GM "Old Look" Bus Neat old GM bus with US Atomic Energy Co… Flickr
We figure that the least you need to know is that the transition to urban buses gave birth to the GM Old Look bus, one of the General's most significant vehicles. The Old Look coaches date to 1939, nearly 15 years after Alfred Sloan established The Omnibus Corporation as a GM subsidiary and put John Hertz, of auto rental and, later, Yellow Coach fame, in charge.
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Old Look Buses In 1959, General Motors introduced the "New Look" bus, and these were built in 35 and 40 foot lengths. There was still a market for a small, light duty bus and GM responded with the 3501 model. By using existing bodywork that had changed little since 1939, they were able to offer a low-cost bus..
MTA New York City Bus Vintage Special 1956 GM "Old Look" TDH5106 on
The Old Look was a transit bus sold in Canada and the United States. It was introduced in 1940 by Yellow Coach, a bus manufacturer that was partially owned by General Motors Corporation (GM). It was purchased outright in 1943 and was combined with the GM Truck Division to form the GM Truck & Coach Division.Buses continued to be badged as Yellow Coach until 1944.
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Built between 1940 and 1969, these "Old-Look" buses continued in service way beyond their freshness date. Smelly, slow, dirty, hot in summer/cold in winter, loud, uncomfortable, and rough riding, these were transportation for the masses. At least the ones in my hometown, back in the day, were inexpensive to ride.
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The GMC "Old Look" bus was first made in 1940, and was phased out when the "New Look" buses arrived in 1959. They utterly dominated the bus market with their advanced features and superb ruggedness, and rightly earned them a Greatest Hits designation.. Many of my country fellows agree that the GM Old Look buses have been the most.
Bus Stop Classics GM 35013502 "Old Look" Transit Bus Update (1959
TTC General Motors TDH-3610 "Old Look" bus #985 operates westbound on Commissioners Street, in service on the 3 ASHBRIDGE route. This photo was taken by Anthony Holt and comes courtesy of the Pete Coulman collection. TTC GM TDH-3610 "Old Look" bus #989 poses at Sherbourne Garage, bearing a 3 ASHBRIDGE rollsign in this September 1965 shot by.
GM TDH5301 “old look” transit bus Transporte, Camiones y Autos
Beginning in 1940, that which is now called the "Old-Look" style of bus were crafted by Yellow Coach, until GM bought up the works in 1943. GM continued production of the monocoque-structured loaf-of-sandwich-bread with a choice of diesel or gasoline (in some cases, even an electric) propulsion engine, and these buses were a staple of.
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A restored GM "New Look" bus of the former New York Bus Service (now the MTA). The GM New Look bus is a municipal transit bus that was introduced in 1959 by the Truck and Coach Division of General Motors to replace the company's previous coach, retroactively known as the GM "old-look" transit bus.. Also commonly known by the nickname "Fishbowl" (for its original six-piece rounded windshield.
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The GM New Look bus is a municipal transit bus that was introduced in 1959 by the Truck and Coach Division of General Motors to replace the company's previous coach, retroactively known as the GM "old-look" transit bus. Also commonly known by the nickname "Fishbowl" , it was produced until 1977 in the US, and until 1985 in Canada. More than 44,000 New Look buses were built.
Transit Toronto Image TTC 1966
The GM "old-look" transit bus was a transit bus that was introduced in 1940 by Yellow Coach beginning with the production of the model TG-3201 bus. Yellow Coach was an early bus builder that was partially owned by General Motors before being purchased outright in 1943 and folded into the GM Truck Division to form the GM Truck & Coach Division. The Yellow Coach badge gave way to the GM.
Atlanta Transit GM Old Look Bus 238 a photo on Flickriver
Jason's bus is a General Motors TDH-5303, identifying it as a Transit Bus, Diesel, Hydraulic Transmission, 53-seat capacity, Series 03. Built in London, ON in 1967, it spent its first 20 years.
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Muni had not a single GM Old Look. There wasn't a GM bus to be seen until Fishbowls, along with a token group of Flxibles, came in the late 1960s. Flxible then got the contract to replace the M-Hs, Fageols and Louies. Today, San Francisco maintains electric traction. Its trolley bus operation has actually expanded to more route-miles than.
1954 GM OLD LOOK Bus 6 Cylinder Saratoga Spa State Park Sp… Flickr
TTC General Motors TDH-3610 "Old Look" bus #985 operates westbound on Commissioners Street, in service on the 3 ASHBRIDGE route. This photo was taken by Anthony Holt and comes courtesy of the Pete Coulman collection. TTC GM TDH-3610 "Old Look" bus #989 poses at Sherbourne Garage, bearing a 3 ASHBRIDGE rollsign in this September 1965 shot by.
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A GM "old look" 5101 coach, built on a 4509 chassis. The GM "old-look" transit bus is a transit bus that was introduced in 1940 by Yellow Coach beginning with the production of the model TG-3201 bus. Yellow Coach was an early bus builder that was partially owned by General Motors (GM) before being purchased outright in 1943 and folded into the.
GMC Old Look Transit Bus for more info on this bus see GMC… Flickr
The GM "old-look" transit bus was a transit bus that was introduced in 1940 by Yellow Coach beginning with the production of the model TG-3201 bus. Yellow Coach was an early bus builder that was partially owned by General Motors (GM) before being purchased outright in 1943 and folded into the GM Truck Division to form the GM Truck & Coach Division.The Yellow Coach badge gave way to the GM.
"Old Look" GMC diesel bus operating on Rt.E PHILADELPHIA 1950S Bus
Media in category "GM Old Look buses". The following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total. 0170 Hershey - Antique Automobile Club of America Museum - Bus Museum - Flickr - KlausNahr.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.07 MB. 1954 Twin City Rapid Transit bus 1303 on display 2011.jpg 2,847 × 1,828; 1.5 MB. 19670603 01 Chicago Transit Authority UMC.