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The Crown Coach Corporation (founded as the Crown Carriage Company) is a defunct American bus manufacturer.Founded in 1904, the company was best known for its Supercoach range of yellow school buses and motorcoaches; the former vehicles were marketed throughout the West Coast of the United States.
1989–1991 Crown Supercoach Series II. During 1989, Crown Coach introduced the Crown Supercoach Series II (internally designated N-body). Developed for Crown to participate in a multi-year California Energy Commission study of the feasibility of alternative fuel school buses, [4] [5] the Series II introduced the first major visible changes to ...
Along with Crown Supercoach, highest-capacity school bus ever produced. Gillig Coach school bus c.1940–1980 School bus Various (to 40 feet) Variant of Gillig Transit Coach; body modified to fit customer-supplied cowled truck chassis Produced on a limited basis after Gillig became distributor for other manufacturers of conventional-style buses.
In 1959, Gillig introduced the first diesel-powered Transit Coach, offering two models. Similar to the Crown Supercoach, the mid-engine Model 743 was powered by a 743 cubic-inch Cummins NHH220 underfloor inline-6; the Model C-180 was the first diesel-powered school bus with a rear-mounted engine (Cummins C-180).
The girl scrawled the words “Help Me!” in red pen on a ripped piece of paper as she sat in a silver Nissan Sentra, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
To increase seating capacity (extra rows of seats), manufacturers began to produce bodies on heavier-duty truck chassis; transit-style school buses also grew in size. In 1954, the first diesel-engined school bus was introduced, with the first tandem-axle school bus in 1955 (a Crown Supercoach, expanding seating to 91 passengers).
Derived from the Crown Supercoach product line, the cab-forward Firecoach was of a mid-engine layout. Although equipped with Hall-Scott gasoline engines like the Supercoach, the Firecoach was equipped with much larger versions (935 and 1091 cubic inches vs. 590). In 1958, to improve braking ability, Firecoaches (alongside all other Crown Coach ...
Crown By Carpenter Classic to 1998 From 1996 to 1999, Carpenter used the Crown by Carpenter brand name on their buses. Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil: 1990–1998 Sold only in Canada. Superior Coach Company: Pioneer to 1982 Perley A. Thomas Car Works Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Saf-T-Liner Conventional 1972–1998 replaced by Freightliner-based ...