AT Transportation Archives
1975 Ward/International ex-WI, IMG_3099
Unknown operator, later used as a mobile billboard. Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 2010.
This particular bus is the only Ward body I ever found in Wisconsin. Most local transportation operators into the 1990s just seemed to spurn the brand, likely because "Ward" and "rust" were synonymous four-letter words.
As if to drive home the point, the original emergency door was replaced with a wide-window version from the 1980s (note the differing shades of yellow)...and the surrounding panels have fissures of iron oxide leaching through.
1975 Ward/International ex-WI, IMG_3099
Unknown operator, later used as a mobile billboard. Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 2010.
This particular bus is the only Ward body I ever found in Wisconsin. Most local transportation operators into the 1990s just seemed to spurn the brand, likely because "Ward" and "rust" were synonymous four-letter words.
As if to drive home the point, the original emergency door was replaced with a wide-window version from the 1980s (note the differing shades of yellow)...and the surrounding panels have fissures of iron oxide leaching through.