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Thomas Vista
The Thomas Vista is a school bus that was manufactured by Thomas Built Buses from 1989 to 1998. While considered a conventional-style school bus similar to the Saf-T-Liner Conventional, the Vista combined design elements of conventional buses and transit-style school buses, as well as those from smaller school buses.
Following the acquisition of Thomas Built Buses by Freightliner in 1998, the Vista was discontinued. While not considered a direct replacement, the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 that was introduced in 2004 would feature design elements utilized in the Vista.
==Background==
During the early 1980s, the industry of school bus manufacturing in the United States was under a period of relative turmoil. Following a sharp decline in student populations with the exit of the baby-boom generation from the public education system and innovation was now key to survival. At the end of the l970s, the federal government had significantly toughened standards for crash protection in school buses; while safety always played a role in school bus marketing, school bus designers were deciding to take a proactive stance by preventing accidents in the first place.
In 1985, AmTran/Ward introduced the ''Patriot'', an all-new full-size bus using a modified version of the Chevrolet/GMC B-Series chassis. By shortening the chassis and moving the engine rearward, the Patriot was given a sloped engine hood similar to a delivery van, out of the driver's blind spot. On the inside, the Patriot was configured similar to a front-engine transit bus, with part of the engine cowl next to the driver.
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