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Fifth Avenue Omnibus GM Doubledecker | 1956 Mack | 1950's GM Old Look Prototype with AC Vents in New York City
October 19, 1998
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The next group of buses are from New York City. The first is a 1940's New York City double decker bus belonging to the former Fifth Avenue Omnibus carrier. They apparently also had some open top buses of this type. I saw this bus once on 14th Street and it sounded just like the old looks. Maybe it has the same engine? Looks very interesting from the side, but wait till you see the front.
Front view of the above Fifth Avenue doubledecker bus. What an ugly looking front end. It looks like the front of today's New York City sanitation trucks. Glad it doesn't smell like one.
Here's a 1956 New York City Mack bus. I wonder if Mack will ever get back into the transit bus business? I know that a few years ago I had seen brochures for some highway buses that they were putting out. Looked interesting. Too bad I don't have that literature anymore.
Another old one. This time a 1950's GM old look with the very wide entry doors similar to what the Boston "T" used at the time.
A rare New York City old look prototype with massive A/C rockets. Wow!
Interior shot of the above prototype. Check out the "wrap-around" rear seats! Also notice that it has fluorescent, not incandescent lighting.
Heres one for everyone. 1988 RTS built by GM bus after a collision.
If you would like to see and hear an old bus in action on the streets of current day New York, then you must play the following videos:
Videos of 1950s era GMC Old Look Buses Running
on the M42 Route Along 42nd Street in New York City
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Jun 24, 2010 | 5:56 pmThe 1956 NYC Mack bus photo is of a bus that whould have served Staten Island, NY in the 1950's and 60's. The old look GM with the wide entry door is also a model that served on Staten Island. My dad drove for the NYCTA from 1947 until his retirement in 1971. He was one of the first to drive a NYCTA bus over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge when it opened. He loved the Macks. They had power steering when the GM's did not.
Originally posted on December 23, 2008 11:01:57 AM EST
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Jun 24, 2010 | 5:57 pm
The Mack buses had the power to haul a fully loaded rush hour crowd up the long hill from the NY ferry. These muscular titans were the mainstays of hilly Victory Avenue routes, while the amenic GMs operated on the flat lands.
Originally posted on February 9, 2009 8:37:57 PM EST
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Jun 24, 2010 | 5:58 pm
1st photo is a 1938 yellow coach last photo is a 1956 gmc coach the first ac coach all are part of the nyc transit museum fleet the oldest bus they have is a 1917 open double decker bult in the 5th ave shops
Originally posted on December 7, 2009 4:13:13 PM EST
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Apr 21, 2011 | 11:03 am
I used to ride the 6000 series of mack buses in Staten Island during the 1960's. The engines had a unique whining sound especially when going up or down steep hills unlike other mack bus series. Do any of the 6000 series exist in NY museums for viewing or even fantrips and are there any videos depicting them? I already have a book about NYC buses. Please contact me.
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mucho agradecere me envien fotos de buses de 1949 a la actialidad.
gracias