The first school bus type offered by Gillig, the Conventional, was manuafactured from 1932 until rapidly declining conventional purchases, in addition to heavy advertising of the transit Type D lineup,  led to the demise of the lineup in the mid 1970s. The Conventional came in several different styles, and many of them were manufactured on either Ford, International or GMC chassis.
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Gillig Conventionals
Sierra Unified School District 1959 Gillig/International Conventional

This unidentified Gillig conventional on an International Harvester chassis was sent to me by longtime GIlligCoaches.NET contributor Tom Shafer, and added here on January 23, 2007.

1959 Gillig Conventional - right front view

(UPDATE Posted November 10, 2008) This bus recently appeared on eBay. After brief communication with its sellers, I was able to obtain high-resolution shots of it, and determine that it originally hailed from Sierra Unified School District in California.

Right hand side
Left front quarter view
Interior looking back
Engine compartment
Interior view of the dashboard
Dashboard from a different angle
Closeup of the front of it, right quarter view
Likewise photo, left quarter view
Right rear view
ID placard view

Assorted Conventional Photos.

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1950s-era Conventional with a Ford Chassis

This 1950s-era Conventional, with a Barshow and Baleria body, is pictured here because Barshow and Baleria had a very striking similarity to a Gillig manufactured in the same era. Interestingly, Barshow and Baleria was located not too far from the Hayward, California headquarters of the Gillig Corp, (they were located in nearby San Jose), and they were also a notable Crown distributor.


Head-on view
Rear view
Right front view
Instrument panel photo

Short Gillig conventional on an International Loadstar chassis.

This Gillig, most likely a late '60s unit, is equipped with an International Loadstar conventional chassis. Unfortunately, no other information is known at this time. These photos were sourced from an ebay listing in either 2002 or 2003, and added on November 20, 2006.

Left front view
Instrument panel view
Interior view looking back