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Buses I wish were in the TM's Museum Fleet

 
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 1:44 am    Post subject: Buses I wish were in the TM's Museum Fleet Reply with quote

C-45 MACK (restored to "RIDE THE SURFACE WAY" scheme)

GMC TDH-4507

TDH-5106 (w/protruding front destination box)

TWIN COACH 41-6

ST. LOUIS (Brooklyn) TROLLEY COACH

FACC YELLOW Z-BH-602 (open top)

At least one can dream.........

Wink

"NYO"
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dream on NYO!
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And to think that all of today's buses are tomorrow's museum pieces! What did they say about hindsight?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

frankie wrote:
And to think that all of today's buses are tomorrow's museum pieces! What did they say about hindsight?


Frankie:

When the Grummans first hit the streets, now well over 30 years ago, I doubt very much if any of us ever thought of the day when they would be regarded as "museum buses"....I know I sure didn't! Rolling Eyes

Sure wish more vintage New York buses had been saved before they met the torch; of course, as is the case with preservation of historic rapid transit cars and streetcars, preserving vintage buses is NOT an inexpensive "rainy day" project for anyone.......

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ahhh, to go back in time and save these handsome vehicles from extinction......(!!) Rolling Eyes

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4001

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4008 *(1955 photo date is incorrect; note tail-finned taxi in the right background....photo would date from at least 1957)

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3970

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?3626 * (c. 1935 photo date given here is CERTAINLY way off!)

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?1381

http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?4249

(courtesy: bus.nycsubway.org)
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheDriver wrote:
I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.



A true football fan will spend hours watching games regardless of which team is playing. Following one favorite team doesn't make you less of a football fan. Favoring certain GM models still makes you a true bus fan IMHO! Enjoy what you love and love what you enjoy!

Frankie
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Frankie:

From my long-lost boyhood days, I have had a VERY strong love/hate relationship with the Fishbowl; if I came across one on a route I had not previously ridden on, I was fascinated, enthralled, and very much in love....what a MAGNIFICENT "Bus Of The Future"!

BUT.....in the later 60's, when Fishbowls began to replace the oldest Old Looks, WHITES, MACKS, ACF-BRILLS, and TWINS in my area, I saw them as the ENEMY....a truly malicious and evil diesel driven "Darth Vader"!

BUT, then again, I still LOVE those now-iconic Fishbowls, and that is something that will NEVER change...... Wink

Like what you like and ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As the old adage goes: You don't know what you miss until it's gone!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

frankie wrote:
As the old adage goes: You don't know what you miss until it's gone!

Ain't that the truth!

After missing out on last rides on various transportation icons, be it on land, sea, or air, over the years, I have learned finally to not take it for granted that they will always there; hence, "ride it while you can" is my mantra.... Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

frankie wrote:
TheDriver wrote:
I only wished I shared your sentiment but I am only a fan of GM and not all GM either, just Fishbowls, Buffalos and Scenicruisers.
In that sense I guess that I am not a true bus fan. I do love those old GMs.



A true football fan will spend hours watching games regardless of which team is playing. Following one favorite team doesn't make you less of a football fan. Favoring certain GM models still makes you a true bus fan IMHO! Enjoy what you love and love what you enjoy!

Frankie


Thanks, I was just thinking that an open minded person can enjoy all buses and this site for all it does for bus fans
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