About Fun Fleet Bus #732
Some Specs
Vin: T8H-5305A-033
Built November of 1968 for City of Seatle
Third generation
102 inches wide/Allison VS-2-8
8V71 Detroit. Allison VS-2-8 transmission
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Added to the Fun Fleet
This bus was purchased from the City of Seattle. I picked this bus up in Seattle and drove it back to California. Now this bus had been very good with no more than usual maintenance. I did change the front shocks which were wrong to begin with and replaced them with Delco to restore the smooth ride these buses exhibited when new. Also, I made modification to the transmission, converting it to an air shifter type. These were the first production buses with the 8V71 Detroit. They were also the first with the 3 speed VS-8 transmissions but came with the cable shifting mechanism used on the older models. These buses were hard to get into gear, especially when cold. I installed an air shifter but used the original selector on the floor next to the driver. This way it looked originial but actually was an updated air shifter.
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When and Where Did it Go?
Fun Fleet Bus #732 was always a good runner and gave us no trouble once the aforementioned conversions were done.
I sold #732 to bus fan, James Guardo of Idaho. He keeps this historic bus in my yard and we do regular maintenance on it. Check its progress on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyApLIyYvdI&list=PL9HVGkM-tNZFoNrF10Hw5p32vNHFEBFph