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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:08 am Post subject: Canadian New Look GMC's in New York |
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All:
Just reading about American companies purchasing Canadian New Looks post-1977; I know that some went to New York (I know QUEENS TRANSIT rostered some)
Did any go to the MTA (MABSTOA)?
What about any other NYC-area carriers?
Appreciate any input....thanks in advance....
"NYO"
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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New York Bus Service had ordered them through 1982. Jamaica Bus, Triboro Coach and Green Bus Lines had them as well.
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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GBL Rebel wrote: | New York Bus Service had ordered them through 1982. Jamaica Bus, Triboro Coach and Green Bus Lines had them as well. |
Thanks!
Back in the day, I am sure I saw these Canadian coaches and had no idea whatsoever that they were actually "non domestic"!
When domestic New Look production ended in 1977, many US operators who were loyal to GM now looked to Canada to purchase New Looks.
Given the solid reputation earned by New Looks throughout the years, this is hardly surprising.......
"NYO"
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2462 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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According to the article in 'Wiki', the New Looks production continued on in Canada until 1982. Then they came out with the 'Classic' which was just a modernized New Look. These were produced by the successor companies to GM all the way up to 1997...indeed during Nova's stewardship of the line, they even assembled some in Niskayuna, NY, for US customer's in '95 and '96....
So in a sense the New Looks were in production in one form or another from 1959 until 1997....a remarkable legacy....
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver wrote: | According to the article in 'Wiki', the New Looks production continued on in Canada until 1982. Then they came out with the 'Classic' which was just a modernized New Look. These were produced by the successor companies to GM all the way up to 1997...indeed during Nova's stewardship of the line, they even assembled some in Niskayuna, NY, for US customer's in '95 and '96....
So in a sense the New Looks were in production in one form or another from 1959 until 1997....a remarkable legacy.... |
traildriver:
I would have LOVED to have seen an articulated New Look with the original 1959/1960-era "nose".......WOW!!!!!!!!!
GM's New Look was indeed a true American Success Story......like the earlier Old Looks, the stylish and modernistic New Look truly became a "classic American b us".......they seemed to be everywhere, starting in the 60's and through the 80's and into the 90's.
"GM's New Look Bus" (McKane/Squier) is indeed, IMHO, the BEST publication out their on the New Looks.
Like the timeless VW "Beetle", the GM New Looks seemed to be virtually unchanged throughout the decades, but there was so many innovations, updates, and styling changes through the years that make reading about these now-classic buses so intriguing
Man, can't believe it is now 20 years since I last one....I miss them still.....
"NYO"
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John Roth
Age: 72 Joined: 06 Jul 2013 Posts: 49 Location: Pasadena Md
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I make my way up to NYC every December to ride the classic New Looks on 42nd St. It's great fun for a day.
John Roth
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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John Roth wrote: | I make my way up to NYC every December to ride the classic New Looks on 42nd St. It's great fun for a day.
John Roth |
John:
You are indeed a man with EXCEPTIONAL taste!!!!!
The last GM New Look I rode was back in 1997; this now-classic coach was an ex-Cleveland unit, repainted and renumbered #B-118, and ran on the old NHBL #1, between Journal Square and Nungessers.
Man, what a great commute home! (I used the PATH tubes to reach JSQ)
Those buses were built like TANKS and indeed gave good, solid, reliable service ever since they debuted so many decades ago.
(no wonder I treasure the vintage toy and scale model New Looks that I have in my collection today!)
"NYO"
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traildriver
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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I saw one parked at Academy's Secaucus garage yesterday...if I go by there again, I'll try to get a photo of it...
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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traildriver:
Sure hope you can snap a pic showing this Classic All American Workhorse!
What was the bus doing there?
Sure hope to see this old relic!
"NYO"
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frankie
Age: 77 Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 748 Location: St. Peters, Mo.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Bi-State Transit in St. Louis (now MetroBus) was a big purchaser of Canadian new looks buying their first batch in 1978. One of the unusual features was the elimination of the half-moon window behind the front door. Santa Monica was another transit company purchasing Canadian new looks sans the half-moon window.
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:02 am Post subject: |
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NICE PIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Appreciate you sharing it here......man, do I miss New (and Old) Looks!!
"NYO"
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:10 am Post subject: |
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All:
Not surprising in the least that some American companies chose to buy Canadian New Looks when American production ceased.
Since the earliest New Looks hit the streets in 1959 (almost 60 years ago!!) these buses have more than proven themselves as true workhorses, bucking just about anything you could throw in their paths.
IMHO, both the Old Look and New Look were the BEST American transit buses ever to hit the streets........where have all the years gone......??
"NYO"
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