Q&A: What is the make/model of the original “magic bus” from the book/movie “Into the wild”?

Question by Mike_in_east_tn: What is the make/model of the original “magic bus” from the book/movie “Into the wild”?
This is the old abandon bus #142 left out in the Alaskan wilderness that Chris Mccandless lived and eventually died in.

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Answer by Marilyn B
I foound some videos of the bus on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4IC6ghMb60
This article calls it “the green and white WWII-vintage International Harvester” school or tour bus. http://www.mensjournal.com/feature/M162/M162_TheCultofChrisMcCandless.html
More photos and some description can be found here on The Internet Movie Cars Database:
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_126269-International-Harvester-Loadstar.html
Chassis: International Harvester Loadstar

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