The Gillig Spirit is a bus that was manufactured by
Gillig Corporation
Gillig (formerly Gillig Brothers) is an American designer and Bus manufacturing, manufacturer of buses. The company headquarters, along with its manufacturing operations, is located in Livermore, California (in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay ...
from 1989 to 1991. Marketed as a lower-cost alternative to the Gillig Phantom, the Spirit was produced as a
transit bus
Transit may refer to:
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* ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film
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. Through its production run, the Spirit was produced in a 28-foot length, with a 96-inch wide body; like the Phantom, the Spirit was a
high-floor bus
High-floor describes the interior flooring of commuter vehicles primarily used in public transport such as trains, light rail cars and other rail transport, rail vehicles, along with buses and trolleybuses. Interior floor height is generally mea ...
.
In total, 250 examples of the Gillig Spirit were produced from its Hayward, California facility; all were sold in the United States.
Powertrain
Engines
*Caterpillar 3208
*Cummins B5.9
Transmission
*Allison MT-643
See also
*
Gillig Corporation
Gillig (formerly Gillig Brothers) is an American designer and Bus manufacturing, manufacturer of buses. The company headquarters, along with its manufacturing operations, is located in Livermore, California (in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay ...
*
Gillig Phantom
The Gillig Phantom is a series of buses that was produced by an American manufacturer Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The successor to the long-running Gillig Transit Coach model line, the Phantom marked the transition of Gillig from ...
- a larger transit bus produced alongside the Gillig Spirit from 1980 to 2008.
References
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109204623/http://busexplorer.com/PHP/FeaturePage.php?id=28 Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 9.
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