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Here we see the Leyland double decker model Atlantean on both coast. As originally purchased by MaBSTOA and later sold to Gray Line of San Francisco

A White model 1140 number W50 on a Manhattan cobblestone street on route 104, Broadway

Ex-Fifth Avenue Coach, 2672, in the Bronx on route 12A Pelhalm Parkway.

Eastside Omnibus rented a depot at East 92nd Street between York and First Avenue; Comprehensive had a depot and lot on East 100th Street closed to the river.

After City take over the depot on 92n ...

These are the Marmons with a/c

These are the Whites 1150... note the Southern in the background

The book that you might be referring to is called "The Accidental Victim" by James Reston, Jr.

The photo on the cover is not a White model 1150 but rather a Southern Coach Manufacturing m ...

Coral Gables had a mixed fleet of post-war Twin Coach and GM New Looks. All of their New Looks had air-conditioning. The first group, TDH-4517s, came with factory equipped a/c units. At least one mayb ...

Some companies had the words “air-conditioned” written on the front and/or sides of their New Look buses but not MaBSTOA nor NYCTA. In fact, I don’t believe any New York City company had that sign, s ...

It amazes me how the city took the TDH-5301s acquired from Fifth Avenue Coach Lines and Surface Transit and updated them to meet OA standards such as...

a) moving the side destination sign box from ...

Technically speaking the first city owned a/c New Looks were the 10 TDH-5301s acquired from Fifth Avenue Coach.

The first "official" city purchased a/c New Looks was MaBSTOA's #8301, sinc ...

Two more models

I found the following on the internet. They are under the name "IXO" and are listed as 1:43 scale die-cast models.

Can anyone give us the exact dimensions for these buses?

Any addition ...

I have the same question as New York Omnibus 2629... how efficient was the a/c condenser when you had an ad rack in front of it?

I mentioned these ad racks in another thread here on BusTalk.

Not ...

Here are two views of #200, the Flxible demo operated by NYCTA in routes 3, 49 & 50 Street Crosstown and route 44, West Farms Square.

Note the jack-knife rear door not seeing on an NYCTA bus si ...