Crown Supercoach School Bus (1988)
Sale price: US $17,900.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Used | Model Year: | 1988 |
| Make: | Crown | Type: | School Bus |
| Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Morristown, Indiana, United States
Vehicle description
Up for sale is "The Buskid"s Bus" - my 1988 Crown Supercoach. # 19 and I have a long history, beginning in 2001. This was one of the School Buses I was assigned as a fairly new School Bus Driver while working for Certified Transportation Services, in Santa Ana, California. I purchased it straight out of service, in February of 2018. When I returned home to Indiana in 2003, # 19"s usual operator was one of my best friends, Gina - for those who have been in-tune with the Crown world for some time, her nickname was "The Buslady." Gina actually drove it on its first trip in-service for Certified Transportation and its last trip prior to its retirement. (It was previously # 42 for Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.)
I purchased # 19 more for the road trip from California to Indiana with Gina than anything else - I"ve owned and loved a number of Crown Supercoaches and Gillig Transit Coaches since I was 16-years-old (Google "This Teen"s Dream Car is a Retired School Bus" in School Bus Fleet Magazine - that"s me!), and I already owned a 1977 Crown Supercoach when I purchased # 19. Two months after the road trip home with # 19, Gina passed away unexpectedly. Understandably, I"ve hung on to # 19 because Gina was adamant that I purchased it when it was retired since she couldn"t. # 19 has been a fixture in my life since that time; however, I"ve come to the understanding that even without # 19, the memories will live on. I"m at peace with the decision to find a new home for it, and the fact of the matter is # 19 deserves to be with a family who will use it more regularly than I do. Even though we"ve driven it to Hershey, PA, for the Museum of Bus Transportation"s "Spring Fling" and a number of events across the Midwest, the most use # 19 sees these days is helping me present School Bus Safety to our Elementary School students each Fall (I"m the Director of Transportation for our local School District).
Model No. 2A-38-426, this 84-passenger, 38-foot long model was one of my favorites as a kid. The unique "opera window" up front gave the 38-foot Crowns a distinctive appearance. # 19 is powered by a turbocharged 270-horsepower 671 Detroit Diesel Engine and has an Allison MT-647 4-speed automatic transmission. It has air brakes, brand new (July 2021) 8-D batteries, and upgraded 100-amp circuit breaker in place of the original 100-amp blade fuse, a number of new electrical breakers and solenoids, and just received a bill of clean health from the local shop that services all of my in-service School Buses. I had been having an issue with the key ignition cutting out at random, and they traced the problem to the ignition solenoid, which was replaced with the correct solenoid as sourced by J&R Diesel in Riverside, California. I also had four brand-new rear tires installed while it was in the shop. (The front tires are Firestones and are in good condition with good tread.) A complete chassis grease rounded out its most recent service.
In May of 2018, it received a complete servicing from Clarke Detroit Diesel, including all new filters, fluids, and another chassis grease. The only technicians to work on # 19 since I purchased it have been the remaining two-stroke Detroit Diesel technician at Clarke and my own mechanics here in town who maintain my in-service School Buses. It has had nothing but the proper Shell Rotella 40-weight oil in it since I purchased it.
The engine was rebuilt while it was in service for Certified Transportation in 2012, and it runs like a top. It cruises comfortably between 62-65 MPH and has always started effortlessly in our cold Indiana winters. It"s never let me down while in service and in retirement.
It"s difficult for me to write all I want to about # 19 because I"ve known it for so long and could go on at length. If you want to know something specific, please contact me. It"s a time capsule of sorts, not having been modified since the last day it was used as a School Bus. I do have the correct United Pacific "beehive" side turn signals for it. Certified Transportation repainted it at one point in its service life; however, the paint is beginning to fade. It presents well in pictures, but trust me when I say it"s beginning to look chalky. I did compound a large section of it with Griot"s Garage Complete Compound, and the gloss and depth did come back. If you"re planning on converting it, though, the condition of the paint probably doesn"t matter. # 19 is clean and solid where it counts. The worst body rot is directly above the driver"s window, which I have pictured. There"s a smaller spot above the service door, also pictured. The drip rails are clean, clean, clean. There"s the usual bubbling under the rubrails. The floor is solid, the frame is solid, and it has never been driven in the winter here when the roads have been treated with abrasive chemicals. The upper crossview mirror has a hole in it where a bird hit it. * * The rear CROWN emblem is NOT INCLUDED with # 19. This emblem belongs to another vehicle, and I had temporarily installed it on # 19 so it would appear to be complete when in use. * *
I can take pictures of ANYTHING you would like to see. I really want # 19 to find itself in a good home as it means a great deal to me. I don"t have to sell it, but I want to see it continue to provide happiness to others for many years to come. It"s too good of a vehicle to only be used once in a while.
Payment is due within seven (7) business days in CERTIFIED FUNDS ONLY (e.g., bank check). I will not accept PayPal for this transaction. # 19 is located in zip code 46161 - for those in the Midwest or on the East Coast, it"s already closer to you than most of the remaining Crowns are. It has a clean Indiana title in my name and has been registered and insured as a Historic Vehicle since I purchased it. Title will not be relinquished until funds clear my bank account. Once paid for in full, # 19 can be stored here as long as necessary - just let me know how long that may be. (Please understand it will be stored outdoors.) I can provide receipts for its latest service and new tires.
School Bus Fleet Magazine Article: https:/ www.schoolbusfleet.com/10011900/this-teens-dream-car-is-a-retired-school-bus
More About Me: https:/ stnonline.com/news/indiana-transportation-director-falk-lives-dream-job-every-single-day/
I purchased # 19 more for the road trip from California to Indiana with Gina than anything else - I"ve owned and loved a number of Crown Supercoaches and Gillig Transit Coaches since I was 16-years-old (Google "This Teen"s Dream Car is a Retired School Bus" in School Bus Fleet Magazine - that"s me!), and I already owned a 1977 Crown Supercoach when I purchased # 19. Two months after the road trip home with # 19, Gina passed away unexpectedly. Understandably, I"ve hung on to # 19 because Gina was adamant that I purchased it when it was retired since she couldn"t. # 19 has been a fixture in my life since that time; however, I"ve come to the understanding that even without # 19, the memories will live on. I"m at peace with the decision to find a new home for it, and the fact of the matter is # 19 deserves to be with a family who will use it more regularly than I do. Even though we"ve driven it to Hershey, PA, for the Museum of Bus Transportation"s "Spring Fling" and a number of events across the Midwest, the most use # 19 sees these days is helping me present School Bus Safety to our Elementary School students each Fall (I"m the Director of Transportation for our local School District).
Model No. 2A-38-426, this 84-passenger, 38-foot long model was one of my favorites as a kid. The unique "opera window" up front gave the 38-foot Crowns a distinctive appearance. # 19 is powered by a turbocharged 270-horsepower 671 Detroit Diesel Engine and has an Allison MT-647 4-speed automatic transmission. It has air brakes, brand new (July 2021) 8-D batteries, and upgraded 100-amp circuit breaker in place of the original 100-amp blade fuse, a number of new electrical breakers and solenoids, and just received a bill of clean health from the local shop that services all of my in-service School Buses. I had been having an issue with the key ignition cutting out at random, and they traced the problem to the ignition solenoid, which was replaced with the correct solenoid as sourced by J&R Diesel in Riverside, California. I also had four brand-new rear tires installed while it was in the shop. (The front tires are Firestones and are in good condition with good tread.) A complete chassis grease rounded out its most recent service.
In May of 2018, it received a complete servicing from Clarke Detroit Diesel, including all new filters, fluids, and another chassis grease. The only technicians to work on # 19 since I purchased it have been the remaining two-stroke Detroit Diesel technician at Clarke and my own mechanics here in town who maintain my in-service School Buses. It has had nothing but the proper Shell Rotella 40-weight oil in it since I purchased it.
The engine was rebuilt while it was in service for Certified Transportation in 2012, and it runs like a top. It cruises comfortably between 62-65 MPH and has always started effortlessly in our cold Indiana winters. It"s never let me down while in service and in retirement.
It"s difficult for me to write all I want to about # 19 because I"ve known it for so long and could go on at length. If you want to know something specific, please contact me. It"s a time capsule of sorts, not having been modified since the last day it was used as a School Bus. I do have the correct United Pacific "beehive" side turn signals for it. Certified Transportation repainted it at one point in its service life; however, the paint is beginning to fade. It presents well in pictures, but trust me when I say it"s beginning to look chalky. I did compound a large section of it with Griot"s Garage Complete Compound, and the gloss and depth did come back. If you"re planning on converting it, though, the condition of the paint probably doesn"t matter. # 19 is clean and solid where it counts. The worst body rot is directly above the driver"s window, which I have pictured. There"s a smaller spot above the service door, also pictured. The drip rails are clean, clean, clean. There"s the usual bubbling under the rubrails. The floor is solid, the frame is solid, and it has never been driven in the winter here when the roads have been treated with abrasive chemicals. The upper crossview mirror has a hole in it where a bird hit it. * * The rear CROWN emblem is NOT INCLUDED with # 19. This emblem belongs to another vehicle, and I had temporarily installed it on # 19 so it would appear to be complete when in use. * *
I can take pictures of ANYTHING you would like to see. I really want # 19 to find itself in a good home as it means a great deal to me. I don"t have to sell it, but I want to see it continue to provide happiness to others for many years to come. It"s too good of a vehicle to only be used once in a while.
Payment is due within seven (7) business days in CERTIFIED FUNDS ONLY (e.g., bank check). I will not accept PayPal for this transaction. # 19 is located in zip code 46161 - for those in the Midwest or on the East Coast, it"s already closer to you than most of the remaining Crowns are. It has a clean Indiana title in my name and has been registered and insured as a Historic Vehicle since I purchased it. Title will not be relinquished until funds clear my bank account. Once paid for in full, # 19 can be stored here as long as necessary - just let me know how long that may be. (Please understand it will be stored outdoors.) I can provide receipts for its latest service and new tires.
School Bus Fleet Magazine Article: https:/ www.schoolbusfleet.com/10011900/this-teens-dream-car-is-a-retired-school-bus
More About Me: https:/ stnonline.com/news/indiana-transportation-director-falk-lives-dream-job-every-single-day/