Blue Bird Conventional

Blue Bird Conventional
Years of manufacture	1950s to 2006
Length
Width	96"
Power/Fuel	Diesel, Gasoline, Propane

The Blue Bird Conventional was a high floor conventional Type C school bus produced on many different chassis. The 1992-2003 General Motors versions were known as the CV200.

Specifications

Chevrolet/GMC

• C60/B-Series (1966-1991)
• 1992-2003 units were sold as a CV200.

Dodge

• D-300 (?-1977)

Ford

• B700 (1966-1998)
• B800 (1995-1998)

Freightliner

• FS-65 (1997-2002)

International/Navistar

• Loadstar (1962–1978)
• S-1800 (1979-1989)
• 3300 (2005-2006) - known as the H77
• 3800 (1989-2004)

Photo Gallery

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  An early model International chassis Conventional (Loadstar based).
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  An early model International chassis Conventional (S-series based).
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  An International chassis Conventional (3800 series based).
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  A late model International chassis Conventional, labeled as an H77.
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  A Blue Bird Conventional on a 1974 Chevrolet C60 chassis.
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  A 1978 GMC 6000 chassis Conventional.
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  A Blue Bird Conventional on a 1980s Chevrolet chassis.
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  A Ford B700 chassis Conventional.
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  A rare BlueBird International with a newer style grille, built by Girardin..

Operators

Canada

• Attridge Transportation - ON
• Briggs Bus Lines (FirstGroup plc) - Edmonton, AB
• Cardinal Coach Lines (FirstGroup plc) - Calgary, AB
• Cunningham Transport Limited - Edmonton, AB
• Edmonton Christian School - Edmonton, AB
• Farr's Coach Lines - Dunnville, ON
• Golden Arrow School Buses - Edmonton, AB
• Healey Transportation - Smiths Falls, ON
• Langdon's Coach Lines - King City, ON
• Penetang-Midland Coach Lines - ON
• Red Arrow Student Transportation Services (now Southland Transportation) - Edmonton, AB
• Southland Transportation - Calgary, AB
• Stock Transportation
• Trailways of Canada

United States

• Atlantic Express - Staten Island, NY
• Monica Transportation - Corona, NY
• Suffolk Transportation Service - Suffolk County, NY

References

• Personal notes & sightings