ElDorado National Aerotech

The **ElDorado National Aerotech** is a cutaway type bus built on a Ford E-350, E-450 or Chevrolet/GMC chassis. The steel reinforced composite body is clad with fiberglass panels, and has been restyled numerous times, with a significant redesign in 1992. A variant with tandem rear axles called the **Aerotech T/A** was produced from 1979 to 2003. The bus may feature a wheelchair lift and rear luggage storage.

## Specifications (Ford Chassis)

**Engine**

* Ford Boss V8 6.2L (gasoline)
* Ford Triton V10 6.8L (gasoline/CNG/LPG)
* Ford Triton V8 5.4L (gasoline, no longer offered)
* Ford Powerstroke V8 6.0L (diesel, no longer offered)

**Transmission**

* Ford TorqShift 5R110W 5 speed with overdrive
* Ford AOD 4R100 4 speed with overdrive (no longer offered)

**Brakes**

* All disc with ABS

## Specifications (Chevrolet Chassis)

**Engine**

* GM 6.0L V8 (gasoline)
* GM 6.6L V8

**Transmission**

* 4 speed with overdrive

**Brakes**

* All disc with ABS

## Operators

### Canada

* Banff Transportation and Tours - Banff, AB
* Calgary Transit - Calgary, AB
* Coast Mountain Bus Company- Metro Vancouver, BC
* Grand River Transit - Waterloo Region, ON
* Kingston Transit - Kingston, ON
* Sarnia Transit - Sarnia, ON
* Saskatchewan Transportation Company
* Tikicab Transportation Company - Tofino, BC
* Welland Transit - Welland, ON
* West Vancouver Municipal Transit - West Vancouver, BC

### United States

* Alhambra Community Transit - Alhambra, CA
* Anaheim Resort Transportation - Anaheim, CA
* Banning Transit - Banning, CA
* Beach Cities Transit - Redondo Beach, CA
* Bisbee Bus - Bisbee, AZ
* Carson Circuit Transit System - Carson, CA
* Charlotte Douglas International Airport Shuttle Service - Charlotte, NC
* Chatham Area Transit (CAT) - Savannah, GA
* Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System - Chautauqua County, NY
* City of Santa Clarita Transit - Santa Clarita, CA
* Claremont Dial-a-Ride - Claremont, CA
* Clermont Transportation Connection - Clermont County, OH
* Clinton Municipal Transit Administration (MTA) - Clinton, IA
* Cobre Valley Community Transit - Miami, AZ
* Concord Area Transit (CAT) - Concord, NH
* Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) - Portsmouth, Dover & Exeter, NH
* DowneyLINK - Downey, CA
* El Dorado Transit - El Dorado, CA
* Everett Transit - Everett, WA
* Fresno Area Express (FAX) - Fresno, CA
* Grand Valley Transit - Grand Junction, CO
* Grant Transit Authority - Moses Lake, WA
* Greene CATS - Greene County, OH
* Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) - Danbury, CT
* Huskie Line - De Kalb, IL
* Intercity Transit - Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater & Yelm, WA
* Island Transit - Oak Harbor, WA
* Jefferson Transit - Jefferson County, WA
* Kings Area Rural Transit - Kings County, CA
* Longview Transit - Longview, TX
* Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) - Manchester, NH
* Marin Transit - Marin County, CA
* Maui Bus - Maui, HI
* Merced County Transit - Merced, CA
* Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority - Washington, DC
* Monterey Park Spirit - Monterey Park, CA
* Mountain Metropolitan Transit - Colorado Springs, CO
* Norwalk Transit System - Norwalk, CA
* Ogemaw County Public Transit - West Branch, MI
* Pace - (Suburban) Chicago, IL
* Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority - Rolling Hills, CA
* Petaluma Transit - Petaluma, CA
* Pierce Transit - Tacoma and Pierce County, WA
* Pine Bluff Transit - Pine Bluff, AR
* Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada - Las Vegas, NV
* St. Louis Metro - St. Louis, MO
* Sacramento International Airport Shuttle Service - Sacramento, CA
* San Mateo County Transit District (samTrans) - San Mateo County, CA
* Simi Valley Transit - Simi Valley, CA
* Skagit Transit - Skagit County, WA
* South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) - Wilsonville, OR
* South Tahoe Area Transit Authority - South Lake Tahoe, CA
* Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority - Cincinnati, OH
* Stanislaus Regional Transit (StaRT) - Stanislaus County, CA
* Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) - (Suburban) Detroit, MI
* Tracer - Tracy, CA
* Unitrans - Davis, CA
* Valley Metro - Phoenix/Tempe, AZ
* Visalia City Coach - Visalia, CA
* Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority - Contra Costa County, CA
* Whatcom Transportation Authority - Bellingham, WA
* Wildcat Transit - University of New Hampshire
* Yakima Transit - Yakima, WA
* Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority - Yuma County, AZ

## References

* ElDorado National Aerotech Brochure
* Personal notes & sightings