1980, 86, 89 Crown Bus for Sale!

[Nations123]

Have 3 Crown buses. 1989, 86, and 1980. (2) with Automatic Transmission; (1) with Manual Trans. Black Rubber Flooring; Alcoa Aluminum Wheel

Located in Norwalk, CA.

 

[skidfrog]

wow.....all very nice...love the first yellow one

 

[Iceni John]

Is the first one an ex-San Diego 40-foot pusher? What engines and transmissions do the tandems have? Who was last using them?

John

 

[GWRider-SKO]

Have 3 Crown buses. 1989, 86, and 1980. (2) with Automatic Transmission; (1) with Manual Trans. Black Rubber Flooring; Alcoa Aluminum Wheel

Located in Norwalk, CA.

What engine?
Which are automatic?
What are the prices?

 

[Nations123]

1980 - $8000 (automatic) (Cummins mid-Engine)

1986- $10000 (manual) (Cummins mid-Engine)

1989- $10000 (automatic) (Cummins rear Engine)

All have turbo engines.

 

[PNW_Steve]

1980 - $8000 (automatic) (Cummins mid-Engine)

1986- $10000 (manual) (Cummins mid-Engine)

1989- $10000 (automatic) (Cummins rear Engine)

All have turbo engines.

Cummins/ automatic....

4BT?
6BT?
220?
855?

Allison auto?
AT545?
MT643?
MD3060?
HT730?
HT740?

Or is it a Voith auto? Or maybe a ZF?

 

[Crown_Guy]

Too little to go on, and obviously knows nothing about Crowns. He needs to do some work and get better info out there, but obviously small charter operators equipment. I think I know the orange tandem and if it came from where I think it did, have fun. Most charter operators ran their Crowns to death knowing they would have to get rid of them, so, little to no maintenance. New owners will find out all about this.

 

[Iceni John]

Cummins/ automatic....

4BT?
6BT?
220?
855?

Allison auto?
AT545?
MT643?
MD3060?
HT730?
HT740?

Or is it a Voith auto? Or maybe a ZF?

The pusher probably has an 8.3 CT or CTA, in which case probably with an MT643. The middies could have a 262 or maybe a 855 - the latter needs the big HT740, but the 743s can use the MT.

Crown never used pickup truck engines or AT545 transmissions! All their buses always used true heavy-duty drivetrains. The MD3060 came out much later than these buses, and the V730 was only for V-drive buses like GMs (it's basically an HT740 without its 1st gear). A few Crowns used the 5-speed MT - I briefly drove my friend Al's Detroit Crown with a 5-speed, and it keeps the engine in its torque band better than the MT643s. I've never heard of a Voith or ZF in a Crown!

Caveat emptor.

John

 

[Coco Travis]

Are these still for sale?

 

[rossvtaylor]

From 2018? I'll bet not...at least from the original seller. But I think the orange one belongs to a Flagstaff local and he's got it for sale. Here's his link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/174...07794993298760/?sale_post_id=1107794993298760

 

[Rwnielsen]

I'm constantly being sucked in to these long ago threads

 

[rossvtaylor]

I'm constantly being sucked in to these long ago threads

Haha! But this one might have some currency, too. I think that's the same orange bus which is for sale locally to me.

 

[WIbluebird]

I love the people that comment on 3 yr old sale threads asking if it's still available

 

[Bus'n it]

Most are searching the web and find these threads that are old and not checking the dates, they respond as if it was a recent affair.