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The PD-4104 would be the last GM coach for any service that used a separate engine to provide refrigeration service. Although made instantly obsolete by the new PD-4104 in 1953, the PD-4103 soldiered on in scheduled and charter service for another two decades, notably with Pacific Greyhound Lines in the San Francisco Bay area. Many were still ...
For the 1964 New York World's Fair, the latest version of the gas turbine engine, designated GT-309, was fitted to a New Look bus (TDH-5303, serial #0001) and named "Turbo-Cruiser II"; [9] the GT-309 was also fitted to the Chevrolet Tilt-Cab truck chassis and called "Turbo Titan III". The GT-309 developed power and torque comparable to the 8V ...
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The GM "Buffalo" bus models were strongly influenced by the PD-4501 Scenicruiser, a model GM manufactured exclusively for Greyhound Lines between 1954 and 1956.. The Scenicruiser was a parlor bus intended for long-distance service with two levels: a lower level at the front containing the driving console and ten seats behind it, and an upper level containing seating for 33.
For 1960, C/K pickup trucks were powered by three different engines. A 236 cubic-inline 6 (producing 135 hp) was the standard engine for Chevrolet trucks, with a 305 cubic-inch V6 (producing 150 hp) as standard for GMC trucks; a 283 cubic-inch V8 was optional, producing 160 hp. [12] For 1962, an alternator became an option for the model line. [8]
Until 1963, the first-generation Flxible New Looks had side windows with sharper corners. This is an ex-Denver bus in Portland in 1984. The Flxible New Look bus is a transit bus introduced in 1959 by the Flxible Company, and produced from 1960 until 1978, when the New Look was replaced by the "870" Advanced Design Bus.
The GMC PD-4501 Scenicruiser, manufactured by General Motors (GM) for Greyhound Lines, Inc., was a three-axle monocoque two-level coach that Greyhound used from July 1954 into the mid-1970s. 1001 were made between 1954 and 1956.
1966-1970 GMC H6500 school bus (retired) In 1966, the GMC division moved its school bus chassis from the medium-duty C/K to the all new H6500 heavy truck. A forerunner of both the GMC Brigadier and GMC General, the H-series trucks featured an all-steel front fascia with a center-hinged "butterfly" hood for engine access. [1]