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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.
- 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 Model AA Bus Body Parts, January 1931 - Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- January 28, 1931
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Ford Model AA Bus Body Parts, January 1931
Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- Children aboard a Ford Model AA School Bus, August 1928 - Ford Motor Company's Model T, TT, A, and AA chassis were popular platforms for school buses. Initially, Ford sold chassis to outside body builders that produced the actual school buses. In 1931, Ford began offering complete factory-built school buses of its own after making a contract with Indiana-based Union City Body Company.
- August 07, 1928
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Children aboard a Ford Model AA School Bus, August 1928
Ford Motor Company's Model T, TT, A, and AA chassis were popular platforms for school buses. Initially, Ford sold chassis to outside body builders that produced the actual school buses. In 1931, Ford began offering complete factory-built school buses of its own after making a contract with Indiana-based Union City Body Company.
- Ford Model AA Bus Body Parts, January 1931 - Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- January 28, 1931
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Ford Model AA Bus Body Parts, January 1931
Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- Brochure, "Economical Groundwork for Airlines of Today," 1932 - Ford Motor Company promoted its motor coaches to airlines with this 1932 brochure. Then as now, airports often were located away from city centers. Ford suggested that airlines use its buses to shuttle passengers between downtown districts and airports. The scene is the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, with a Ford Tri-Motor and Henry Ford Museum in the background.
- 1932
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Brochure, "Economical Groundwork for Airlines of Today," 1932
Ford Motor Company promoted its motor coaches to airlines with this 1932 brochure. Then as now, airports often were located away from city centers. Ford suggested that airlines use its buses to shuttle passengers between downtown districts and airports. The scene is the Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, with a Ford Tri-Motor and Henry Ford Museum in the background.
- Ford Model AA Bus, December 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.
- December 11, 1931
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Ford Model AA Bus, December 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 Bus, December 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.
- December 11, 1931
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Ford Model AA Bus, December 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.
- Interior of Ford Model AA School Bus, January 1931 - Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- January 29, 1931
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Interior of Ford Model AA School Bus, January 1931
Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- 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 Model AA School Bus, July 1930 - Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
- July 10, 1930
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Ford Model AA School Bus, July 1930
Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.