1990 Carpenter International School Bus

International DT466. This is the oldest international my company has but it has the most power. It's a 64-passenger.

[@kevinmurphy6196]

I love the way the motor sounds when it slows down

[@tonybryan2909]

Man, I miss hearing this engine!

[@michaelsteele4587]

I always loved the interior in these old Carpenter buses. My school district only had one in their fleet (87-2) which they had up until about the year 2000. It was one of a few I rode on a regular basis for my bus route and on many field trips. I still wonder where she went. :-(

[@jessepowellat2012]

I was in 9th grade during the time this was uploaded but the oldest bus I ever rode was probably a early-mid 90s school bus back in 2004/2005 as a spare bus but i remember seeing some of these older buses still in service back in the early 2000s here in Florida

[@chorald]

I loooooooooove the sound of a dt466 whit the At-545. At high rpm's, et sounds almost like a cummins.

[@arcofadiver1]

Yeah the other Carpenter my company had had greenish colored seats. The brown seats definitely stood out when I drove this bus for the first time.

[@gajda1984]

i'm pretty sure it's probably got an MT-643. AT-545s can't handle the torque of the DT466. They were usually mated to T444Es and other versions of the "powerstroke".

[@chadsheppard3576]

True, the AT545 were matted to the DT466E

[@michaelpetersonjr]

Yeah, it's got a DT466 in it with the Allison AT545, no electronics. The DT466E wasn't introduced until the mid 1990s. The AT545 had been around since the 1970s to the 1980s (I'm not positive though) in Internationals and other diesel trucks/buses. If anyone could clarify that for me, I'd gladly appreciate it.

[@Geforce2187]

This is the engine on some of the buses I rode in elementary school. 7.3L V8 engine right?

[@eldoradoboy]

I just bought an oldie .. 1991 with a DT360 and AT545... its a shortie 7 window... 85k original miles... even the seats are like new in it!

[@arcofadiver1]

DT466. What's crazy is that my company also has a 1993 and a 1997 International and they are both T444E and the 1990 has the most power.

[@techedtchr]

@arcofadiver1 DT466E = electronically controlled DT466. The engine that's in this bus is mechanically controlled (no computer).

[@coolbluelights]

LOVE the sound of those old internationals!

[@jjgillmen]

4:32 - The sound I usually dreaded as a kid riding on a school bus... lol

[@arcofadiver1]

My company has a 1997 amtran international. I haven't made a video of it yet though.

[@lyfelegionalpha9118]

i rode on these buses in 94 to 95 on field trips back in the day

[@lyfelegionalpha9118]

I also rode on buses that sound and looked like these but with tinted windows this was back in the 90s when I was 10 good memories

[@home3407]

I like buses who have that engine who makes that sound like that. DT466 buses are my favorites.

[@arcofadiver1]

It's a 64 passenger with 12 rows of seats. My company also has a 1997 Amtran International which is 71-13". I have yet to make a video of it though.

[@arcofadiver1]

Yeah my company has owned 2 T444E buses and both of them have had way more mechanical issues than the DT466.

[@arcofadiver1]

I've never heard of DT466E.

[@arcofadiver1]

No, it's a DT466.

[@brianfalzon6739]

That looks cool

[@arcofadiver1]

I recently started driving for my local school district and they still have a lot of old Internationals and Freightliners. Most of which are stickshift. Is the Freightliner you drive a stick?

[@rudyb291]

Is it hard to drive a bus?

[@arcofadiver1]

I won't have time to make one until school is out. What kind of video did you have in mind?

[@michelletomaino8311]

Is this ur personal bus or do u drive for the school

[@RobertPaniagua]

Also, how long is it, 71 Passenger Seats? as in 71-13" seats?

[@Transportista77]

Someone in 2024?

[@brian93ist]

which international bus is a cab-over has the motor in the back?

[@PGHammer21A]

IC RE - one of the more common transits in fleets that are transit-biased (such as FCPS in Virginia). IC's predecessor (Amtran) had the All-American RE (also a transit); did Ward (Amtran's predecessor) have an RE transit? (I know they had a FE transit (FCPS had them.)

[@arcofadiver1]

of this bus?

[@arcofadiver1]

I think so.