Buses Chevrolet//CHEVY USA

Buses Chevrolet//CHEVY U.S.A.

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Chevrolet-Logo-1911

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1918 Chevrolet Model T delivery bus

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1920′s Chevrolet bus Mulleys

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1922 Chevrolet Hainje Sneek

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1923 Chevrolet Bus

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Chevrolet logo history 1

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1924 Chevrolet B-7257 NL

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1924 Chevrolet carr.Hainje 20pers B-7257 NL

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1925 Chevrolet bus

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1926 Chevrolet 16 pass. bus

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Chevrolet carr. Hainje B-7257c links

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Chevrolet bus reiswagen 2 NL

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Chevrolet Coe + Bedford

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Chevrolet col lTD Cupido 6 Terschelling NL

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Chevrolet Geel begin v d eeuw

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Chevrolet carr. Hainje bouwjaar onb

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Chevrolet carr. Hainje Heerenveen Hoofdbrug B-7257 NL

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chevy-logo-AT-4

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1926 Chevrolet B-12618

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1926 Chevrolet-bus

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1927 Chevrolet Car. onb

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1927 Chevrolet, 4 cilindres, 40 CV,  gasolina

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1927 Decaroli Chevrolet Chili

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1929 Chevrolet LQ Bus

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1930 Chevrolet B14356  NL

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1931 Chevrolet LT – Carboux – Jansen Maastricht NL

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1931 Chevrolet  type L Carboux Jansen Maastricht

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1931 Chevrolet-Ypma Wts Boomstraat NL

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1933 Chevrolet carr. Hainje B-4862 NL

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1933 Chevrolet carr. Hainje NTM NL

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Chevrolet B-11743 NL

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Chevrolet B-10303 NL

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BILLY PARKER’S CHEVROLET BUS

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Chevrolet B-11490 NL

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 Chevrolet Flxible Bus

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1933 Chevrolet-Ayats de Soler i Sauret SP

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1934 Chevrolet  Spanje

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1935 Chevrolet Bus

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1935 Chevrolet suburban

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 Chevrolet bus (bodywork Ayats), owner Soler i Sauret, 1933 Sp

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1936 Chevrolet Beck Airstream

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1936 Chevrolet-Fitzjohn Stretchout Capitol Bus Company no.1

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1936-Chevrolet-bus-11 pass

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1937 Chevbus

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1937 Chevrolet bus

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1937 Chevrolet Elegant bus

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1937 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban

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1937 Chevrolet carr.Verheul M-16859 Geldersche Tramwegen NL

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Chevrolet bus 1937

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1938 Chevrolet B-14747 NL

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1938 DECAROLI-CHEVROLET

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1939 Chevrolet BG

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1939 Chevrolet bus op gasgenerator

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1939 Chevrolet COE Short Bus

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1939 Chevrolet carr. Den Oudsten NL

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1939 Chevrolet QD z roku

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1939 Chevrolet-Den Oudsten en Domburg (aanv.op proef) NL

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Chevrolet Campbell Bus Services

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Chevrolet 8 seater South Africa

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Chevrolet med 3.5 liter 1936 N

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1940 Chevrolet COE Bus

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1940 Chevrolet R92 ATO-03 NL

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1940 Chevrolet Wooden body owned bij collector at Nagpur

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1941 Chevrolet Bus by Flxible

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1942 Chevrolet FitzJohn 15-Passenger

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Chevrolet HTM142

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Chevrolet transformed BusMN1 Italia

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Chevrolet RP Spanje

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Chevrolet Superbe

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Chevrolet LCY Mensija

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Chevrolet 3.8  Turistico Brasil

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1942 Chevrolet Gillig Brothers School Bus

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Vintage Chevrolet bus

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1946 Chevrolet COE Bus

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1946 Chevrolet

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1947 Chevrolet CARS1247 espana

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Chevrolet 3800 Pannel Van Bus

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1947 Chevrolet carr. Den Oudsten Perkins Diesel Bus 40 NL

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1947-1952 Chevrolet carr. De Groot NB-28-35 NL

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1948 Chevrolet Bus

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1948 Chevrolet bus

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1949 Chevrolet  Suburban

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1949 Chevrolet Bus

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1949 Chevrolet carr. Domburg origineel NL

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1949 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban

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1949 Chevrolet Open Bus

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1949 Chevrolet School Bus 1 Ton 4500 Advance Design 3

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1949 Chevrolet

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1949 Domburg K-12531 Chevrolet carr. Domburg NL

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1949 Domburg K-12531 Chevrolet

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1950 Chevrolet Bus

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1951 Chevrolet Hotrod Bus

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1952 Chevrolet 3800 Bus 1952

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1952 Chevrolet DAF NL ECF

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1952 Chevrolet Verleure Belgium

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1953 Chevrolet bus (twin Hemi) 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (502-TKO 700)

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1954 Chevrolet 4500 Bus

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1954 Chevrolet short Bus

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Chevrolet Onbekend en Oud

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1954 CHEVROLET

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 Jongerius Chevrolet Noodbussen

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1956 Chevrolet 6500

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1956 Chevrolet short Bus

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1956 CHEVROLET WARD SHUTTLE BUS

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 Chevrolet sobre chasis Reo A Spanje

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1956 Chevrolet trucks & bus sheet

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1958 Wayne GMC © O W Kirkpatrick

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1959 Chevrolet Suburban School Bus

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1959 Chevrolet Viking Bus – Nepal Transport

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1959 Chevrolet 6700

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1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus (Winkelman)

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1962 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbriar

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Bussen CHEVY CORVAIR TWINS

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Bussen Chevy 340 cubic

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1963 Chevy Van

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1964 Chevrolet 3642 Camper UF-34-15 NL

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1964 Chevrolet Thai Bus Bangkok

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1966 Chevrolet corvair 13e

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1966 Chevrolet Wagons-13deluxe sportwagon

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1970 Chevelle LS6

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1970 Chevrolet bus the Partridge Family

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1970 Chevrolet C-30 Carrocerias di Rocco

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1970 GMC Transit-1

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1974 Chevrolet van 700

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1976 Chevrolet Wagons-16pass.

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1978 Thomas Bus on a Chevrolet C30

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1980 Chevrolet B-Series

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Chevrolet B-Series GMC B-Series Schoolbussen

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Chevrolet GMC Sierra pick-up

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Chevrolet Micro Bird by Girardin

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Chevrolet Bus Quatamala

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1980 Superior Chevrolet 80 Mini

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1984 Chevrolet Stageway limo. 46 Ford Glass-top bus

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1985 Chevrolet Van, Yellow In Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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1990 Chevrolet Van 30 Mini Bus © John E

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1990 Ward Chevrolet Patriot

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1995 CHEVROLET 3500 DRW HANDI BUS 5.7L V8

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1995 Chevrolet G30 Bus

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1995 Chevrolet G30

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2000 Chevrolet Express Diesel Collins 14-20 Passenger School Bus

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2000 Chevrolet Express G3500 transit bus

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2001 CHEVROLET ELDORADO BUS

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2005 Chevrolet C5500

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2005 Chevrolet Diesel Bus

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2005 Chevrolet Express 3500-Aeroteck Mini Bus

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2005 Chevrolet Express G3500

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2005 Chevrolet npr full aire carroceria olimpica – Compra

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2009 chevrolet chevy

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2011 Chevrolet Bus

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Bussen Chevrolet » Kodiak C4500

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2012 Chevrolet Traverse bus

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2012 Chevrolet-Starcraft

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2012-chevrolet-orlando-mini bus

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Chevrolet Logo 2010

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Vintage Chevrolet buses Mahamuni-Old-Lady

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Buses FORD USA + all over the world part II 1950 >>

Buses FORD USA & all over the world part II 1950 >>

 

Ford buses from 1950 >>

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1950 Ford 53 met carrosserie van Jongerius Utrecht. Opname Pathmossingel te Enschede

1950 Ford 53 met carrosserie van Jongerius Utrecht. Opname Pathmossingel te Enschede NL

1950 Ford Bus In New Zealand

1950 Ford Bus In New Zealand

1950 Ford F5 Medema Appingedam

1950 Ford F5 carr.Medema Appingedam NL

1950 Ford F5 V8 Hainje Heerenveen B-33225

1950 Ford F5 V8 carr.Hainje Heerenveen B-33225 NL

1950 Ford F5 V8

1950 Ford F5 V8 carr. Medema NL

1950 Ford School bus ish

1950 Ford School bus ish carr. Hicks

1950 Ford V8 Frankrijk carr. Smit Joure B-3927

1950 Ford V8 Frankrijk carr. Smit Joure B-3927 NL

1951 Ford barriball p1324

1951 Ford barriball p1324

1951 Ford carr. Groenewold Hoogezand B-7560

 

1951 Ford carr. Groenewold Hoogezand B-7560 NL

1951 Fordson Thames ET 7 36 seat Casha body

1951 Fordson Thames ET 7 36 seat Casha body

1951-wayne-ford-dinky-bus-front

1951-wayne-ford-dinky-bus-front

1952 Ford 59-R carr. Verheul NB-39-59

1952 Ford 59-R carr. Verheul NB-39-59 NL

1952 Ford 570E H.V. Burlingham C41F seats Apr - Oct

1952 Ford 570E H.V. Burlingham C41F seats Apr – Oct UK

1952 Ford Fitzjohn

1952 Ford Fitzjohn USA

1952 Ford Groenewold Hoogezand

1952 Ford Groenewold Hoogezand NL

1952 Ford Schnellbus NWF FS Ford G-YT 6cyl 4.080cc 000039  PDF

1952 Ford schoolbussen met carrosserie van Wayne (U.S.A.). Opname in het Volkspark bij de offici

1952 Ford schoolbussen met carrosserie van Wayne (U.S.A.). Opname in het Volkspark

1952 Ford Scoutbus

1952 Ford Scoutbus

1952 v.l.n.r. Scania-Vabis Ford met carrosserie van Jongerius Ford Transit met carrosserie van Verheul en bus 8 Kromhout

1952 v.l.n.r. Scania-Vabis  Ford met carrosserie van Jongerius  Ford Transit met carrosserie van Verheul en bus 8 Kromhout NL

1952-Ford-bus

1952-Ford-bus

1952 Ford-Wayne-bussen

 

1952 Ford-Wayne-bussen

1953 Ford V8 Groenewold Hoogezand

1953 Ford V8 Groenewold Hoogezand NL

1954 Ford NB-44-48

1954 Ford NB-44-48 NL

1954 Ford Union-City-SB

1954 Ford Union-City-SB

1954 Ford Verheul Trambus Den Bosch

1954 Ford Verheul Trambus Den Bosch NL

1955 Ford B500 school bus

1955 Ford B500 school bus

1955 Ford parramattabuscomo396aecly8 Australia

1955 Ford parramatta bus como 396 aecly8 Australia

1956 Ford 56 Tet 007

1956 Ford 56 Tet 007 NL

1956 Ford G1Y9B

1956 Ford G1Y9B

1956 fordbus-1 ad

1956 fordbus-1 a

1956 fordbus-chassis 3

1956 fordbus-chassis 3

1957 Ford-Bauer-G199B-Arnoldi

1957 Ford-Bauer-G199B-Arnoldi © W Nordsieck

1957 ford-b-series

 

1957 ford-b-series

1958 Ford Cyprus

1957 ford-b-series1958 Ford Cyprus

1958 Ford type Schoolbus nr. 40 met carrosserie van Wayne (Amerika).

1958 Ford Cyprus

1959 Ford Gnecco a

1959 Ford Gnecco a

1959 Ford Gnecco b

1959 Ford Gnecco b

1959 Ford Zammit Malta

1959 Ford Zammit Malta

1959 Ford F5 B-30957

1959 Ford F5 B-30957

1959 Hackney Bb 23 9 Ford Bus Greven-9-ex-De-Vries-GEBO-ECF

1959 Hackney Bb 23 9 Ford Bus Greven-9-ex-De-Vries-GEBO-ECF NL

1960 Ford Thames 800 bus

1960 Ford Thames 800 bus

1960 Ford Trambussen werden ingezet op de stadsdienst Hengelo. Op de foto bus 59.

1960 Ford-transit met een tweede karrosserie van Smit-Joure

1960 Ford-transit met een tweede karrosserie van Smit-Joure NL

1961 Ford 570E H.V. Burlingham C41F seats May - Oct

1961 Ford 570E H.V. Burlingham C41F seats May – Oct

1961 Ford Thai Bangkok Bus 41-61 Ford

1961 Ford Thai Bangkok Bus 41-61

1961 Ford Thai Bus 38-106 Ford

1961 Ford Thai Bus 38-106

1961 Ford Thames 570E, Plaxton C41F coachwork was carried by 335, 335BWB

1961 Ford Thames 570E, Plaxton C41F coachwork was carried by 335, 335BWB UK

1961 Ford Thames Trader57OE TRJ731 Plaxton C41F

1961 Ford Thames Trader57OE TRJ731 Plaxton C41F UK

1961 ford usa Econoline Station Bus

1961 ford usa Econoline Station Bus

1961-67 Ford Econoline Van 1st generation

1961-67 Ford Econoline Van 1st generation

1962 eastern buses ford 6

1962 eastern buses ford 6

1962 Ford Econoline

1962 Ford Econoline

1962 Ford Thames Trader 570E with Burlingham Seagull 62 C41F bodywork

1962 Ford Thames Trader 570E with Burlingham Seagull 62 C41F bodywork UK

1962 Ford Thames Trader with Duple C41F body

1962 Ford Thames Trader with Duple C41F body UK

1962 Ford tram Domburg voor station NS

1962 Ford tram Domburg voor station NS NL

1962 Ford Transit nr. 58 met carrosserie van Verheul-Aviolanda met de moter achterin. Deze bus had 28 zitplaatsen. Uit d_

1962 Ford Transit nr. 58 met carrosserie van Verheul-Aviolanda met de moter achterin. Deze bus had 28 zitplaatsen NL

Malta Bus, Leyland Ford, Valletta Bus Terminal

1965 malta bus leyland ford

1963 Ford Taunus Transit TN-68-84

1963 Ford Taunus Transit TN-68-84 NL

1964 Ford D-Series

1964 Ford D-Series

1964 Ford Thames 570E Harrington Crusader IV C41F bodied

1964 Ford Thames 570E Harrington Crusader IV C41F bodied UK

1964 FORD THAMES

1964 FORD THAMES

1965 Ford Opleggerbus Flughafen Zürich

1965 Ford Opleggerbus Flughafen Zürich

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1965 Ford R226, with Duple C52F body

1965 Ford R226, with Duple C52F body UK

1965 Ford Taunus Transit FA-61-00

1965 Ford Taunus Transit FA-61-00 NL

1965 Ford Thames 570E with Duple Northern bodywork FSS929

1965 Ford Thames 570E with Duple Northern bodywork FSS929 UK

1965 Ford Thames 570E with Plaxton C41F bodywork purchased

1965 Ford Thames 570E with Plaxton C41F bodywork purchased UK

1965 Ford-K Taunus Transit UV-21-81

1965 Ford-K Taunus Transit UV-21-81 NL

1966 Ford Falcon

1966 Ford Falcon

1966 Ford R192 NPT306D, with Strachan B44F bodywork

1966 Ford R192 NPT306D, with Strachan B44F bodywork UK

1966 FORD THAMES

1966 FORD THAMES

1966 Ford Trambus 2600 serie

1966 Ford Trambus 2600 serie NL

1966 Ford Transit Nr.4

1966 Ford Transit Nr.4

1966 Ford Winnipeg-WECo-565s-cav

1966 Ford Winnipeg-WECo-565s-cav © Dennis Cavanagh

1967 Ford extui22

1967 Ford extui22

1967 Ford R192 with Duple Empress C45F bodywork

1967 Ford R192 with Duple Empress C45F bodywork UK

1967 ford thames-trader-bus-2

1967 ford thames-trader-bus UK © regentV207

1968 Ford 10

1968 Ford 10

1968 Ford ashburton2

1968 Ford ashburton2

1968 Ford C 700 ausgestellt

1965 Ford C 700 ausgestellt © HpT

1968 Ford Eastern NZ

1968 Ford Eastern NZ

1968 Ford R Series George Wards Ford

1968 Ford R Series George Wards Ford

1968 Ford Thames Trader

1968 Ford Thames Trader © Traveller Homes

1960 Ford Trambussen werden ingezet op de stadsdienst Hengelo. Op de foto bus 59.

1960 Ford Trambussen werden ingezet op de stadsdienst Hengelo. Op de foto bus 59. NL

1958 Ford type Schoolbus nr. 40 met carrosserie van Wayne (Amerika).

1958 Ford type Schoolbus nr. 40 met carrosserie van Wayne

1968 Fordson Thames ex AMDET en Colonia, Uruguay.

1968 Fordson Thames ex AMDET en Colonia, Uruguay.

1968 wbc2 ford Australia

1968 wbc2 ford Australia

1969 Ford-Cab Bob Thompson Collection

1969 Ford-Cab Bob Thompson Collection © Bob Thompson Collection

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1970 Ford Econoline 2e

1970 Ford R226 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C49F bodywork

1970 Ford R226 with Plaxton Panorama Elite C49F bodywork UK

1970 Ford Thames LBF 99

1970 Ford Thames LBF 99 UK

1970 Ford Transit Bus Obermann

1970 Ford Transit Bus Obermann © Klaes Feitsma

1970 Ford transit Bus

1970 Ford transit Bus UK

1970 Ford Transit minibus

1970 Ford Transit minibus UK

1971 Ford Plaxton OSK 575 V

1971 Ford Plaxton OSK 575 V UK

1971 Ford thomas airporter bus

1971 Ford thomas airporter bus © Joe Palangio Collection

1971 Ford Transit with Williams Deansgate C12F bodywork

1971 Ford Transit with Williams Deansgate C12F bodywork

1972 Ford 676E Thames +Harrington Legionnaire II C52F body, JNK681C

1972 Ford 676E Thames +Harrington Legionnaire II C52F body, JNK681C UK

1972 Ford R192 with Plaxton Derwent 23 seat coach body

1972 Ford R192 with Plaxton Derwent 23 seat coach body UK

1973 Ford Willowbrook PTX987F

1973 Ford Willowbrook PTX987F UK

1975 Ford Buses Soldel Pacifico 49

1975 Ford Buses Soldel Pacifico 49 © Edgardo Garay

1976 Ford School Bus

1976 Ford School Bus

1976 Ford School Travlon1

1976 Ford School Travlon1

1976 Ford Thames Cuba

1976 Ford Thames Cuba

1976 Ford Transit

1976 Ford Transit

1977 FORD Chassis Models (FDT-7718-1)

1977 FORD Chassis Models (FDT-7718-1)

1977 Ford Cummins Duple Dominant Cummins Malta

1977 Ford Cummins Duple Dominant Cummins Malta

1978 Ford Thames with Duple Marauder C52F bodywork.

1978 Ford Thames with Duple Marauder C52F bodywork.

1978 Ford Transit Modell Kleinbus

1978 Ford Transit Modell Kleinbus © O Nordsieck

1978 Plaxton Panorama Ford Malta

1978 Plaxton Panorama Ford Malta

1979 FORD Classis Models (FDT-7916-1)

1979 FORD Classis Models (FDT-7916-1)

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1979 Ford R1114-Van Hool Aragon

1979 Ford R1114-Van Hool Aragon

1980 Ford Girardin-mb-ii-boston

1980 Ford Girardin-mb-ii-boston

1980 Ford transit-Verheul stadsbus

1960 Ford transit-Verheul stadsbus

1980 Plaxton Panorama Ford Malta

1980 Plaxton Panorama Ford Malta

1982 FORD B-Series (FTO-8320-8)

1982 FORD B-Series (FTO-8320-8)

1982 Ford leslie NZ

1982 Ford leslie NZ

1982 ford mexico local bus

1982 ford mexico local bus

1982 Ford Transit Malta

1982 Ford Transit  Malta

1983 Ford Cummins Duple Dominant Ford Malta

1986 Ford transit minibus 190D number 161, C161VRE

1986 Ford transit minibus 190D number 161, C161VRE UK

1986 Ikarus Ford ZIL

1986 Ikarus Ford ZIL

1987 Ford Transit-IV, Military police

1987 Ford Transit-IV, Military police

1988 Ford Transit UK

1988 Ford Transit UK

1988 FORD B-Series (FTO-2805-1)

1988 FORD B-Series (FTO-2805-1)

1988 Ford Zunil buses

1988 Ford Zunil buses

1992 Ford-Caetano CNV 333Y

1992 Ford-Caetano CNV 333Y © Keith Till

1996 Ford E-Series wagon

1996 Ford E-Series wagon

1996 school bus ford350

1996 school bus ford350

1999 Ford E-Super Duty bus

1999 Ford E-Super Duty bus © Marcel Sloover

1999 Ford-Club-Wagon

1999 Ford-Club-Wagon

2000 Ford Transit Rusland

2000 Ford Transit Rusland

2000-2002 Ford E-350 School Bus

2000-2002 Ford E-350 School Bus

2003 Ford E-450 mini coach

2003 Ford E-450 mini coach © Marcel Sloover

2003 Ford limobus

2003 Ford limobus

2004 Ford Transit.

2004 Ford Transit.

2004 ford-truck-5500 45 pass

2004 ford-truck-5500 45 pass

2005 Ford E-350

2005 Ford E-350 © Marcel Sloover

2005 Ford Transit Tourneo mini bus

2005 Ford Transit Tourneo mini bus © Marcel Sloover

2006 Ford Aerotech bus of Payless Rent a Car at San Diego Airport.

2006 Ford Aerotech bus of Payless Rent a Car at San Diego Airport.

2007 Ford Transit UK

2007 Ford Transit UK

2009 Ford bus brandweer

2009 Ford bus brandweer

2011 Ford

2011 Ford

2012 ford f 650 partybus

2012 ford f 650 partybus

2013 Ford Transit Passenger

2013 Ford Transit Passenger

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2014 Ford Tourneo Custom

2014

 

2014 Ford Tourneo Custom

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That’s it.

Buses DITTMAR Chicago Illinois USA

Buses DITTMAR Chicago Illinois USA

This is going to be a short blog.

There is almost no information about DITTMAR.

Paul O. Dittmar started South Suburban Motor Coach Co. to operate between a Chicago rapid transit terminal and outlying suburbs in 1927, and in 1931 he and others formed SafeWay Lines, Inc. for the purpose of establish­ing a deluxe nonstop bus service between Chicago and New York. For this venture he teamed with Harry A. Fitz­John to design the so-called Autocoach, a compact 14­-passenger sedan-style parlor bus which was built by Reo. SafeWay Lines was soon sold and turned away from the small Autocoaches, but in 1935 Dittmar again designed a bus of his own, this time for the suburban company, now expanded and known as South Suburban SafeWay Lines. The DMX had, an aluminum-alloy cab-over-engine body and a Hercules engine, and during the years of its produc­tion several different models were offered with seating capacities from 25 to 33. About 150 were built,’33 of them delivered to South Suburban Safe W ay itself.

What is clear, he worked with Fitzjohn and that chapter is coming soon:

1933 Dittmar-Fitzjohn Autocoach Safeway Lines, inc. Chicago. Il

1933 Dittmar-Fitzjohn Autocoach Safeway Lines, inc. Chicago. Il

1935 Dittmar-DMX DL 195

1935 Dittmar-DMX De Luxe Motor Stages od Illinois 185

Dittmar Fitzjohn Autocoach C). Lansing Michigan Ad

Dittmar Fitzjohn Autocoach C). Lansing Michigan Ad

1938 Dittmar International H 002

1938 Dittmar International Harvester

1938 Dittmar International Harvester 008

1938 Dittmar International Harvester

1938 International Harvester Dittmar

International Harvester Dittmar 1938

The last 3 pictures came from: http://www.collectorcarads.com/International-Dittmar/51775

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Buses and more FITZJOHN – DITTMAR Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Busbuilder FITZJOHN – DITTMAR Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.A.

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FitzJohn

Industry

Bus & coach manufacturer

Fate

Dissolved

Founded

Muskegon, MichiganU.S.(October 8, 1919)

Founder(s)

Harry Alphonse FitzJohn

Defunct

May 1958

Area served

North America

Products

Duraliner, Cityliner, Falcon

Subsidiaries

FitzJohn Coach of Canada Ltd.

FitzJohn was a bus manufacturer in Muskegon, Michigan. The company was founded October 8, 1919, by Harry Alphonse FitzJohn, and built over 5,000 bus bodies, complete buses, stretchout sedans and passenger-carrying trailers before closing down in May 1958.

Corporate names

FitzJohn-Erwin Manufacturing Company 1919–1933
FitzJohn Manufacturing Company 1933–1935
FitzJohn Body Company 1935–1937
FitzJohn Coach Company 1937–1958
FitzJohn Coach of Canada Ltd. 1949–1959

The FitzJohn company was formed in 1919 to build truck and bus bodies. The former were mostly for Ford chassis, while the latter were for REOs. Originally sold under the Fitz-Er marque, the buses were soon badged as FitzJohn. FitzJohn’s best selling point was the low price relative to its quality, which led to enough success that a new plant was purchased in 1924, five times larger than the original. Sales continued to increase, doubling from 1924 to 1925, and in the late 1920s FitzJohn was delivering almost 300 bodies a year. At that time FitzJohn models had a simple letter designation, although some had rather basic names, too. However, since so many options (such as rooftop luggage racks or polished aluminum bright-work) were offered, many of the variations were also given Indian names by the company’s sales & marketing department.

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1922 fitzjohn cab

History

From 1 January 1929, FitzJohn began selling directly to consumers, rather than exclusively through chassis manufacturers and dealers. This change, however, did not prevent a 40% decline in sales due to the Depression, and on 8 June 1931, the company went into receivership. Its founder (H.A. FitzJohn) was forced out, and went into partnership with Paul O. Dittmar to produce the 12- to 15-passenger Dittmar-FitzJohn Autocoach (similar to the model D, but with a lowered aisle along the right side). H.A. FitzJohn later became the first manager of the General American Aerocoach Company.

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1937 Fitzjohn stretched out 11 passenger

In 1934 FitzJohn introduced its 11-passenger stretchout model 100. It was based on the Chevrolet Master Sedan which was split in the middle, had an extra body section inserted and a baggage rack added to the roof. The 100 was an immediate success, primarily as an economical “mini-coach” for feeder routes, although some were used for airport transfers or sightseeing services. During World War II, when many other bus manufacturers suspended production in favour of war materiel, the War Production Board directed FitzJohn to build a 15-passenger version of the 100. Otherwise-surplus Chevrolet, Pontiac and Packard sedans had extra rows of back-to-back seats installed, but because of wartime restrictions, white ash framing and Masonite panels were used instead of metal. Sixty-two enclosed auto haulers were also converted to passenger-carrying trailers in 1943.

000a 1940 Fitzjohn model 625 in March 1940 for a White 1012

1940 Fitzjohn model 625 in March 1940 for a White 1012

Starting about 1940, under the direction of James J. St.Croix FitzJohn began to switch from building bodies for other manufacturers’ chassis to their own integral models. The last bus body delivered was a model 625 in March 1940 for a White 1012 demonstrator chassis. In 1950 diesel power began to be offered as an option. At the same time the current models were redesigned with rear engines. Even though the Cityliner offered unparalleled maintenance access to the engine (the rear corner panels swung out, as well as the back panels lifted up), FitzJohn could not compete against the larger manufacturers (such as GM and Twin Coach) and decided to leave the transit market in 1954.

FitzJohn’s last offering was the Roadrunner. Officially designated the FID (FitzJohn Interurban Diesel with a 150 hp Cummins JBS-600) or FIG (with a Gasoline Waukesha 176 hp 140-GK), the Roadrunner was offered as a 37-passenger coach with a 237-inch (6.0 m) wheelbase, or a shortened 33-seat version on a 201-inch (5.1 m) wheelbase. Only 14 FIGs were built, and all but a handful of the Roadrunners were 37-seaters. The last FitzJohns built for an American customer were five Roadrunner Sightseer variants (with roof windows) for Florida Greyhound Lines. The 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m2) Muskegon factory closed in May 1958, after the last order of 54 FIDs was delivered to Mexico.

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Sales records exist for the 31 years 1927 through 1958. During that time FitzJohn constructed 2,621 buses and coaches, 1,460 bodies, 776 stretchouts, and 62 trailer conversions. It is estimated that over 400 bus bodies—plus a small number of truck bodies—were built in the years 1921–1927, for a total of over 5,300 units.

Foreign operations

In 1949 FitzJohn purchased surplus land and a 42,000 sq ft (3,900 m2) airplane hangar adjacent to the Brantford, Ontario airport. The first buses built by FitzJohn Coach of Canada Ltd. were delivered to Hollinger Bus Lines (a suburban Toronto company) in May 1950. The Brantford plant built 197 buses during its entire existence. Initially the front-engined 310 Cityliner was produced, but construction switched to the rear-engine FTD and FTD. In 1958 the facility was sold to Blue Bird, allowing that company to expand into Canada.

Shortly after World War II FitzJohn established a sales unit in Mexico City. Mexico proved to be a fertile market for the company, and 40-passenger Super Duraliners were sold there until 1956, many built to an unusual rear-entrance/exit configuration. Although sales dropped in the mid-1950s when the Mexican government began to encourage domestic manufacturing, over 50 Roadrunners were exported. Following the dissolution of FitzJohn, a Mexican company began building the Roadrunner.

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1923 fitz-er bus

Model

Seats

Type

Built

Notes

F-60 18 transit 1921–1927 for ¾-ton Reo Speed Wagon chassis; replaced by model F
F-75 18 parlor 1921–? sedan-style; for ¾-ton Reo Speed Wagon chassis
B-51 21 transit 1922–1928 for ¾-ton Reo Speed Wagon chassis; replaced by model B
22 parlor 1924–1927 for Reo W chassis
B 21 transit 1927–1933 Pay-Enter GrandSeneca without upper sash windows, Sioux with upper sash windows
C 17–25 parlor 1927–1933 Observation Coach (21 seats); Mohawk with 17 seats, Tecumseh with 25 seats
D 12–17 transit/suburban 1927–1933 Utility CoachAlgonquin with 12 seats, Juniata with 14 seats, Apache with 17 seats
F 17 transit 1927–1928
G 21 parlor  ?–1933 Observation CoachTomahawk with inside lofts, Shiawassee without inside lofts
H 29 transit  ?–1933 Pensacola
K 25 transit/suburban 1928–1933 Navajo
L 19–29 parlor 1928–1933 Commander of the Highways (19 seats); Chippewa with 21 seats, Shawnee with 25 seats, Pocahontas with 29 seats
S various school  ?–1933 Hiawatha
5 13 parlor 1933–? streamlined body; only 3 built
10 16 parlor 1933–? streamlined body; only 7 built (2 as railbuses)
15  ?  ? 1933–? no details
20  ?  ? 1933–? no details
25  ?  ? 1933–? no details
30  ?  ? 1933–? no details
35 21–29 transit 1933–1939 198 built (includes 35A, 35B, 35C, 35X and streamlined 35Z versions)
100 11–15 sedan 1934–194x stretchout Chevrolet Master Sedan; 776 built; 15-seat version built during World War 2
135  ? parlor 1935 2 built
150  ? parlor 1934–? Deluxe Streamlined Intercity
175  ? parlor  ? no details
215 16–21 transit 1934–? 101 built
250 21–25 parlor 1934–? Dural Intercity: all-metal flat-front duralumin body; replaced by model 325
300  ? transit 193x–1942 245 built (14 as bodies only); replaced by model 310
310 27–39 transit 1944–1950 Cityliner; forward-entrance flat-front bus; also offered with Hercules JXLD engine; standee windows added in 1947; replaced by models FTD & FTG
325  ? parlor  ?–1940 available as body-only or integral coach; replaced by models 500 & 600
350  ? transit 1936–1937 forward-entrance flat-front all-metal body for Reo 3P7 chassis; 25 built
500 24–32 parlor 1939–1945 Duraliner; 243 built; replaced by model 510
510 24–32 parlor 1946–1952 Duraliner; 499 built
525 28 parlor  ? Duraliner; 7 built
600 36 parlor 1939–1940 Falcon; mid-ship underfloor engine
610 36 parlor 1940–1946 Falcon; front engine; replaced by model 635
615 36 parlor  ?–1946 Falcon; air-conditioned version of the 610; replaced by model 635
625  ? parlor 1940 last body-only design; for White 1012 chassis
635 36–40 parlor 1949 Super Duraliner; 25 built; export version sold in Mexico until 1956
FTD  ? transit 1950–1954 Cityliner; rear diesel engine (usually Cummins JT-6B)
FTG  ? transit 1950–1954 Cityliner; rear gasoline engine (usually Waukesha 140-GK)
FSD/FSG  ? suburban  ? Suburbanliner; high-back seats and no center door; only 3 built
FID/FIG 33–37 interurban 1954–1958 RoadrunnerSightseer offered with roof windows; 14 FIG built
 ? trailer 1943 auto-hauling trailers converted to passenger units; 62 built

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