districts operate them? Mid Bus SC - any idea on what years these were offered? Wayne Busette Chevrolet - operated by at least one head-start, did these make it to any county districts? Thanks in advance! I'll try to answer some of these... AmTran/Ward Vanguard - I've only seen them in Kentucky with a GMC chassis. I don't think Chevy was offered on the bid (or if it was - it was not a popular combo). Carpenter/Ford - For that year range, Carpenter was available on the state bid in 1980, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995. The only year that Ford wasn't an option was in 1991. I have photos of a full length B800 Carpenter that was owned by Spencer County. Fayette also owned a lot of B800 Carpenters at one point. IC BE - I don't think they were ever officially on the state bid but I could be wrong. I'm going to post a separate reply with the state bid offerings per year that was previously posted on School Bus Web.
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Post by 92wardsenator on Oct 23, 2022 0:29:53 GMT
Here is the KY state bid offerings per year from 1966-2014, this was originally posted by mikemorris1988. Feel free to post changes and I'll update it.
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Post by Steve C. on Oct 23, 2022 21:36:23 GMT
What is interesting is how things have switched from offering either 1 or 2 buses to all but 1 or 2 buses available on the market (assuming the list hasn't changed in its current version, it pretty much only excludes the Blue Bird AARE and the Lion bus).
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