For those who wonder why the driver is able to start off in 1st and it starts off like if the bottom gear is a direct, this is due to that the 5 speed box in this bus is what is called a "progressive" box, meaning all of the gears are usable. I know that California school districts were some of the biggest customers of Crown school bus. But I wonder how many other school districts in other states bought these as well. I think someone might have shown a picture of when Greyhound bought a fleet of them for something like commuter jobs.

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