International Harvester Loadstar Carpenter Coach
International Harvester Loadstar in Forrest Gump, Movie, 1994
Class: Bus, School — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2007-03-03 16:43 |
![[Image: fg020736et8.9530.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is406/fg020736et8.9530.jpg) |
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◊ 2007-03-03 21:14 |
International Harvester Loadstar |
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◊ 2007-03-04 00:05 |
body by Carpenter? |
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◊ 2008-02-04 14:21 |
Yes it is definitely a Carpenter Coach |
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fleetwood75 ◊ 2010-09-09 22:06 |
This bus sounded like it had a diesel engine in it, Such as a 2 cycle Detroit or a 4 cycle Cummins or CAT, I don't recall International even offering diesel engines as options on the Loadstar school bus chassis like they did on the S Series school bus chassis, At least I haven't seen and heard any in person, But I think there were probably a few Loadstar diesel bus chassis made, Or maybe this bus had the International 345 gas V8 in it and it was just dubbed over with diesel engine sounds. |
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◊ 2010-10-18 03:07 |
They offered diesels in all loadstars during all production years, caterpillar and Detroit as well as IH Diesels. -- Last edit: 2010-10-18 03:07:39 |
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fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-11-02 04:06 |
Yep!! That's correct!!! Body by Carpenter!!! I well remember riding Loadstar Carpenter buses like these when I was in kindergarten through my freshman year in high school. |
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fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-11-02 04:08 |
Thanks for the input!!! I apreciate it!!! |
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◊ 2012-10-17 01:19 |
I had the impression it had a Detroit Diesel and an Allison automatic transmission. |
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◊ 2018-09-22 18:01 |
Sure sounds like a Detroit. But it has a manual transmission: you can hear the acceleration is that of a stick shift, and you can see the stick when Forrest Jr boards the bus and talks to the driver. -- Last edit: 2019-04-12 04:16:51 |
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◊ 2024-01-18 14:48 |
I love the 1941 Chevrolet School Bus' "descendant" too.  |
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◊ 2024-03-20 15:27 |
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