Wayne · 1973–1995
Wayne Lifeguard
The Wayne Lifeguard is a type C school bus built by Wayne Corporation, introduced in 1973. Produced until Wayne Corporation declared bankruptcy and was liquidated in late 1992, the Lifeguard was also produced by successor Wayne Wheeled Vehicles until their closure in 1995. The Lifeguard introduced new methods of design and construction for school buses to improve their collision.
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Specifications
- name
- Wayne Lifeguard
- Manufacturer
- Wayne Corporation , Wayne Wheeled Vehicles
- aka
- Welles Lifeguard (Canadian market)
- Production
- 1973–1995
- Assembly
- Richmond, Indiana, Marysville, Ohio
- Class
- Type C (Conventional)
- Body style
- School bus , Commercial bus
- Layout
- 4x2
- Platform
- see below
- Engine
- Gasoline, Diesel
- Related
- Wayne Lifestar
- Designer
- Wayne Corporation
- sp
- us
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7976422CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_LifeguardCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377764121 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Virginia_Overland_Bus_365_1988_IHC-Wayne-cropped.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: see file page · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.