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- Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Merced Union Elementary School District No. 1, November 1937 - In November 1936, Ford Motor Company introduced a "forward control" chassis for transit and school buses. The layout placed the engine underneath the driver's area rather than out front. The resulting flat-nosed design made it easier for the driver to see passengers or students crossing in front of the bus while loading or unloading.
- November 05, 1937
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Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Merced Union Elementary School District No. 1, November 1937
In November 1936, Ford Motor Company introduced a "forward control" chassis for transit and school buses. The layout placed the engine underneath the driver's area rather than out front. The resulting flat-nosed design made it easier for the driver to see passengers or students crossing in front of the bus while loading or unloading.
- Ford Bus, October 1931 - Ford Motor Company introduced a new Model AA passenger bus in December 1931. It was based on Ford's school bus, introduced earlier in the year, but the passenger bus featured a taller roof to accommodate 21 adult riders. Union City Body Company of Indiana supplied the bus bodies. Prices for Ford's passenger bus started at $1,800.
- October 28, 1931
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Ford Bus, October 1931
Ford Motor Company introduced a new Model AA passenger bus in December 1931. It was based on Ford's school bus, introduced earlier in the year, but the passenger bus featured a taller roof to accommodate 21 adult riders. Union City Body Company of Indiana supplied the bus bodies. Prices for Ford's passenger bus started at $1,800.
- Ford Model AA Station Bus, March 1928 - Ford Motor Company entered the bus business in 1928. The automaker offered a nine-passenger bus based on its Model A truck chassis, and a 14-passenger version based on its longer Model AA chassis. Each version featured a door in the rear for riders to enter and exit. Seats ran lengthwise along the sides of the bus.
- March 16, 1928
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Ford Model AA Station Bus, March 1928
Ford Motor Company entered the bus business in 1928. The automaker offered a nine-passenger bus based on its Model A truck chassis, and a 14-passenger version based on its longer Model AA chassis. Each version featured a door in the rear for riders to enter and exit. Seats ran lengthwise along the sides of the bus.
- Ford School Bus Used in the Fordson School District, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1931 - Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales, offering an array of body types for its truck chassis. The automaker provided everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This 1932 Ford school bus served the Fordson School District in what is now Dearborn, Michigan.
- October 06, 1931
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Ford School Bus Used in the Fordson School District, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1931
Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales, offering an array of body types for its truck chassis. The automaker provided everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This 1932 Ford school bus served the Fordson School District in what is now Dearborn, Michigan.
- Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002 - This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- September 12, 2002
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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002
This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Interior, Driver's Area, March 2002 - This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- March 01, 2002
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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Interior, Driver's Area, March 2002
This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Rear Engine Compartment, March 2002 - This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- March 01, 2002
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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Rear Engine Compartment, March 2002
This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Exterior Detail, March 2002 - This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- March 01, 2002
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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, Exterior Detail, March 2002
This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
- Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Wiseburn Grammar School, El Segundo, California, May 1940 - Ford Motor Company updated the suspensions on its truck and bus chassis for 1940, replacing component designs in use since 1932. Ford also introduced its first rear-engine transit bus chassis in the 1940 model year. The school bus in this photo features the conventional front-engine layout.
- May 21, 1940
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Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Wiseburn Grammar School, El Segundo, California, May 1940
Ford Motor Company updated the suspensions on its truck and bus chassis for 1940, replacing component designs in use since 1932. Ford also introduced its first rear-engine transit bus chassis in the 1940 model year. The school bus in this photo features the conventional front-engine layout.
- Ford School Bus Used in the Fordson School District, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1931 - Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales, offering an array of body types for its truck chassis. The automaker provided everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This 1932 Ford school bus served the Fordson School District in what is now Dearborn, Michigan.
- October 06, 1931
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Ford School Bus Used in the Fordson School District, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1931
Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales, offering an array of body types for its truck chassis. The automaker provided everything from police patrol vans and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. This 1932 Ford school bus served the Fordson School District in what is now Dearborn, Michigan.