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Buses are located at:
8823 Ridge Road
New Port Richey, FL 34654
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We have lights, manuals
& many other items for sale.
We can also letter your bus.
We can also print quality shirts,
hats, and other clothing with
your company or school name.
Custom embroidery is also
available.
WE GET IT DONE
Get your bus professionally painted!
Motorhome title conversions available!
Complete maintenance/repairs available!
We can letter your bus!
I ALWAYS WAS, AND
ALWAYS WILL BE,
A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THE
TINY HOME
AND SKOOLIE COMMUNITY.
PROVIDING RELIABLE BUSES
FOR ALL CONVERSIONS,
INCLUDING FOOD TRUCKS
AND OTHER USES. YOU ARE
LIMITED ONLY BY
YOUR IMAGINATION.
Serving churches and
non-profits for over 50 years
A CROWN!! TEXAS BUS!
NOT RUSTY - CLEAN
RUNS VERY STRONG!
1998 International CROWN
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MORE PHOTOS
Why buy from me?
This bus has already been driven
1000 miles from Texas to Florida
by me, personally. The outside
temperature was over 100° and
the bus performed flawlessly. If
you buy at an auction, chances
are good that the bus will run
hot, overheat, and maybe even
need towed to a shop. This bus
is now proven to be able to run
without overheating. It used no
fluids, whatsoever. It steered
straight. It stopped perfectly.
I know this bus and can sell it
with complete confidence.
It is a Texas bus without
rust, with a reliable a 7.3 diesel.
And a current TX school bus
inspection... and good tires.
Good seats, also.
Church bus ready!
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T444E - 7.3L
V8 turbo
diesel
NO DEF; NO DPF;
NO VGT; NO EGR
PRE-EMISSION
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4 speed
Allison automatic
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AIR BRAKES
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12 row
71 Children - 47
Adults
Personally driven over
1000 miles to FL
NOT
RUSTY TX BUS
Excellent tires
Cloth,
AIR RIDE driver seat
Manual front door
Cruise
control
Intermittent wipers
67 mph top speed
11.2 mpg TX to FL
Used no fluids, whatsoever
A wonderful bus
Fresh from a public school
Current TX state inspection
A
VERY NICE BUS!!
No a/c.
38 feet long
$8500*
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COMING SOON:
Not actual picture
1993 Ford
Amtran 12 row
5.9L 12 valve Cummins
$6,000*
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actual picture
2003
International 11 row
Handicap lift
Dirty in photo
As is - $5,500*
lf cleaned
- $6,500*
If you have a bus in mind, but
are struggling to find it,
let me know. I can help
you find it.
* there will be additional
fees on top of the sale price.
We have a $320 dealer fee.
You may be required to
pay sales tax, title transfer
fees, license plate and
registration fees, or
other necessary fees.
Each state is different.
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I was the
first to add
these terms to a dealer website.
EGR
Exhaust
gas recirculation.
On most 2004 and newer
Internatinoal DT466E
and 2005 and newer V8 IC
diesel bus engines. Other
manufacturers may not
have used it. Caterpillar
did not use it before they
had to meet the 2007
emissions standards, which
included a DPF and was found
on most 2008 models.
DPF
Diesel Particulate
Filter
On most 2008
and newer
diesel engines. This is where "regen"
comes into play. Cummins put
it on all of their diesel engines,
including their 6.7L diesel.
Detroit Diesel put it on their
Mercedes MBE900 engines.
Caterpillar added it to the C7.
On an International, if
it says Maxxforce, whether the
DT or the 7, it has DPF.
DEF/SCR
Diesel
Exhaust Fluid/
Selective
Catalytic Reduction
This system is found on most
2010 and newer diesel engines.
International never used it on
their Maxxforce DT through
the 2016 model year, when
the IC CE300 with a Maxxforce
DT ended production. All other
diesel engine manufacturers
used SCR to meet the emission
requirements for 2010 models.
I have had some 2011 models
that did not have SCR and did
not use DEF.
VGT
Variable
geometry turbo
These are found on many diesel
engines. International started using
them on the DT466E and were
used on the VT365 and other
International engines produced
afterwards. Detroit Diesel used
them on the Mercedes MBE engine
after 2007, as did Caterpillar use
them on the C7 after 2007.
When miles are indicated with
** on this website, they were
taken off the odometer of
the bus. Not the ECM. There
is no way to ever guarantee
the actual miles on any
big truck or bus.
MY MISSION:
For 51
years, I have
sold used school buses.
My goal has never been to
sell you a bus. It is to make
sure you don't buy the wrong
bus! We offer FREE
information on bus-related
concerns.
We search the entire country
for the best buses. We drive
our buses from the schools.
We strive to have the best
used buses in the United
States. We strive to have
the cleanest used buses.
My primary market is
NOT export. It is churches
and non-profit organizations.
What they do for our
communities is incredible.
I do what I do so they can
do what they do, BETTER. By
offering these organizations
BETTER BUSES at
BETTER PRICES,
they can perform their
transportation duties BETTER.
Another target market for me
has been the skoolie conversion,
tiny home, RV conversion, and
work truck conversion people.
School buses make a wonderful
tiny house and many people live
full-time in their school bus
conversion. Others choose to
build RVs out of a good, used
school bus. Their durability
and reliability far exceeds
that of a regular used vehicle.
The buses we sell have had
great maintenance since new.
They were driven to Florida from
wherever they were in service,
usually many hundreds of miles.
If we find anything wrong with
the bus, we have it repaired
before it is offered for sale.
Also, food truck conversions are
popular. School buses also make
wonderful transport vehicles
for many small businesses.
Our buses truly are BETTER.
Come see us. You will quickly see
how much BETTER
our buses are,
how much more knowledgeable we
are, and how much more willing we
are to help.
We strive to be the BEST.
If you
wish to have a
thorough inspection performed
on a bus you are thinking
about purchasing, I travel
to the bus and inspect it
with or without you
being there. Let my
50+ years of buying and
selling used school buses
work for you. I can also
attend auctions with you.
WE BUY SCHOOL BUSES
FROM ALL STATES
AL
Alabama
AK
Alaska
AZ
Arizona
AR
Arkansas
CA
California
CO
Colorado
CT
Connecticut
DE
Delaware
FL
Florida
GA Georgia
HI
Hawaii
ID
Idaho
IL
Illinois
IN
Indiana
IA
Iowa
KS
Kansas
KY
Kentucky
LA
Louisiana
ME
Maine
MD
Maryland
MA
Massachusetts
MI
Michigan
MN
Minnesota
MS
Mississippi
MO
Missouri
MT Montana
NE Nebraska
NV Nevada
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NY New York
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
RI Rhode Island
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
UT Utah
VT Vermont
VA Virginia
WA Washington
WV West Virginia
WY Wyoming
SAY HELLO TO JOE
(Joseph, The Giraffe).
BGA School Buses, Inc.
He is making sure
you have fun!
Joseph The Giraffe
Large, Plush, stuffed,
very nice!! $30 includes
shipping.
We
have key chains
with the same (only smaller)
bus/giraffe. They are very cute!
$20. Available NOW.
Free
Shipping!
Ships Brand New
in Package
Approximate Size
10½" L x 6" W x 9" H
In Stock
Available for Immediate Shipment
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We have used
school buses,
multifunction school activity
buses (MFSAB), church buses,
daycare buses, buses for
after school programs,
childcare buses, shuttle
buses, handicap buses,
special needs buses,
pre-school buses (pre-K),
private school buses,
charter school buses,
church school buses,
and more. We sell all
makes and models.
International, Navistar,
IC, Ward, Amtran, Bluebird,
Thomas, GMC, Chevrolet,
Chevy, Ford, Freightliner,
Collins, Midbus, Girardin,
Crown, Carpenter, Superior,
Wayne, pusher, rear engine,
RE, ER, front engine,
forward control, EF, FE,
flat nose, conventional,
dognose, with a hood,
traditional, standard
school bus of all sizes.
We sell school buses for
conversions, tiny home,
tiny house, recreational
vehicle, RV, camper,
food truck, mobile detailing,
landscape, yard work,
pet grooming, bunk house,
pet taxi. Storage,
contractor job site.
DBA:
Blue Ribbon Automotive, Inc.
8805 Ridge Road
New Port Richey, FL 34654