EXHIBIT 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
     CONTACT:

John G. Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer
Metrotrans Corporation
(770) 229-5995

METROTRANS ANNOUNCES CHAPTER 11 FILING

GRIFFIN, GA, Dec. 22/PRNewswire/ -- Metrotrans Corporation (OTC BB: MTRN.OB)
announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization with
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia under
Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.  The Company's decision to seek
Chapter 11 protection was due to its continuing operating losses, past debts,
and its inability to obtain additional asset-based financing.  The Company
continues in possession of its property and continues to operate and manage its
business and financial affairs as a debtor-in-possession under the supervision
and orders of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of
Georgia.  An interim financing arrangement with Bank of America has been
submitted for Court approval which would allow the Company to maintain current
operations.  As previously announced, the Company engaged the services of Legacy
Securities Corporation in order to explore strategic alternatives related to
satisfaction of its indebtedness, potentially including a sale of the business.
As a result of Legacy's activities, interest has been shown by a number of
potential buyers in acquiring some or all of the Company's assets in the near
future, subject to Court approval.

     Additionally, the Company announced that Patrick L. Flinn and William C.
Pitt III resigned from the Company's Board of Directors effective December 14
and 17, 1999, respectively.

     Metrotrans designs, manufactures and distributes shuttle and mid-size
touring buses through Company operated sales centers and independent
distributors in the United States and Canada and Puerto Rico.

     This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results
expressed or implied by such statements, including general economic and business
conditions, conditions affecting the Company's customers and suppliers, and
actual purchases of Company products by customers, competitor responses to the
Company's products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products
and services, the costs and availability of components, product scheduling and
other factors disclosed in the Company's last filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Accordingly, although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that
such expectations can be achieved.