Ford Transit Bus

Not to be confused with Ford Transit.
Transit Bus
A 1937 Ford Transit Bus in Seattle when new
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Also calledCrackerbox
Production1936–1947
Model years1937–1947
Body and chassis
ClassTransit bus
Body stylebody on chassis
Layoutfront engine (1936–1939)
rear engine (1939–1947)
Powertrain
EngineFord 239 cu in (3,920 cc) "flathead" V-8
Transmission3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Length25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
Width96 in (2.4 m)
Height9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Curb weight10,600 lb (4,800 kg)
Chronology
SuccessorFord 8MB
Ex-Montebello Municipal Bus Lines No. 17, a 1944 Ford Transit Bus 49-B, is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum, repainted (and renumbered) to resemble the Ford buses of a former Chicago-area company.

The Ford Transit Bus was a medium-duty transit bus produced by Ford from 1936 to 1947. The engine was originally placed at the front, but a rear-engine version replaced the original design in 1939. Ford constructed the chassis, which were then fitted with bodies constructed by the Union City Body Company of Union City, Indiana. Canadian versions were built from chassis fabricated in Windsor and bodies produced by Brantford Coach & Body, from 1941 to 1943.[1]

  1. ^ "Ford Buses". Motor Coach Age. 45 (3–4). Motor Bus Society: 24–31. March–April 1992. ISSN 0739-117X.