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Wanderlodge Information by Year and Model
1965-1989 | 1990-2009 |
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1965
1966 FC 31 - Ford 391 xxhp 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 FC 35 - Cat 3208 250hp 1982 PT 40 - DD 6v92 350hp 1982 PT 36 - DD 6V92 325hp 1983 SP 33 - Cat 3208 250hp 1984 FC 35 - Cat 3208 250hp 1985 PT 40 - DD 6v92 ??hp 1985 FC 31 - Cat 3208 250hp 1985 FC 33 - Cat 3208 250hp 1985 FC 35 - Cat 3208 250hp 1985 FC 31,33,35 - Cat 3208 250hp 1986 FC 35 - Cat 3208 250hp 1987 FC 35 - Cat 3208 300hp 1988 WB 40 - DD 8V92 450hp 1989 SP 36 - Cat 3208 300hp 1989 WB 38,40 - DD 8v92 475hp |
1990 WB 40 - DD 8v92 450hp
1991 SP 36 - Cat 3208 300hp 1991 WB 40 - DD 8v92 450hp 1992 WB 40 - DD 8v92 500hp 1993 WB 1994 WB 40 - DD 8v92 500hp 1995 BMC 37 - Cummins 8.3 ISC 330hp 1995 WB 42 - DD S60 xxxhp 1996 WB 42 - DD S60 470hp 1997 WB 41 - DD S60 1997 WB 42 - DD S60 470hp 1997 BMC37 - Cummins 8.3 325hp 1998 LXI 43 - S60 500hp 1999 LX 40 - Cummins ISM 450hp 1999 LXI 41 - DD S60 500hp 1999 LXI 43 - DD S60 500hp 2000 LX 40 - Cummins ISM 450hp 2000 LXI 43 - DD S60 500hp 2001 2001 LXI 43 - DD S60 500hp 2002 2002 LX 40 - Cummins ISM 500hp 2003 M380 - Cummins ISL 400hp 2004 M380 - Cummins ISL 400hp 2005 2006 M450 - Cat C13 535hp 2007 2008 M450 LXI - Cat C12 xxxhp 2009 M450 XL - Cummins ISX 600hp |
Highlights of Blue Bird Wanderlodge Model Changes
Including list of all models for each year
1963 - First unit
manufactured
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1965 - Actual production started.
as standard engine. |
1969 - Produced 9 units that were
a pusher type with a Ford gas engine, thirty-five feet in length.Very rare |
1974 - Added 33 foot unit to product
line. -Gas - 31' -- 33' |
1975 - Added 35 foot unit to product
line. - |
1976 - Gas - 31' -- 33' -- 35' |
1977 - Factory installed engines Caterpillar
3208-NA (Naturally Asperated, meaning "non turbo"). Early 1977 still had gas engines. -Gas & NA Diesel - 31' -- 33' -- 35' |
1978 - Gas & NA Diesel - 31' -- 33' -- 35' |
1979 - - Fifteenth Anniversary unit
produced. Forerunner to the pusher. Thirty-five foot with 3208 Caterpillar. Designated the XV.NA Diesel - 31' -- 33' -- 35' -- 35' XV |
1980 - Added air suspension
to standard equipment. Early 1980 units still had spring leaf
suspension. - |
1981 - NA Diesel - 31' -- 33' -- 35' |
1982 - Added the PT 35 and PT 40 to
product line. Added new bathroom and dash to forward control model. Pusher came with new dash."6V") |
1983 - Forward Control came with factory
installed 3208 Caterpillar with 225 HP turbo. Last 12 units of 1983 model year installed with 250 turbo. Introduced RB (Rear Bath) models.PT - 35' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 40' 6V |
1983 - Forward Control came with factory
installed 3208 Caterpillar with 225 HP turbo. Last 12 units of 1983 model year installed with 250 turbo. Introduced RB (Rear Bath) models.PT - 35' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 40' 6V |
1984 - Forward Control installed with
3208- 250 turbo Cat engine. - Changed the floor plan of the PT 35. Became designated as PT-36.PT - 36' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 40' 6V |
1985 - FC - 31' -- 33' RB -- 33' SB -- 35' RB - 35' SBPT - 36' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 40' 6V |
1986 - Added Detroit Diesel 8V92 (8V)
engine to pusher line.PT - 36' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 38' 8V -- 40' 6V -- 40' 8V |
1987 - Re-designed Forward Control
floor plan and added 300 HP Caterpillar Engine. Introduced walk-thru bath floor plan in pushers.PT - 36' 6V -- 38' 6V -- 38' 8V --40' 6V -- 40' 8V |
1988 Introduced 102" Wide Body (WB)
in 38' and 40'. Introduced Detroit 8V92TA 475 HP with DDEC in Pusher.40' XXV - Commemorates 25th year of Wanderlodge. |
1989 Introduced 36'
Single Axle Pusher (SP) -300 Cat 3208 - Center Door - 96" width.
End of Forward Control. Also - Offered conversions by Royale. |
1990 -SP - 36'PT - 40' (WB) |
1991 Changed exteriors appearance
of Wide Body & SP. Made major equipment changes.PT - 40' WB -- 40' WBSA |
1992 - End of SP.SP - 36'PT - 40' WB -- 40' WBSA |
1993 - 40' WLWB -- 40' WBSA -- 40' WBDA |
1994 Introduced BMC (Bluebird Motor
Coach).40' WLWB -- 40' WTOS -- 40' WBSD -- 40' WBDA |
1995 Added 42' Wanderlodge with 60
Series Detroit, 6 speed Allison and Aqua Hot heat. Redesigned BMC 37'.42' -- 42' WLWB -- 42' WTOS -- 42' WBSD -- 42' WBDA |
1996 Introduced the 40' BMC with m11
Cummins 400 HP, 6 speed Allison, Tag Axle.42' WTOS -- 42' WBSD -- 42' WBDA |
1997
Lowered engine in Wanderlodge to allow for Walk-in closet. Redesigned 42' as 43'. 40' became 41' with 60 series, 6 speed and walk-in rear closet.43' WLWB |
1998 - Introduction of WB-41 LXi and
WB-43 LXi w/500 HP Series 60 and resytled exteriors. Introduction of WB-40 LX w/450 HP M11 Cummins.43' LXi |
1999 -40' LX43' LXi |
2000 - |
2001 thru 2003 - LX-M11 engine went from 450 H.P. to 500 H.P. New body style. Otherwise its
the same as 98 - 2000. In 2001,some LX's were non-slide some were single
slides. 2002 and 2003 were all slides , either single or double.
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2003 thru 2004 - M380 production began. All 2003's were single slide with one exception , it was a double. 2004's were 1 or 2 slide. No non-slide M380's were offered.No other models were built for 2004. |
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Terms & Abbreviations for Blue Bird Motor Homes
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BMC - Blue Bird Motor Coach
FC - Forward Control which designates the engine is mounted in the front of the unit. All Blue Bird Wanderlodges are rear axle drive.
31-FC - Thirty-one foot Forward Control
33-FC - Thirty-three foot Forward Control
35-FC - Thirty-Five foot Forward Control
PT - Pusher with a tag axle
PT-35 - Thirty-Five foot Pusher
PT-36 - Thirty-six foot Pusher
PT-38 - Thirty-eight foot Pusher
PT-40 - Forty foot Pusher
RB - Rear Bath
SB - Side Bath
SP - Single Axle Pusher
WB - Wide Body
WL - Wanderlodge
XV - 15th Anniversary unit built in 1978/1979
XXV - 25th Anniversary
unit built in 1988/1989
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