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By this time, Kenworth was a major force in transit bus production, and nearly every major transit company in the Pacific Northwest were running Kenworth buses. Seattle Municipal Railway purchased several new model 601s to replace the previous model H30s, which were powered by a Hall-Scott 135 engine underfloor and had bodies built by the ...
In 1957, Kenworth ended its presence in the bus segment, resulting in Gillig obtaining the product rights to the Pacific bus product lines. [4] [5] With the acquisition of the tooling from Kenworth, the roofline of the Transit Coach was introduced with redesigned front and rear roof caps. [7]
Produced Type C buses on Ford chassis. Kenworth-Pacific: 1957 Renton, Washington: Produced Type D buses. Kenworth subsequently sold their bus tooling and equipment to Gillig. Northern Coach [9] Wisconsin Produced a small number of "Northern-Air" Type C buses in the late 1970s. Oneida Products Corporation [10] 1960
A surprise is exactly what the town of Washtucna, population 211, intended when they moved an abandoned 1955 Kenworth Pacific ... Washtucna's 'Magic School Bus' along Highway 261 has become a must ...
In 1957, a major acquisition was made as Gillig purchased the Pacific bus division of Washington-based truck manufacturer Kenworth. At the time, Gillig controlled a 70% market share of Northern California over Crown Coach (based in Los Angeles), along with a similar share of Washington State, Oregon, and Nevada. [4]
The well-known World War II M25 tank transporter (also known as Dragon Wagon) truck, commonly referred to as Pacific was not a product of Pacific Truck and Trailer but of Pacific Car and Foundry. Again, the well-known Pacific School Coach was a Kenworth model CT school bus, made from 1949 onwards; Kenworth itself being a subsidiary of Paccar ...
In addition to fully built buses, Blue Bird produced the CS as a "shell vehicle"; it was a bare body without windows or an interior intended for purchase to be converted into various types of specialty vehicles. In addition to transit-oriented buses, Blue Bird also produced the CS/APC and TC/2000 for use in law enforcement.
In 1954, Pacific Car acquired the Dart Truck Company of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Peterbilt Motors Company, of Oakland, California. Dart built primarily heavy off-highway dump trucks and specialty vehicles. Peterbilt had been a major competitor with Kenworth, producing many kinds of trucks and buses.