What make of bus is this?

[musigenesis]

Mythbusters once did this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d10C0pSjxQ

I've never seen a school bus that looks quite like this (before or after).

[Sehnsucht]

Carpenter? Basing that on the last frame image of the rear bumper which has the brand blacked out but looks like what I recall the Carpenter marque looking like. And based on the way it collapsed in on itself when it rolled, I would say don't buy one!

[musigenesis]

Originally Posted by Sehnsucht

Carpenter? Basing that on the last frame image of the rear bumper which has the brand blacked out but looks like what I recall the Carpenter marque looking like. And based on the way it collapsed in on itself when it rolled, I would say don't buy one!

I wondered if it was a Carpenter, since the NHTSA issued a warning about them in 2003 because of a rollover accident where the roof was smashed flat: https://icsw.nhtsa.gov/people/injury.../carpenterbus/. Carpenters were built with a separate roof that was welded to the walls (instead of a single hat channel rib like most buses now) which is how they got that more squarish shape.

[o1marc]

"M" on the grill. Not impressed with the roof failure.

[want2camp]

Wayne

[musigenesis]

Originally Posted by want2camp

Wayne

Ah, cool, thank you. They have their own interesting history regarding accidents and structural changes in response: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Lifeguard

I guess they never took account of the possibility of being blown end over end by a jet engine.