built for 19 years.
Lead trim: 370 V8
Ford B-Series1980–1998
- 0spots by members
- Unclaimednobody has spotted one yet
- 0sets it belongs to
Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Ford B-Series yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
The final, longest-produced generation of the B-series cowled bus chassis, built for 19 model years until Ford ended cowled-chassis production in 1998.
Collectors Spotted in the Ford B-Series Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Ford B-Series yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370 V8 | 1980–1991 | 6.1 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cummins 6BT | 1992–1998 | 5.9 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 370 V8 trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
built for 19 years.
built for 13 years.
Ford B-Series · B-Series (1961–1966) · 1961–1966.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
Blue Bird announced an electric Vision in late 2017, built it in limited special-order numbers in 2018, and put it into mass production in 2019.
In 2009 the Vision became the first factory-produced school bus with a propane-fueled powertrain; earlier propane school buses were aftermarket conversions.
In 1950 Gillig introduced the Transit Coach Model 590, whose 590 cubic-inch Hall-Scott engine was the largest-displacement gasoline engine ever fitted in a school bus.
The AmTran RE, introduced for the 1997 model year, was the first rear-engine bus built by AmTran or Ward in over 20 years.
The Saf-T-Liner EFX, redesigned in fall 2011 and built from spring 2012, was the most extensive redesign of the Thomas EF since 1991.
The Saf-T-Liner HD/HDX folded its flat, convex and crossview mirrors into single roof-mounted units to improve forward sightlines and remove a number of brackets.
The 30-passenger BE200, IC's first small school bus, was designed for operators carrying special-needs passengers.
Girardin Minibus introduced the G5 in 2005 to replace the MB-IV, and it became a Blue Bird in 2010.