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Topic: Jackson Heights and Fifth Avenue Coach |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:01 am Subject: Jackson Heights and Fifth Avenue coach |
The double decker in the photo was built specially for route 15. It was only 12ft 5in high, full, 12ft 7in empty) and was known as the 'Clearall' The low height was achieved by having a lower deck sea ... |
Topic: Headlights and FACC double deckers |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:28 am Subject: Headlights and FACC double deckers |
Was a Tilling Stevens "demo", not an ACF |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:28 am Subject: The Cameraman |
The bus is a 1923 Los Angeles Motor Bus Company Moreland, Roster No 501. |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:02 am Subject: Fifth Avenue Coach Company Garage |
Hi again Mr "L".
Correction to my recent message. The bodies for the 'A' type were also built at 102nd Street garage, not by Brill.
Coincidentally, I found a similar photo of the buses at ... |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:14 am Subject: Fifth Avenue Coach Company Garage Buses |
Hi Mr "L",
The buses parked at the Fifth Avenue Coach Company Garage were a decade earlier than 1917. They were French De Dion Boutons of 1907 - 10 with either J G Brill or Fulton and Walk ... |
Topic: 'VINTAGE NEW YORK CITY' |
yc720_06
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:15 am Subject: Betsy FACC 1263 |
Mr L and Bob,
Turns out Betsy is quite a different 'animal' from when built in 1931.
I came across this in Old Autos magazine of Aug 5 2002. Originally sold to the Harrah Collection of Reno, NV in ... |
Topic: Fifth Avenue 2015 and 1235 |
yc720_06
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Views: 6949
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:50 am Subject: Fifth Avenue 2015 and 1235 |
I took these photos during a visit to the Museum of Transportation, St. Louis last June. They're stored at a secure offsite facility but there seems little likelihood that they'll ever see the light o ... |
Topic: 'OUR NEWEST ARRIVALS!' |
yc720_06
Replies: 10
Views: 20464
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:51 pm Subject: Problems uploading photos |
Many thanks to all who offered help and guidance negotiating the upload minefield. I swear the older I get the dumber I get :( I finally made it though and hope the photos will be of interest to fello ... |
Topic: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
yc720_06
Replies: 16
Views: 50938
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Forum: Member Feedback & Help Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:13 pm Subject: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
Jim, Many thanks for your much appreciated help. I had to copy the Direct Link rather than img but all four photos are now uploaded and hope members will find them informative.
Best regards
Malc ... |
Topic: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
yc720_06
Replies: 16
Views: 50938
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Forum: Member Feedback & Help Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:24 pm Subject: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
This gets curiouser and curiouser because when I posted the error message the photo uploaded :? |
Topic: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
yc720_06
Replies: 16
Views: 50938
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Forum: Member Feedback & Help Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:22 pm Subject: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
Jim, Thanks for your guidance, but now I'm getting another error message which I've pasted here:
File Name/URL Error Message
1. http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l526/yc720_06/Vintage%20America ... |
Topic: Having Trouble Posting pictures |
yc720_06
Replies: 16
Views: 50938
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Forum: Member Feedback & Help Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:25 pm Subject: Internal server error |
I've also been having problems uploading photos for two days now. So I took a member's advice and registered with photobucket and uploaded four photos that I'd like to post on BusTalk. Problem is I ca ... |
Topic: 'OUR NEWEST ARRIVALS!' |
yc720_06
Replies: 10
Views: 20464
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:01 pm Subject: 'OUR NEWEST ARRIVALS!' |
I tried to upload 4 photos of FAC 2015 and 1235 last night but when I clicked on 'add to album' I kept getting an' Error 500 - Internal server error
An internal server error has occured! Please try a ... |
Topic: 'OUR NEWEST ARRIVALS!' |
yc720_06
Replies: 10
Views: 20464
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:54 pm Subject: Our newest arrivals |
It's fantastic to see a surviving 718 and 731, but I'm puzzled about where they were kept when I visited The Museum of Transportation last June. The only Fifth Avenue buses I saw were the two Z types, ... |
Topic: 'AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT' |
yc720_06
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Views: 37661
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: FACC 2013 |
It's good to know that 2013 is still in existence even if many of its fittings have gone awol. Some not so good news though, which some members will already know, is that 2124 and the rest of the MTA ... |
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