MCI A-Series

The MCI A-Series was a totally new coach from Motor Coach Industries that opened its letter-series era. It was first built as the 96-inch wide 96A2 with two axles and the 96A3 with three, and then as the 102-inch wide 102A2 and 102A3, the first popular 102-inch wide MCI coach since the earlier MC-6. Although it reused many components of earlier models, it looked far more modern and aerodynamic, and it replaced the double convoluted air bellows of earlier coaches with rolling lobe suspension bellows. It was offered with fluted stainless steel front and sides only, could be ordered with a wheelchair lift as the 102-AW3, and its design was reworked in 1988 into the more luxurious 102-C3.