MCI MC-8

The MCI MC-8 was the Motor Coach Industries intercity coach that reached the road in 1973, replacing the MC-7 as a 40-foot model also known as the Crusader. Together with the MC-9 and the 102-A3, B3 and C3, it belonged to the older MCI models of the 1980s that became the standard for interstate travel for many bus companies, with metal frames and roof supports and metal side panels that proved extremely durable and reliable. Many of them had a second career serving churches and other organizations, and MCI coaches were popular conversion shells for motorhomes. In 1978 the very similar MC-9, called the Crusader II, took its place.